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[Krystyneh 55]

Hi everyone!!! My name is Krystyne and I started my weight loss journey back in September/October time at 315 pounds. I'm currently 268 pounds as of this morning. I started out on the lap band talk website because my heart was set on going for lap band surgery until I met with the dietician and nurse practitioner at DHMC. I have been overweight since age 12 that's when my PCOS kicked in. PCOS is the number one leading cause of infertility in women. I found out that gastric bypass can help reduce your PCOS symptoms and in some women it gets rid of it all together. So at age 12 I went from 110 pounds to 289 pounds in 1 1/2 years. I never changed my eating habits to gain the weight until at like age 16. I was getting picked on at school and the children would "MOO" at me and push me down the stairs so I've had 3 knee surgeries due to that. My husband and I have one child together and last year I suffered 2 miscarriages and even my OBGYN recommended me for bariatric surgery. He wanted me to go for gastric bypass but didn't know if I was big enough and thursday they confirmed that my BMI still qualifies me for it WOOHOO lol. I go on June 14th for my second appointment with the dietician and the nurse practitioner and then I meet with my surgeon afterwards because I got the bright green light to go from the nurse practitioner. Usually at DHMC you don't get to see your surgeon until the 4th or 5th appointment. They said that on June 14th, that after my appointments that they will be sending a request for my insurance to cover my surgery and that could take up to a month. I'm excited because they said that I should have my surgery hopefully by the beginning of August but I'm hoping that it's sooner My HUGE reason for the surgery besides getting healthy and to be around longer for my family is to add to our family my husband wants 4-5 more (OMG I don't know if I could handle that many lol) but we do want a big family but he's a truck driver that is only home every 1-2 weeks for a few days lol. But that's basically my story. (The pic is of my husband, daughter and I)

[dieseluncg68 8]

Welcome, I just had a revision from the lapband to rny on may 22st. I had complications with the lapband so I had to have it removed. My weight loss was awesome!! From 221 to 145 and I am 5'1. Now a year later I started my journey to the bypass. Starting weight 214 now to 201. No problems so far.

Once again welcome you will love the people on this site

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[Ellie_Grace 271]

Welcome to the boards! What a cute family you are. Congrats on everything- it will go fast. Everyone here is helpful Snd supportive so don't be afraid to use us. 5 days and counting

[InkedEmpress 3]

Hi there! I can sooo relate to what you went through! I too have been over weight since I was an early teen! Have one son, had 2 miscarrages after him and have a lot of issues with my health. I talked to my doc friday about gettibg set up in the path for tge surgery. Im calling monday to start settibg everything up. I would love to be a friend and us talk and support each other through all of this. If so you can email me at inkedempress@yahoo.com and if you want we can exchange cell numbers and txt. Its nice to have a friend who can relate. Good luck with everything!

[Krystyneh 55]

Welcome to the boards! What a cute family you are. Congrats on everything- it will go fast. Everyone here is helpful Snd supportive so don't be afraid to use us. 5 days and counting

Thanks so far it's been fast because there's only 2 weeks between my first appointment and my second appointment and meeting my surgeon. the program that I'm going through usually has you attending 4-5 appointments before you even meet your surgeon but I'm very thankful that I got the green light and can meet my surgeon after my second appointment

[Krystyneh 55]

Hi there! I can sooo relate to what you went through! I too have been over weight since I was an early teen! Have one son, had 2 miscarrages after him and have a lot of issues with my health. I talked to my doc friday about gettibg set up in the path for tge surgery. Im calling monday to start settibg everything up. I would love to be a friend and us talk and support each other through all of this. If so you can email me at inkedempress@yahoo.com and if you want we can exchange cell numbers and txt. Its nice to have a friend who can relate. Good luck with everything!

Thanks sooo much I will definitely be emailing you. I have support from friends and family but no one that has really gone through the surgery that has gone through the same things that I have. I mean my husband's aunt (who's in her 60s now I believe) had it but that was 5-6 years ago and her experience was a lot more different because of her age lol. I've had a total of 5 miscarriages :'( I had one before I had our daughter, then I was raped by an ex-boyfriend, ended up pregnant then miscarried that one, miscarried again in 2009 then 2 last year. Everyone asks why I'm going for surgery now instead of when I'm in my 30s and 40s lol HELLO I WANT TO STILL BE YOUNG WHEN I HAVE MORE CHILDREN lol I'm only 25 (I just turned 25 on April 1st). I also want to be able to run with my daughter and to keep up with her lol.

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

Welcome to the forum!

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Welcome & great looking family

[babygirl901 173]

Welcome, I too have PCOS.

[Fourx4CieBri 7]

I have it as well..

[Krystyneh 55]

The ones that have PCOS...did you have gastric bypass or are you going for gastric bypass to improve your PCOS to be able to have kids or to be able to have more kids?

[Fourx4CieBri 7]

Yes I had gastric bypass, just over a week ago.

In hopes to have a child.

[babygirl901 173]

The ones that have PCOS...did you have gastric bypass or are you going for gastric bypass to improve your PCOS to be able to have kids or to be able to have more kids?

I haven't had the surgery yet. Diabetes is my main reason, although PCOS is a factor as well. My cycle is so out of whack. I want to be regular and have a child or two.

[Krystyneh 55]

Yes I had gastric bypass, just over a week ago.

In hopes to have a child.

I hope that you get pregnant as soon as you are able to try

[Krystyneh 55]

I haven't had the surgery yet. Diabetes is my main reason, although PCOS is a factor as well. My cycle is so out of whack. I want to be regular and have a child or two.

Thankfully I'm not diabetic yet BUT because of the PCOS I am insulin resistant plus Diabetes runs on both sides of my family. I'm trying to hold off becoming diabetic but my husband and I do want at least 1 more and I've had 5 miscarriages...2 miscarriages last year which I had my first one exactly a year ago today :'( Do you have your surgery date set yet? hopefully next thursday they will set my surgery date