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right here we go!! im starting my wls journey tomorrow as day one of my pre-op diet is fast approaching
just a quick recap of my story so far!! ive always been overweight and I mean all my life... my dad showed me some piccys the other day and I could have cried at how big I was from being 2/3 years... anyway after trying every diet under the sun since the primary school dietician decided I needed help here I am 13 days away from having a gastric band that I hope will change my life for the better.
anyway im 29 and im married to my wonderful hubby and have 2 beautiful girls aged 8 1/2 and 5 years. after my 5 year old was born i didnt recover very well and was diagnosed with a condition called fibromyalgia (fm) it affects all of my body, I have chronic fatigue and chronic pain and found I used food as the best pain killer off all!!
I started my wls journey about 3 years ago when I first asked my dr about the possibility of surgery after trying all the drugs and 'normal' diets she thought I was a great candidate and wrote to the pct to ask for funding. to cut a long story short she went on maternity leave and the matter got ignored, i didnt chase it and tried to again deal with loosing the weight on my own and sadly failed and added more weight to the battle!!! when my dr returned from her maternity leave and I eventually got an appointment with her to discuss the possibility of surgery again and she apologised for not getting it chased up last time as it turned out that I did get the funding but nobody followed it up. She apologised as she thought I could have been 2 year further on in my journey than I am now. But she again applied for funding and luckily they agreed straight away. I have a bmi of 52 and have other health problems my fm is the main one but I am prone to raised blood pressure and a lot of mobility problems due to my fm. I walk with a walking stick and really do struggle to get around. Any little task is huge to me. Just walking up the stairs is a nightmare. So obviously they agreed that the wls was the best option for me.
My first appointment was at Macclesfield 8th December 2008 where I was told by the dr that I was a great candidate for bypass but I stood my ground and told him I only wanted a band!! Now after 18 weeks of waiting for a date I went to my first pre-op appointment, where after worrying profusely about putting weight on from being listed I found I had actually lost 3lbs!! they wondered why my bp was raised as at that stage I hadn't been told my weight was OK!!
so here I am tonight eating anything I can get my hands on before starting my pre-op soup and jelly diet tomorrow for 12 days before my op on the 27th April. I do realise that the next 2 weeks are going to be tough and it doesn't help that I am petrified about having a general anaesthetic
thank you all for reading and hope for those who are pre-op still it gives you hope that one day it will be you! i never thought i would get this close!
p.s sorry its so long!!! i like to waffle!
just a quick recap of my story so far!! ive always been overweight and I mean all my life... my dad showed me some piccys the other day and I could have cried at how big I was from being 2/3 years... anyway after trying every diet under the sun since the primary school dietician decided I needed help here I am 13 days away from having a gastric band that I hope will change my life for the better.
anyway im 29 and im married to my wonderful hubby and have 2 beautiful girls aged 8 1/2 and 5 years. after my 5 year old was born i didnt recover very well and was diagnosed with a condition called fibromyalgia (fm) it affects all of my body, I have chronic fatigue and chronic pain and found I used food as the best pain killer off all!!
I started my wls journey about 3 years ago when I first asked my dr about the possibility of surgery after trying all the drugs and 'normal' diets she thought I was a great candidate and wrote to the pct to ask for funding. to cut a long story short she went on maternity leave and the matter got ignored, i didnt chase it and tried to again deal with loosing the weight on my own and sadly failed and added more weight to the battle!!! when my dr returned from her maternity leave and I eventually got an appointment with her to discuss the possibility of surgery again and she apologised for not getting it chased up last time as it turned out that I did get the funding but nobody followed it up. She apologised as she thought I could have been 2 year further on in my journey than I am now. But she again applied for funding and luckily they agreed straight away. I have a bmi of 52 and have other health problems my fm is the main one but I am prone to raised blood pressure and a lot of mobility problems due to my fm. I walk with a walking stick and really do struggle to get around. Any little task is huge to me. Just walking up the stairs is a nightmare. So obviously they agreed that the wls was the best option for me.
My first appointment was at Macclesfield 8th December 2008 where I was told by the dr that I was a great candidate for bypass but I stood my ground and told him I only wanted a band!! Now after 18 weeks of waiting for a date I went to my first pre-op appointment, where after worrying profusely about putting weight on from being listed I found I had actually lost 3lbs!! they wondered why my bp was raised as at that stage I hadn't been told my weight was OK!!
so here I am tonight eating anything I can get my hands on before starting my pre-op soup and jelly diet tomorrow for 12 days before my op on the 27th April. I do realise that the next 2 weeks are going to be tough and it doesn't help that I am petrified about having a general anaesthetic
thank you all for reading and hope for those who are pre-op still it gives you hope that one day it will be you! i never thought i would get this close!
p.s sorry its so long!!! i like to waffle!
not long for you either!!!
