raechel
The following are Raechel responses to the Weight Loss Survey:
- Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
- I ate always to feel better. I ate in big portions and to feed my every emotion.
- What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?
- When my son became ashamed of me, right now he does not want me going to his school and in some ways it don't bother me. I can't fit into any clothers everything just looks so bad.
- How did you first find out about bariatric surgery and what were your initial impressions of it?
- Well I have known about it for so long I am not sure anymore but I never thought I would ever be able to afford it. I can't even afford it now but I am still going to try to have it.
- Describe your experience with getting insurance approval for surgery. What advice, if any, do you have for other people in this stage?
- Getting my insurance to approve me was so easy and fast but now I have to start all over because I changed doctors.
- What was your first visit with your surgeon like? How can people get the most out of this meeting?
- I am waiting to see the surgeon.
- What made you finally decide to have the surgery?
- Well I saw a picture of myself and my son's preschool plus I got diagnosed with PCOS so it seemed like a down hill battle for me. Surgery seemed like a good option because I am really overweight.
- How did you decide which procedure to have?
- I did a lot of research and knew that my insurance didn't cover every surgery so that made me decide RYN is the best for me.
- What fears did you have about having complications or even dying from from the surgery, and what would you tell other people having the same fears now?
- I have a lot of fears but not as many if I stay the way I am.
- How did your family and friends react to your decision? Would you have communicated anything differently if you could now? How supportive were they after your surgery?
- Well my mom told me no and my husband said no but I ultimately I said yes that was it for me.
- How did your employer/supervisor react to your decision? What did you tell him/her? How long were you out of work?
- Well my employer woud be my husband (I am a stay at home mom). He was not supportive and that is why it took me a year to decide to have the surgery but once I decided I told him, "I am having the surgery and all I want from you is support not your opinion.
I want to be healthy and feel and look beautiful why doing so. Here is how i hope to look.
