Tess78
Hi, I'm Tess and I had always been heavy ever since I was a little girl. My life revolved around food. family get togethers celebrations there always seemed to be food. I learned to use food as a comfort. When I was stressed I would eat, happy, I would eat, sad, yep you guessed it I would eat. I was very active in high school even though I was heavy, it never seemed to be an issue all of my friends were over weight and we were just fine with it everyone belonged to our little group. I never felt out of place until I got older and realized that sometimes the world around us can be cruel. I was having joint problems, back pain, reflux, snored like a rocket taking off for flight, I was growing facial hair, my periods were irregular, finally my weight started to affect my daily activities. My GYN told me I would never get pregnant unless I lost weight. I thought to myself here she is all of 100 pounds soaking wet and she's telling me to lose weight she has no idea how hard it is. I tried so many diets and nothing worked. My husband told me he loved me for who I was but I know I looked bad I had gained 50lbs since we had gotten married. I woke up on June 27th my 30th birthday this past year and I was sobbing uncontrollably in the shower. My father died at the age of 33 from a massive heart attack, he was overweight and loved food like I did. I was now 30 and I had balloned up to 321 lbs. I felt like there was so much more I wanted to do in life I wasn't ready to die. I WANT TO LIVE! I thought to myself. I decided that moment in the shower that I had to have the surgery. I had toyed around with the idea 3 years prior even started the approval process, but I chickened out. I guess I wasn't mentally ready for it. I saw Dr. Singh for my consult on July 29th of this year, got the ball rolling and had my surgery October 14, 2008. This is a date I will never forget, it really is the beginning of my new life. I would advise anyone thinking about the surgery to make sure psychologically you are ready because the surgery is the easy part but mentally it is a lot tougher!
