Dave H.
I've always been overweight, as far back as I can remember. The funny thing is, even at 376 pounds I think I was in self-denial because I didn't see myself the way others did. Sure, I knew I couldn't climb stairs without nearly passing out, and I knew that being overweight was the primary reason I developed Type 2 diabetes... but I had always been a big guy.
In 2006 my wife and I decided to have weight loss surgery together. For six months our surgeon put us through the paces - psycholigical testing, heart testing, etc. It honestly felt like those appointments would never end, and by the time 2007 rolled around, we were both pretty much fed up with the whole process.
In January 2007, my wife had her surgery - which went well, but she developed pneumonia afterward and was down for a few weeks. She quickly bounced back though, and she has since dropped nearly 90 pounds. She looks incredible!! hot... sexy... Damn! I'm a lucky guy! :o)
I on the other hand chose to live it up while I could before my surgery date was scheduled in March... and I eventually gained too much weight to have the operation. After rescheduling my surgery for April, my doctor gave me just under six weeks to lose as much weight as possible. If I did not drop any weight, he would cancel the surgery. So, in just under six weeks I lost 48 pounds!
My surgery was performed on Monday April 23, 2007. Within an hour of being brought up to my room out of recovery, I got up out of bed and walked down the hallway and back. For the next two days I got up and walked around every hour on the hour - which kept me from getting sore after surgery. I came home on Wednesday and did yard work on Thursday (including mowing the lawn and pruning a tree). My recovery has been wonderful.
Today is July 10, 2007... I have lost 109 pounds total, and I now weigh in at 267 pounds.
