JadesMom
My name is Chele (short for Michele) and I'm a married, 42 year old mom of 2 kitties. I've been married to a wonderful man for nearly 7 years. Like most, I've battle my weight for years, since the 6th grade...funny I was a skinny kid until puberty arrived. I recently found my first driver's license and I remember that I lied back then about my weight. I've tried everything from low carb, no carb, liquids, grapefruits and cabbage and have never found what works for me.
About 10 years ago a friend of mine mentioned that she'd seen a surgeon about bariatric surgery - and at the time I dismissed it as an insane step to take...take about ignorant! Funny, now I'm in her shoes and it doesn't seem insane at all! As a matter of fact, I find myself desparate for an insurance approval...what a difference a decade makes. The last straw came this summer during a cruise to Alaska. There were so many activities I wanted to take part in, but couldn't because because of my size - I either couldn't fit in the trolly seat, or had to pay twice the cost for my airplane seat for a flightseeing tour because of my weight. At that point, I realized I'd hit bottom and needed to do something...I'm hoping RNY is that "something".
Truth be told, my husband isn't terribly enthusiastic about my decision, I expect he thinks this is just another attempt that will again end in weight loss failure. But, I'm lucky that he's been supportive of my decision and the more he learns about the process - and sees the research I've done - the more involved he seems to be. My mother surprized me - she was incredibly supportive when I shared my plans with her! She even said she'd finance any plastics I might need...I really hope someday to be able to take her up on that offer :-)
I've decided to start a list of why I want this surgery and I expect the list will be long - I've decided that it's the right time for me to take control and I so hope this tool will be what I need to be successful one last time. I'm very fortunate that at my age and size I don't have a laundry list of medical conditions that should accompany my morbid obesity. My blood pressure has recently gotten a bit higher than my doctor and I would like, but other than that I'm healthier than I've a right to be, I can walk for miles without pain or being incredibly out of breath and last year I managed headstands in yoga. My dream is to become a normal sized person and return to Alaska - I'm going to ride that trolly, take that flightseeing tour, and take the zipline adventure!!
