staceyc2008
My decision why I had surgery...
Jan 04, 2009
I have four kids, 11, 9, 7 & 4. I am always in the car with them taking them to some sort of activity. We ate out a lot. And then when I could get away from the kids I was at a restaurant either by myself or with some friends. This was at least twice a week if not more. I LOVE FOOD!!! That is WHY I chose the sleeve. I weighed 330 lbs on Monday. I am 37 years old. I couldn't go on living being so fat but I didn't want to lose my only true love which is food. I will never go back to eating the way that I did. But I know with the sleeve I can still enjoy the foods I love with moderation. This was the perfect surgery for me and even though it's going to take many months before I will be able to enjoy any food, it was the sacrifice that I could make to get this weight off. I still plan to go out with my friends. My sister and I went to Applebees 5 days post op. I had french onion soup and I was happy as a clam. The pre-op testing was actually covered under my insurance. But I was waiting for those bills to show up as well. I am a single mom and I knew I was taking the risk of the rest of my life on the line. If I get a leak it will most likely financially destroy me but it was a chance I needed to take. I really couldn't go on with how big I was. I couldn't be more happy right now. I also had my gall bladder out at the same time. I'm waiting for the insurance to deny that as well...keeping my fingers crossed.
