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I got my approval letter for VSG. But I didn't use it. I didn't need to. I probably won't be having surgery. Maybe in the future if I hit a plateau, I might consider lap-band...if the insurance is present. But as for anything invasive...a revelation was made to me...and I accept it. And I will move forward. What may not be acceptable for me, will work for some of you, so keep on keeping on...but it is not in God's plan for me to have surgery at this point.
The bigger news is that since January of 2009, I've lost over 130 lbs on my own. That is a miracle in and of God Himself. To Him be the glory. I keep wanting to post pics...but I don't have any full body of myself.
All I know is that I used to wear 5x clothing...now I wear mostly 4x...sometimes 3x...depending on the brand. Right now I have on a 28W shirt...that would have fit like a sausage casing a year ago and it fits rather comfortably today. I used to not be able to walk from the front to the back of a boutique without being out of breath and my back hurting so bad that it would actually go numb. Now I can take my boy to the carnival and walk around with him for hours at a time without feeling any kind of strain. There are various hygiene issues and obstacles that have resolved themselves. My heart can actually pump the fluid back out of my legs on its own now..and I don't have to worry about edema and three fluid pills a day...heck, I don't even take 1 a day anymore. The fear of cellulitis is a thing of the past.
The greatest part is NO LOOSE skin! well except under my arms. That and I can sit on chairs and not think...will this one hold me up? They still make creak and groan...but they don't collapse under the weight of almost 500 lbs anymore! To go from 500 to 350...is a miracle....to go from 500 to 200 would be moving a mountain. But I have more faith than that of a mustard seed...with God as my Pilot and Jesus at His right hand....anything is possible!
