GnomeRN 3 Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) My name is Christina . I am scheduled for surgery December 22 in San Antonio. Dr John Pilcher is doing my surgery. I have struggled with my weight since I was a child. My goal is to get back to the size 9/10 I was in high school. I was always told I was fat at that size because my other classmates were size 1 and zero. Now as an adult I know I was at the weight and size I should have been. I've had lots of medical problems on the way. I have a blood clotting disorder, I've had open heart surgery to replace a faulty mitral valve, I've had a PFO patch inserted, and a lung biopsy to discover I had Lupus Pneumonitis. I am on CPap with Oxygen at night for sleep apnea and use Portable Oxygen when exercising. I am sick and tired of being tired all of the time. At my heaviest weight I was 270. I managed to get down to 248 on my own and that's where I started my journey to surgery. Currently I am down to 236 pre op. Looking forward to this life change to help me look and feel better. Thanks everyone! Edited December 18, 2014 by GnomeRN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sophie'sChoice 269 Posted December 18, 2014 Welcome aboard and good luck to you! you will find a lot of support here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobbyswife 862 Posted December 18, 2014 Congratulations! Use this website as a great support system and get as much education as you can. Being armed with loads of knowledge will prepare you. Best wishes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProudGrammy 8,322 Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) sick and tired of being tired all of the time. @@GnomeRN glad you are joining us great to have another nice newbie amongst us i can see you are a smart cookie by having surgery to improve your life awful when people tease you as a kid saying you are fat etc sure doesn't help your situation everyone else you knew was super thin - so any comparison to them is crazy surgery on monday the 22nd!!!! (can't believe how the holidays have crept up on us ) happy, excited, scared, nervous all common feelings pre-op your life does change after surgery!!!! hopefully everything will go well walk around the hospital corridors a lot but.,....please don't get lost walking helps you get rid of the gas take very slow sips of Water have a nice calm weekend take care good luck speedy recovery kathy Edited December 18, 2014 by proudgrammy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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