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In 2006, for the third time I tried to get approval for weight loss surgery. Again, I was denied, but I was determined I was getting this weight off or I knew I was heading for a heart attack or stroke I had started seeing signs that I was headed that way. So on my own I watched what I ate and exercise constantly and lost 180 lbs in little over a year. But didn't realize how much ugly, hanging skin I would be left with and I still needed to lose 45 more lbs to reach my goal. I was denied plastic surgery and became very unhappy because once I took off my clothes I hated the way I looked. Unfortunately, I allowed my shallowness to cause me to return to bad eating habit and I stopped working out. I've now gained back 75 pounds, my knees ache, I have a hard time sleeping at night and I'm extremely tired all the time and I'm back on high blood pressure meds. I decided once again to try and get the surgery, because hanging skin or not I felt so much better with the weight off. I no longer care about the hanging skin...if I'm given the chance to have the surgery my health is much more important than my appearance...and I'd rather spend the rest of my life working out to feel better then worrying about how I look in a swim suit.

So please think about what's important to you...and then make the decision that you can live with...

Blu

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