Thenewcarmen

I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT MY WHOLE LIFE, AT AGE 25 I WAS DENIED LIFE INSURANCE DUE TO DIABETES, WHICH I HAD NO IDEA I HAD. I GOT A HORRIBLE INFECTION AND HAD TO HAVE A SURGERY DEC 2008, THAT WAS THE WORST DAYS OF MY LIFE, THE DOCTOR BASICALLY SAID THAT IF I DIDNT TAKE CONTROL OF MY WEIGHT, I WOULD DIE BY AGE 40 IF I WAS LUCKY. THEN I WAS INTRODUCED TO LAPBAND... I WAS SCARED AND THOUGHT "I DONT NEED WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY" I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN... HAHA THAT DID NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF MY DIABETES, AND COULD NOT CONTROL MY HUNGER LEVEL... I STARTED RESEARCHING ABOUT THE SURGERY AND FINALLY MADE A DECISION TO HAVE IT DONE. MY INSURANCE WAS A HMO AND DID NOT COVER THAT! I HAD TO WAIT OVER SEVEN MONTHS TO CHANGE MY INSURANCE TO PPO AND THEN START THE PROCESS, I FOUND A GREAT SURGEON AND AFTER 4 MONTHS OF FIGHTING WITH THE INSURANCE ON THE PHONE EVERYDAY, GETTING PAPERWORK READY, AND FINISHING ALL THE PRE-OP REQUIREMENTS, I WAS PROUDLY BANDED ON OCTOBER 19, 2009. THIS IS MY NEW DOB.... THE JOURNEY HAS NOT BEEN EASY,,, BUT WORTH EVERY SWEAT OF EXERCISE, PAIN AND I FINALLY AM SEEING THE RAINBOW AT THE END OF THE MOUNTAIN,  I STARTED AT 255 (THIS WAS THE LAST TIME I WEIGHTED MYSELF) AND NOW AFTER 5 MONTHS IM DOWN TO 212... I STILL HAVE 47 LBS TO GO, BUT I KNOW I WILL GET THERE... ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND JUST KNOW ANYTHING YOU WORK HARD FOR CAN BECOME TRUE.