lauralou
Well, where to start... my name is Laura and I am hoping to have a RNY gastric bypass revision from my gastroplasty (stomach stapling when I was 16 years old). I just turned 41 yesterday and am counting the days now to my 1st consult with Dr Graber on the 23rd of this month. My OOC has been approved and as a nurse, it frustrates me that I can`t get the ``ball rolling`` as fast as I initially wanted!
After being a nurse for 20 years and a community nurse for the past 2, I have come to be a tad bit more aggressive when it comes to meeting the needs of my patients. If they need something from CCAC (government), or Doctor, not a problem; I would persevere until the Patient got what they needed. Well let me be the first to tell you...when it is yourself, it`s not that easy!!! Let`s just say, I have learned a thing or two, and have been humbled! Well, after being ``redirected``, I am on the right track!
I don`t honestly know when I got so fat. Not sure if my eating is contributed to emotions, stress or boredom, or all of the above. After spending thousands of dollars over the years on numerous diet programs...here I am fat, flabby and weighing in at a big 334 lbs. My husband and I have been married (common law) for 16 years now and have 2 beautiful children. He is a big teddy bear and we both have gained over the years. When I first met him, I weighed 223lbs. Even as a child, the weight problems were there. I am the youngest of 6 girls and 2 of my sisters had anorexia-bolemia disorders. I used to ``kid`` and say I was the rebel of the family, as all of the others had small problems with their weight but over came them. And growing up and until maybe I was 39, I was always so defensive and didn`t relate my many health issues to my weight problem.
So now as my kids get older and are starting to exhibit the same weight issues as my husband and I growing up, the old girls eyes are opening and the brain wheels are smoking and turning!! How can I sit there as a mother and lecture (like my Mom did) my kids if I look and feel like I do? What a hipacrit! And for my own well being and longing to live life like I should be living it...the time is now!
