Hi everyone, my name is Arlin I am Dominican and I'm 33yrs old I have two wonderful boys of ages 15 and 9.. I have finally did the Gastric Sleeve Surgery after many years of doubting and very expensive diets.. This is my story!
I was never a skinny person not even as a child however I was never considered "fat".. I am considered curvy, I have always been very comfortable with my body, to the point that I have had relationships with men that are very handsome and some say how the hell u got that guy, and my answer has always been " u gotta be confident and be happy" thats a true beauty!! I lost control of my weight after my first child, during my pregnancy with him I developed Eclampsia so was in the hospital 4 days a week with iVs and medication that took my weight to 60lbs more in just 6 weeks! After i gave birth i lost about 30 pretty quickly and just hanged in that weight for about 5 years. Then I was pregnant again with my 2nd child and to be honest with him I didnt gain as much I pretty much stayed in my same weight..
I have tried so many diets and products since I was 18yrs old that if I add up their costs it pretty much could have financed a house or a lipo in DR maybe like 5 times.. when I turned 30 I noticed that i was gaining more weight and not loosing as quickly as I used to be able to do it in the past! Since I am so confident and happy in my life I was scared that if i do surgery, it will not go well!! I know it sounds dumb as f**k, but i really thought that if something happened during the surgery and i died, IF I get to the gates of heaven God will ask me why I did it, I didnt have an answer cause trust me when I say I am happy and confident I truly am so i felt like it was selfish.. I know how it sounds and my friends use to literally just punch me!!
So what made me decide?? Simple my kids, I noticed I couldn't keep up with them anymore, Parent Teacher Confrences are a nightmare with all these steps these schools have (Coño is not easy going to 5th fl when the stairs are doubled) 🤕. Mainly I just dont want them to settle on their health just because I did. Life is not promised to anybody and we can just drop dead at anytime but we can at least try to make the right choices to live today! I aslo love to dance and I noticed i was loosing my breath after just one salsa and my knees be killing me the next day.. So I man up and decided in December that this what I need.. I want to still be happy, confident, but most of all healthy!! So i did all the tests and research my great Doctor McGinty asked me to do very quickly and went under just 5 days ago!!
Im not gonna lie the first three days post-op I was regretting everything, i was not much in pain but had very bad nausea and kept vomiting everything down to some blood as well.. Thankfully I didn't destroyed anything, yesterday and today have been much better I can actually drink my fluids pain is not bad at all, I just still have some gas and sometimes cramping in my stomach!! I know this was a long ass post (sorry) but I am really excited for whats coming in this journey that is changing my life.
