gwmama
Point of No Return
Sep 15, 2007
On Thursday evening, Sept 12, my daughter drove me to the ER as I was having "chest pain." It turns out that it wasn't related to my heart, but sure did have us worried! I was placed in an over-flow area due to no beds available in the hospital. I went to the Recovery area where the beds had scales on them. To my shock and horror---my weight was 412 pounds! I about died! I asked them for a consult with the bariatric surgeon, Dr. Whitehead, and they gave me information on a free seminar this Tuesday night (Sept 18) at 6:00 p.m. I haven't written in this since April because I thought--"Oh, I don't need surgical help. I can do this alone!" Ya, RIGHT! Now my 380 pounds is 412 pounds and I can take the pain (in my knees, joints) and shortness of breath no more! I need to do this for me and for my family. Our daughter is expecting our first grandchild this January and I want to be around for that little guy! I want to be here for ME! So here I go---to the seminar! In the meantime, I'm eating healthier (Lean Cuisine) and trying to get ready for when I have to eat a certain diet before surgery. Any words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for listening!
Jody
What am I doing?
Apr 28, 2007
April 28, 2007
I woke up this a.m. and thought "Am I doing the right thing?" I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had that thought run through their head. I am 5 foot 5 inches tall and close to 400 pounds. This is NOT something I say with pride....but it is a fact of my life. I have a small to medium frame and all this weight is just getting to be too much to carry around. My energy is gone (I wonder why) and I am tired of being this overweight. I stumbled (or did I? I think it was more an answer to prayer) onto this web site because of reading about a woman in a nearby town who is also undergoing weight loss surgery (with a surgeon I hope to soon be meeting!). I hope I can find her here and ask her how she is doing. I worry about the surgery and the outcome....but I also worry about the outcome of my life if I DON'T do something.
I am calling the surgeon's office on Monday to see about attending a seminar of his. I have no idea which surgery to get---but I think the seminar and talking with others on here will help me decide that better.
Okay---I have to work today (at home medical transcriber for a local hospital) so I'm off to get things done before I have to clock in! Take care and have a great day!
Jody
