westvalley
I left this blank for a while because I wasn't sure what to write and I'm still not, but here goes. I have been overweight...now morbidly obese all my life. I am an outgoing person but you don't always get to see that because I am to embarrased by my weight. I started really being self conscience of myself in junior high. I was the "big girl". I made friends easily because I felt like I had to be a likable person all the time. You know, kinda like you walked on eggshells and hoping no one decides to make a fat joke. My high school years weren't too bad. I kept to myself and made some friends but not a lot. I had a terrible break up that made me "hate" myself even more. You kinda look at the "other" person and wonder you cheated on me for that and then you start to just think the worse of yourself and every relationship you have thereafter you feel like your the problem.
I have never felt comfortable in my own skin. There are so many things I want to do and accomplish in my life but being overweight hinders that. I met my now husband when I was 18 and started to think about weight loss a couple of years after that. I just wanted to enjoy my life and be the free spirit I know is in me. So since 2000 I have been contemplating surgery and after moving to AZ from Chicago I recently have been given the opportunity to pursue it. I have a son who will be 2 this month and I realized that he could lose his mom to FAT! I want to be more active with my son, take him to Disneyland next year and fit in the rides with him and just overall be healthy so that I am around a very long time. Me being self conscience has also took a toll on my marriage. But we are working on it one day at a time. I love him and despite the stupid things he does he is a good person.
I was originally with Cigna when I started this process and began my 6 months of medically supervised weight loss back in Jan 07. I had a few issues with my original PCP so I switched and my new PCP is great! Well when I quit my job and my husband began his new one I got new health insurance and boy was it a blessing. I was so prepared to jump through hoops with Cigna but my new insurance and been wonderful so far. I can't complain. So many people go through so much to have WLS and in the end hopefully we all end up on the loser bench. I am 27 and feel like I am 77. I just want to come out of this shell and be MYSELF and be healthy for me and my family.
Weight Loss
Starting (initial consult) -08/24/2007-357
Pre-op appt-03/04/2008-345
Day of surgery-03/25/2008-335.5
Post-op appt- 04/07/2008-323.3
3 weeks Post-op- 04/15/2008-320
4 weeks Post-op- 04/22/2008-313.8
7 weeks Post-op- 05/14/2008-299.5
13 weeks Post-op- 06/25/2008-281
18 weeks Post-op- 07/30/2008-262
