pugsley101
It all started May 11, 1962. I was an average baby weighing eight pounds, I was a scrawny youth. My weight problems started around puberty. I was always the largest girl in class. I have tried every diet there is. My problem is I can lose weight but I can't keep it off. If I lose twenty pounds I will gain back twenty five, its always been this way. I am 46 now and have several health issues and am having problems with my knees and feet. It has gotten to the point where I just simply don't enjoy life anymore. I work in customer service and I am so ashamed when my customers come in for visits. I try to stay home as much as possible. My daughter will be gradurating in two years and I so much want to be able to attend and be able to set in the chairs. I love to travel but it has come to the point where I must use an extention and no one wants to set next to me. I don't blame them why would they want my fat hanging over in their seat. I will tell you ths, when I have my surgery and start feeling better and looking better I am going to live life to the fullest. And when I travel I am going to pick the seat next to the biggest person on the flight, I don't care if there is only two of us on the plane. We all are human and just want to be treated with respect. I have had my feelings hurt so much over the years. I will watch the men at work and they will open the doors for the normal size ladies, but when us larger women or not so attractive women reach the door they make sure they are looking the other way. Why does our society have to put so much emphasis on how we look. Well the time has come to do something about it I went to a seminar in April '08. I started the process of getting my approval from my insurance, they required a six month supervised diet, a physc eval, 5 years of obesity, and a BMI of 40 or over. In Oct we sent in all this. I got my first denial letter in Nov. Stating that all this paper work didn't prove that I did a six month diet through my Dr. So I went in for the seventh month diet eval with my Dr. and had him to write more stuff on the sheets he sent to the insurance. Dec 4 I received my approval. I was so excited, I couldnt believe it after 9 months I finally had my approval. I called my Dr's office and I have a surgery date of Dec 16. I am now trying to do the liquid diet to shrink my liver, Man this is hard. Well I go tomorrow Dec 8 for my pre-op test at the hospital Cenntenial Medical Center in Nashville. Dr. David Dyer will be my surgeon, he did the seminar that I attended and seems to be very competent. Well that's it for now. I will let you know how it all comes out. Everyone have a Wonderful and Safe Christmas.
