AshleyAlive
My story is a long one, so I won't bore you with all of the unnecessary dramatic details.
I began gaining weight rapidly in my late teen years, and I wasn't sure why. I asked doctor after doctor who always looked at me and told me to eat veggies and exercise. Eventually I was diagnosed with severe PCOS and type 2 diabetes. Finally I understood everything that was wrong with my body. Excessive/rapid weight gain, mood swings, irregular periods, unwanted hair in places that make me feel like less of a woman, and the list goes on and on.
Anyway, a best friend of mine had lap band surgery years ago, and it made me think about bariatric surgery, but for some reason I never thought I was a good candidate or maybe I never thought I was worth it, or deserved it. I spent a lot of my life never believing I was good enough for anything good, and then I turned 22 and met the man I would ultimately marry. He was a challenge at first, we were two damaged people taking all of our hurt and anger out on each other in arguments. One day we just realized everything that happened before now no longer mattered, and from that point on all we could offer each other was happiness. Sure we still bicker and argue like almost all couples but it's no longer hurtful.
We spent the next 9 years building our life together becoming adults finding our way. We go married last year and thats when I realized if I wanted any chance of spending the rest of my life with my husband and possible family that I owed it to myself to be healthy, and not only did I owe it to myself, but I was worth it, and I deserved it.
Once my mindset changed, I found a doctor who suggested RNY and referred me to a surgeon, and the rest is history!
