SheliaRN
I'm a Registered Nurse. I have 3 children--a 23 year old daughter and 16 & 13 year old sons. I'm married to my husband of 25 years (26 in October) who is also a Registered Nurse, along with my daughter, 2 brothers, 3 nieces and 2 sister-in-laws.
I decided to have the lap band surgery because I want to be healthier. I'm getting to the age that you start to think more about things........know what I mean?! I have an artificial hip (because of a car accident) that's nearly 13 years old now and I want to keep it as long as possible before it has to be revised so the weight really needs to go! Other than my orthopaedic problems, which are many, I'm in pretty good health and would like to keep it that way. I'm not interested in being skinny or having a "perfect" body, just comfortable in my skin. I have several friends who have been successful with their lap bands and they really inspired me to make this leap.
