yasmissa7
OK, SO MY STORY IS LIKE SO MANY. I HAVE BEEN SEVERLY OVERWEIGHT FOR A LONG TIME.(ALMOST 15 YRS) I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. AGES 1YRS, 2YRS, 13 YRS AND 16 YRS. I WORK A FULLTIME JOB AS A EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE AND HAVE NEGLECTED MY SELF FOR YEARS. I HAVE PUT EVERY ONE AND EVERY THING BEFORE MYSELF. IT IS FINALLY TIME FOR ME TO MAKE MYSELF A PRIORITY. I WANT TO BE HAPPY IN MY OWN BODY. I WANT TO HAVE THE ENERGY TO KEEP UP WITH MY KIDS AND NOT POOP OUT ON THE COUCH HALF WAY THROUGH THE DAY. THEY DESERVE A BETTER MOTHER. ONE WHO CAN PLAY WITH THEM AND HAS ENOUGH ENERGY TO TAKE THEM PLACES AND DO SPECIAL THINGS. ONE WHO CAN TEACH THEM HEALTHY EATING HABITS AND A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE. UP UNTIL NOW I HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ROLE MODEL FOR THAT. I AM READY TO BE RESET, RESTARTED ON A HEALTHIER TRACK IN THIS LIFE. WE ONLY GET ONE GO AROUND AND I AM SO TIRED OF WAITING FOR IT TO MAGICALLY HAPPEN. I AM READY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I STARTED ON THIS JOURNEY IN SEPT 2009 WITH AN INITIAL VISIT TO THE BARIATRIC SURGEON'S OFFICE. SO, AFTER 7 MONTHS OF PHYSICIAN SUPERVISED WEIGHT LOSS (I LOST 10 LBS) , PSY EVAL, EGD, LAB WORK, X-RAYS, EKG, ETC..I WAS APPROVED WITH MY FIRST SUBMISSION TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS APPROVED IN 1 DAY. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. IT WAS A LONG WINTER AND NOW I AM HAVING SURGERY IN 2 DAYS (5/10/10). IT FEELS SO SURREAL. I AM NOW HAVING SO MANY EMOTIONS. I JUST HOPE & PRAY EVERYTHING TURNS OUT OK. I LOVE THIS SITE. I HAVE READ SO MANY SUCCESS STORIES. I HOPE I CAN SOMEDAY ADD MINE.