akastrawberry24
My journal begins.............
May 04, 2010
Well after 5 or 6 years of debating I finally made up my mind. I have to have the surgery. I am a middle school principal and one of my students passed out on the track during PE, I was in the front of the buidling and I was unable to "rush" to him. Thank God my assistant principal is in the reserves and runs daily, he took off and left me in the dust. When I finally got to the field they were waiting on me to bring the water, I was actually attempting to jog and I was still going so slowly that one of my teachers ran from the child to me to get the bottle of water out of my hand, then she ran back to the child. I realized at that moment that I had to do something. When I got back to my office I finally went online to the website that my primary health care doctor had given me. I called, found out the next seminar and went. Even though I have insurance, my insurance group doesn't include wls, so I will have to pay for this out of pocket. Paying out of pocket has one advantage, I can get it done sooner! I went to the seminar on April 6th, meet the doctor on April 20th and he said that I should be able to have the summer on June 14th. As a principal I get three weeks off and I want to get the surgery done at the top of my three weeks off. So far, I have scheduled ALL of my doctor clearance visits.I am sick and tired of this weight. I have been on every diet known to man. I am normally successful, I lose weight then I gain it all back plus more. I have been every size there is to be. For the past five or so years I have been fluctuating between 280-331 pounds and wearing a size 20-24. Today, I am 34 and I weigh 331 pounds. It is time for me to make a change. I am so excited that I don't know if I can even make it to June. If it was up to me, I would have the surgery tomorrow.
After joining this site, I have been obsessed with reading other peoples stories. Seeing how people have changed so and how people say that this surgery has changed their lives really makes me excited about my future.
I am in the process of learning all that I can. Any advice anyone can give me is appreciated. I can't wait to start living again! At 331 pounds, I am not living I am just here. I want to go sky diving, swimming, shop in normal clothes, get on roller coasters, fit in booths at restaurants, bend down easily and tie my shoes, look down and see my feet, not be squashed in public restrooms, the list could go on for hours.
Nicole
