justme7689
Hello my name is Donna. My story is like others, years of trying to lose weight. Going up and down the scale. I am the mother of 2 great children. Well their 18 and 23. I guess they are adults. I admit I am an emotional eater. My parents both died weight related deaths. ( along with some other issues) My dad was 56 when he passed. ( thats 7 years older than I am now) that scares the hell out of me. My mother was 62. i have 2 older brothes, that are dealing with weight related issues as well. As a child I was of average weight. I don't even remember when I started gainning weight, mayby it just before highschool. I was always active in sports, but when highschool came around, that stopped. But even then I was not really huge, but over time as a young adult I got bigger. at my heavest I was about 250lbs. I peaked that mark when my husband passed way. I ate my sorrow away. That has been almost 10 years. Over the years I've been to Jenny craig, weight watchers, Curves, Jazzersize which I loved, but ended blowing my knee out, so there went that. And countless fad diets, magizine diets. You all know what I'm talking about I'm sure. So here I am soon to be 49, determined to be healther by my 50th birthday next June. To get rid of my diabetes, high cholestrol, high blood pressure, and acid reflux to name a few. I want to be able to walk up more then a few stairs without having to sit to catch my breath. I don't want to be judged by others in a negitive way, just because I am over weight. I know it hurts my children as much as it hurts me.
I am soon to be a grandmother for the first time. My grandson Matthew is due anyday. I relize that my weight won't alow me to be the grandmother I want to be. I was a very involved mother to my children, but I didn't have the health issues I have now. I have been thinking about having this life changing surgery for sometime. I work in a hospital, that not only has a very quilfied Dr who preforms the surgery, my insurance covers it 100% . Along with the discount I get from working at the hospital. I'm lucky that I don't have the added stress of coming up with thousands of dollars. I'm going to my NP appointment on May 28th. I have done research non-stop. I have talked to people (many whom are my friends) that have gone through the surgery and are and diffrent stages of post-op I see how their lives have changed in so many ways.
I have a wonderfull man in my life after so many years of heart ache. I want to grow old with him. We have big travel plans when we retire. The Grand Canon, Nigra falls, Disney in Florida. I can't do any of these things and 238lbs. I won't be able to be the "fun" grandmother to my grandchildren. I have big plans for them too.
So that thats why I'm here. I'm here for the long haul. I will not stop doing what I need to do. I am determined, because If I don't do this, I will surley follow in my families foot steps, and die at a young age. I will miss out on what life has instore for me. I don't want that to happen.
