Shan

Hi! I'm Shannon. I've been married to my wonderful husband, Billy, for 10 years now. I have three beautiful children who are 9, 5 and 3. I'm a stay at home Mama and I love almost every minute of it. I've been overweight since I was about 7. That's when my Dad died of lymphatic cancer. When I was about 19 I decided to do a major health overhaul, and I got down from 260 lbs (I'm 5'2" by the way) to about 160. Then I got married, then I had a miscarriage, then I had my first little boy. In April 2004, I was 14 weeks pregnant with my second viable pregnancy when my water broke. For the next 10 weeks I was in and out of the hospital being carefully monitored. At 23 weeks, my little boy was born. He only lived for nine hours, because without amniotic fluid his lungs had not been able to develop. I went on to have another healthy boy in 2005, and a healthy girl in 2007. Throughout these pregnancies and the trial of losing my son, I gained and lost and gained and lost and gained and lost. My body likes to be at 205. So I find that if I "let myself go" with moderation I head back to 205. If I get crazy, as in vacations and holiday indulgences, I'll hit 215. I've dieted back to the 170's, and then I fall off the wagon and find myself right back at 200+. After 25 years of on again, off again, I decided that I needed a more permanent solution. That's when I researched my options and narrowed them down to the vertical sleeve. I had my first consult with Dr. George Merriman on Sept 21, 2010. I had my sleeve on Nov 2, 2010. I already know that it was the best decision I've ever made!