jesuiscrystal
Hi, I'm Crystal. I'm married with three daughters, and we've just moved back to the US after two glorious years of living abroad in Europe.
I have been overweight for as long as I can remember. In fact, all the women in my family are obese. Around the age of 40, my mother developed Type II diabetes and hypertension. The illnesses, medications, and complications piled up until she, a double amputee living in a nursing home, passed away in November 2015 at the much too young age of 62. She is the motivation for my surgery.
I have three small girls who are going to need me to be healthy, yet I'm already experiencing obesity related complications. After the birth of my third daughter, I developed cardiomyopathy and added a cardiologist as well as a few medications to my repertoire. I saw my cardiologist again after returning from Europe and discovered that my blood pressure was borderline/high. I know it is only a matter of time before things get even more serious, so the time to act is now.
Surgery scheduled for 7/12/16. Current weight: 205 lbs.