jenakaela

Hello everyone my name is Lota and this is my story. I've been overweight for 18 yrs now and its time for a change. I've always been able to maintain a weight of 298 lbs for the longest up until 2011 where I have been bouncing from 306 to 316 roughly and my HIGHEST WT was 322lbs. I have a very supportive family and I couldn't do this without them. I have been thinking about this surgery since my kids were very small, they are now 17, 15, and 12, so its been a while. I got my referral from my PCP on 9/10/12 went to my 1st Health Ed class on 10/27/12 from there I attended the Surgery Orientation on 11/11/12 and got my 1st appt. with my surgeon on 12/19/12. And 4 wks later here I am trying my hardest to lose 26 lbs my dr. wants me to lose before I get my psych evaluation. So far I've lost 3 lbs. The anxiety to get the surgery done with is pretty overwhelming some days, but I try to keep focus on my main goal and that is to be PATIENT and educate myself more and more each day that this is a long term commitment and not some quick fix surgery.