CHS

My name is Chris. I have been very overweight for over 30 years. I am 57 years old and have gained much of my excess weight in the last 13 years siince changing careers and now having a desk job. In the past I worked as a manual laborer for the railroad and weighed in at at between 215 and 225 pounds. Over 30 years later I now weigh in from 320 to 325 pounds. I am originally from Maine and now my wife and I live in Alaska. I love the outdoors camping, hunting, hiking and especially fishing!!! With my weight gain I find all of these activities a challenge. My doctor 20 plus years ago suggetsed hat I have gastric bypass surgery but to me that wasn't an an option. My current doctor has suggested this many times. After our daughter, Dr. Sarah had the sleeve surgery in May with Dr. Ortiz from alighterme I knew that this is what I needed to do. She had lost 62 pounds and is the girl I remember as a younger woman. She is my inspiration to get this done and live to see our grand kids, three of them, graduate and have, hopefully, our great grand kids. My goal is to loose 125 pounds. My surgery is today July 22 with Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico. My insurance does not cover this type of operation so the cost out of pocket is actually less than if I was covered by insurance. I realize that this is going to be a tough battle but I am more than ready. I am so pleased to have found this site and am going to be using it for support, help and to let all my fellow sleeve folks know how all is going.