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Hi Everyone,

I've been reading posts here for a little while but haven't said anything yet. I guess as I've gone through this journey it almost didn't feel real and I was afraid to jinx it.

I'm scheduled for my bypass tomorrow morning. I have to be at the hospital at 6:15am. I'm nervous and excited to have it.

I'm 29 years old. I'm married and have 4 kids. I was never super skinny but looking back, realized I was not really heavy either like I thought I was. I spent 3 years in the Army. I was in good shape then.... I'm 5'4" and weighed around 130-135. After getting out and having my son 2 years later the weight slowly crept on. At first it wasn't bad.... 150-160.... Okay I had kids it's fine. Next thing I know I have 4 kids and I'm almost 200 pounds. When I went over 200 pounds (I'm 229 tonight) I cried so much and said I will figure out how to fix this.

I have struggled with diets and exercise over the years. My problem has always been that I can't figure out the right combination for me to loose weight. I reduce calories and exercise and would still gain weight! I feel like I have been fighting myself for years. My husband is in great shape. A lot of it is his high metabolism and the other part is he works out a lot. So I have tried many different times to loose the "regular" way and it never worked. I was feeling worse and worse especially since my husband is in such good shape and I'm not. He never has said otherwise but I felt like I shouldn't be with him. He always tells me he loves me how I am but is supportive of my surgery and wants me to be healthy.

I never thought I would qualify for gastric surgery or that my insurance would pay for it. I contacted the doctors that my insurance usually works with and went into my first appointment in November of last year. After that it was a whirlwind of tests and appointments. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I haven't had to get a CPAP machine only because my surgery was so soon after my pulmonary tests that the doctor said we could wait so I didn't have to delay my surgery. The doctors have all been wonderful! Everyone involved has been wonderful! The support group was good. My only issue was with the psych doctors office because there was confusion over why I was there and they wanted me to go to multiple appointments. That was resolved though.

Even though I'm hours away from surgery I still feel like someone is going to call me and say just kidding! You can't get surgery! Insurance denied! I know it's not going to happen because I wouldn't have gotten this far.... But still. I can't sleep. I'm so excited! I'm ready to take this journey. I hope to be sharing success stories soon. I'm sure I will also be posting more and asking questions when I'm in the hospital.

Thanks for reading!

-H

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You probably won't see this before your surgery, but all the best and keep us posted. I am the 26th

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I wish you all the best!!!!!!!!!

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Welcome to the Feburary 2014 Losers club! Congrats on your New Start! I had surgery on the 7th and already feel amazing!

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:) Awesome,,,,, keep us posted.............one day at a time...... :rolleyes:

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