ldick4
When I was younger I was always a little "chubby". When I was a freshman in high school I went to Weight Watchers and lost 30 pounds. (Oh if that was all I need to lose now.) When I got married I weighed a whopping 120 pounds. During my first two years of marriage we lived in the country near a town where I didn't really know anyone. We only had one car and my husband used it to go to work.. I stayed home to take care of our son. Being bored I would bake every day and of course I ate what I baked. To be honest I wasn't that happy during that period of my life and fed my unhappiness. I have tried every diet there is over the past 20 years. I usually lose weight but then always gain it back plus more. In January 2008 I went to a surgeon about my knees. He told me that I had to get 100 pounds off my frame. That if I didn't I would probably need knee replacements. He suggested Lap Band surgery. The fact that I have been on blood pressure medicine since the age of 23 and my knees, hips and back were killing me I decided to look into this surgery. I went to my primary care doctor. He thought it was an excellent idea and called my insurance company to find out what steps needed to be done. They said I had to see a dieticiean every two weeks for six months, get a psych evaluation and have a pulmonary test due to my asthma. I did everything they said to and at the end of six months made an appointment with Dr. Rohrscheib. He filed the paper work for the surgery only to be given a whole new list of "to do's". I was very frustrated but refused to give up. In November 2008 I switched to a different insurance company. I have now been approved for surgery on February 20th. I am excited but also scared but I am very ready for this. My husband is being very supportive and I don't know what I would do without him.
