Teri J.
It's been two years since my WLS. Sometimes it seems so long ago and I am still learning about my new life. There have been ups and downs - it's definitely a journey. I'm very pleased with my new life and don't regret the surgery at all. It gave me the tools to become the person I knew was inside of me. I no longer walk into a room and look to see if I'm the largest person there. I no longer feel invisible. I'm still working on my journey and loving it.
I've had other life changing experiences - at nine months post-op, my husband and I lost our home to a fire. We literally lost everything we owned except the clothes on our backs. My first concern was to replace my vitamins! I knew I had to keep my nutritional needs first and foremost. I worried at the time how this tragedy would impact my health. The next nine months were spent getting our new house built and replacing everything in it. We moved into our new house on December 15, 2007.
I'm glad to say I'm healthy and loving life. I have energy to play with my grandchildren. I don't miss out on anything because I'm too big and too heavy. I have confidence to try new things. My life is so much better and I owe it to WLS.
