hockeychic518

I WAS AN OVERWEIGHT CHILD, AS I GREW OLDER, I STARTED TO GET ACTIVE IN SPORTS AND CHEERLEADING IN HIGHSCHOOL AND WAS ABLE TO LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT THROUGH EXERCISE. MY DIET WAS STILL POOR, AND AFTER I GRADUTED, I PUT WEIGHT BACK ON. BY THE TIME I WAS 30 I WEIGHED AROUND 165 POUNDS, WHICH WAS NOT TOO BAD. I HAD A BAD DIVORCE AND STARTED EATING FAST FOOD EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE SINCE BALLOONED BACK UP TO OVER 200 POUNDS. I CURRENTLY WEIGH 213 POUNDS. IM AVERAGING ABOUT 10-15 POUNDS PER YEAR. I HAVE BEEN ON EVERY DIET. JENNY CRAIG, WEIGHT WATCHERS, NUTRISYSTEM. ALL FAILED. THE ONLY THING THAT EVER WORKED FOR ME WAS PHEN PHEN. I HAD LOST 70 POUNDS IN TWO YEARS ON THAT MEDICATION BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN AWAY. I BELIEVE IT PROBABLY SAVED MORE LIVES THAN LIVES LOST DUE TO A FEW COMPLICATIONS. ALL MEDICAITONS HAVE COMPLICATIONS. SINCE THEY CANT BRING THAT BACK, AND I AM DESPERATE, I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY LAPBAND.I WAS APPROVED BY BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD, HOWEVER, MY DR. SAID I NEED TWO MORE ISSUE QUALIFICATIONS SINCE MY BMI WAS UNDER 40. I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. (NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE). I AM GOING TO BE TESTED FOR SLEEP APNEA. I ALSO FOUND OUT I HAVE GALSTONES WHICH MEANS MY GALBLADDER NEEDS REMOVED BEFORE THEY WILL DO THE SURGERY. AT THE TIME OF MY FIRST CONSULTATION, I FELT VERY INFORMED. THEN I HAD MY ONE AND ONE WITH A COUNSELOR WHO WENT OVER THE PROGRAM, COSTS, EXPECTATIONS, ETC. AND I FEEL SHE SPENT MAYBE 5 MINUTES WITH ME THEN LEFT. I STILL NEED MY PSYCHE EVAL AND NUTRIONIST APPOINTMENT-AND I DONT WANT TO HAVE SLEEP APNEA PROBLEMS, BUT IF MEANS I CANT GET QUALIFIED WITHOUT HAVING TWO OTHER MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES, THEN SO BE IT. ITS TOO BAD THAT A PERSON HAS TO BE UNHEALTHY TO THAT EXTREME TO GET APPROVED FOR THIS PROGRAM. ONE QUALIFIER SHOULD BE ENOUGH. HOW SICK DOES A PERSON HAVE TO BE FOR CYRING OUT LOUD? ANYHOW, IM TRYING TO HAVE A POSITIVE OUTLOOK AND HOPE TO HAVE MY SURGERY FOR THE LAPBAND BEFORE XMAS SO I CAN HAVE A REAL SPRING AND SUMMER LIFE. IVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WEAR ANYTHING STRAPLESS NOR HAVE I EVER BEEN ABLE TO CROSS MY LEGS COMFORTABLY..... IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE SHOPPING IN A REAL STORE FOR CLOTHES VS WALMART OR KOHLS.