tammydoll
hi every one ! ( i am a 36 y/o married mother of 2 beautiful girls. ) well i have to say first i love this web site . i am so glad i found it. everyone is wonderful! this is a brief story on how i came to the point in my life when i along with my doctor decided that weght loss surgery was for me. i was always refered to as a " little chubby" since about age 10. i was 10-20 lbs overweight throughout my teenage years + was always made fun of , teased and ridiculed. then i had a baby at age 20 and my weight went up 'up 'up . i got about 70-100 lbs overweight. i tried several weight loss attempts including commercial diets such as weight watchers and some medically monitored attemtps with doctors and nutritionists. every time i would lose a small portion of weight only to gain it back months later. In 1999 at age 28 i had another baby and gained even more weight. i managed to lose about 80 lbs at one time with phen-fen but it was recalled during the time i was taking it , and that time to i gained the weight back and then some.so after a few other diet and exercise attemts and failing i went to my primary doctor for help and he said i was an exellent candidate for gastric bypass surgery do to my many co-morbidities and my years of struggle with obesity. so i was refered to my surgeon dr.griffth ,she was wonderful! i knew from the moment i met her i was going to love working with her and for her to be my surgeon. after a few visits with her and other required doctors my insurance approved me and my surgery was scheduled for may 9, 2007 . my highest weight was over 300 lbs , as of today at almost 3weeks post op i have lost about 30 lbs! this was the hardest and the best decisions i have ever had to make. i dont reget it at all and except for a few minor complications (such as 1 of my incisions got infected) i feel darn good. oh yeah i have a wonderful supportive husband who unconditionally loves me . and my two beautiful girls are proud of me to! courtney is 16 and emily is 8 . they just want to see their mommy happy again and i want to be a good role model for them too ! i cant wait to get to goal but i will not rush , one day at a time i will get there! god has truly blessed me:) i will try to update as often as i can, i hope i can inspire and help somebody who reads this. i wish gods' wonderful blessings on everyone, love, tammy
