AMELIA_RN21
Well here I go. I have had this page for a few days now and I needed to write my story. It kinda feels weird when you have to look back at your life and wonder "when did it go wrong?" How can I let myself get likethis?
I was never a fat child. I can say that I started to gain weight when I was in high school and it has progressively creeped up little by little. I've done all the diets; you name it, I did it. Even when I was not as heavy as I am now, I was dieting. I'd lose 20-30 pounds, I would think that I was skinny in my mind and that would be the end of the diet. You can say that I always saw myself smaller than what I really was.
My weight really started to bother me after the birth of my first daughter melanie. My body was not the same after that. I had a c-section and no matter what the doctors do they can't put you back together the same way. I lost all my pregnancy weight but my lower abdomen just hung.YUCK!!! I can't stand it. No matter what I do it just hangs. That has made me feel very bad about myself. also my feet grew after the baby was born and i'm already a size 10!!! Clothes size a 20. I knew i always wanted to do a tummy tuck but of course I needed to lose weight.I gained more weight after that and 4 years later pregnant again!! Just had my second and final child. she is 9 months. Now I really can't find shoes that fit. I usually go to the sale racks to try all the size 10's to not even got through the embarrasement of the shoes not fitting with the salespersons. i hate the fact that it is so hard to find something to wear and I end up wearing something that I really don't like. Thank God for Lane Bryant stores that keep up with fashon trends.
So one day a few weeks ago I just got fed up and decide to call for an appointment to get the surgery done. My brother had the bypass and he looks great. I feel the surgery saved his life. He did the surgery at Cleevland Clinic so choosing doctor was a no brainer.
I want this done for several reasons: my health, to be a good example for my children and to look good and feel great about myself again
