Karen K.
So where do I start..
Honesty is the best policy.
Well I grew up in a very crazy home ( abuse ( all types ) , drinking and constant moving ) Military family.. Back then they never dealt with it we just moved..
And was told daily / even when I look at pics of my younger years that I was fat or I would never amount to anything.. I left home at 16 and it was a ride.. I never want to do again.. I had no contact really with my parents for many years.
.. So I guess my way of coping was turning to addictions to fix me. Well, Fixing me Created more issues. I went from Drugs, Alcohol, Food and Sex. ( had my first child at 22 born with FAS) ...
I had a poor me attitude... And nothing seemed to help.. That's because I wasn't willing to fix me .... deal with the underlying issues... I stopped doing drugs, drinking for over 10 yrs..Seemed to have it somewhat together.. LOL... NOT..
Then I met the man I thought I wanted to grow old with. ( we were together for over 6 yrs before we married) ...... We were married in May 98... I was 33 and told I would have to have a hysterectomy that took place in (Sept 98 ) and within a year my hubby at that time decided going for a pop took my car cleaned out my bank account ( July 99) and moved back to BC .. I have only talked to him 2 times since then.
For 1.5 yrs ... I was well on my way again.. to abusing Drugs and Alcohol. This time I was just over 400 lbs.. .
I did stop the drinking and Drugging but not the eating patterns. ( eating out, greasy food, 8 liters of Coke a day).. yes I drank pop like people drank coffee..
In 2007
I had a serious kidney stone attack and had surgery due to trying another Diet" Lemon .. yes I lost weight but at what cost.. Then in 2008 I had a serious gull bladder attack and due to a Dr's mistake . or lack of care. he sent me home and told me i just had gas.. 2 wks later I went to another hospital to find out that the papers stated " gallbladder issue".. I was kept over night and transferred to the Alex they preformed surgery and tried to take the stones out that were blocking my liver.. But I coded twice on the table .
( I was yellow, swollen and very sick)..
So I was told they would try again when I was healthy..
The CHANGE :
I believe that I was given a chance to change and was willing to do so.
The Dr who treated me ( i was in the hospital for over 7 wks) .They were scared to take my gull-bladder out due to the issues wks before. They wanted to make sure i could handle it.. . when i was given a talking too by the Dr... she asked me if I want to change. My first response was YES.. I didn't want to ever feel this way again.
I was referred to the WW clinic in Edmonton. ( March 2008) and my first assessment wwith the clinic RN was May 2009.. I did what they asked . Even if i didn't agree. I did my journal-ling, walking, going to my meetings. I only missed one due to being ill.. I did the courses.
And I believed when I started I truly didn't want surgery. that I could do this by myself. with support from RN's, Physio, OT, RD ect.. ( I decided that was not correct).. I asked if I could be referred in Nov. 2009.. I saw the Surgeon in Feb 2010 and I will have my surgery in April 2010 .. It's been a real roller coaster but I wouldn't change anything. I had to go through what I did..
To get where I'm at Today..
