Emma Louise
New Member
Hello everyone!
Just though i would introduce myself and tell you a bit about me as you all seem such nice people and can maybe offer me some advice!
Well... My names Emma, I'm 21, 385lb, about 5ft 10 and have just been referred for weight loss surgery (well, ive been told by my doctor that she is sending me to have a chat to the surgeon who would potentially operate on me).
I am terrified though.
About when i was 10/11 my mum had a gastric bypass and it went horribly wrong, the punctured her stomach and her bowel and she almost died. When i went to see her in the hospital when it happened, i was horrified and thus began my comfort eating. It made me feel so much better and it was so easy to get hold of. So from then on whenever i would feel down or upset i would eat. Mainly sweet things really.
I've been at uni for the past couple of years (just about to go into my third year now
) But even that has been a challenge the way i am, i cant fit into chairs easy if they have arms on and it is a speciality in sports subjects so I'm usually looked upon with laughter.
I dont normally care though, i dress smartly and usually feel confident when i am out and about.
My mum is still not 100% from her operation going wrong and has been trying to convince me for the past 2 years to consider it, but because of what happened to her i have said no because i was scared of the same thing happening to me. I'm only 21, i want to be a teacher, i want to have a family, i have everything to live for.
Then i had a light bulb moment, something just clicked in my head, the way i am going at the moment i am going to be dead in a few years or have developed some condition that will stop me from doing the things in life that i want and need to do. So i went to the doctor, with my lovely mum in tow to see about weight loss surgery, and after a few mins of me talking about how crappy my life quality is at the moment the doctor said "well Emma, i think you are the perfect candidate for weight loss surgery. I will refer you to a surgeon in Taunton who will be able to explain it all better than i can"
And that was last Thursday, so i am now just waiting to here for my appoinment. I was still nervous about the opp. as i had only my mum's experience to go on. But reading some of the inspirational, and truely lovely stories on here (i've forgotten the names of whoes i read but i thinks two people with "phat" in their names i read and a few others) has made me realise that this is going to change my life.
I cannot wait to be able to walk around the shops without pain, to be able to wear clothes that dont cling, to not be worried if i can fit in chairs, etc.
Sorry for the looooooong post (and that is just a toe's dip into my story!) and the bad spelling/typing!! I'm nervous!!
So thank you everyone, and i hope i am wellcome to join you!!
Just though i would introduce myself and tell you a bit about me as you all seem such nice people and can maybe offer me some advice!
Well... My names Emma, I'm 21, 385lb, about 5ft 10 and have just been referred for weight loss surgery (well, ive been told by my doctor that she is sending me to have a chat to the surgeon who would potentially operate on me).
I am terrified though.
About when i was 10/11 my mum had a gastric bypass and it went horribly wrong, the punctured her stomach and her bowel and she almost died. When i went to see her in the hospital when it happened, i was horrified and thus began my comfort eating. It made me feel so much better and it was so easy to get hold of. So from then on whenever i would feel down or upset i would eat. Mainly sweet things really.
I've been at uni for the past couple of years (just about to go into my third year now
) But even that has been a challenge the way i am, i cant fit into chairs easy if they have arms on and it is a speciality in sports subjects so I'm usually looked upon with laughter. I dont normally care though, i dress smartly and usually feel confident when i am out and about.
My mum is still not 100% from her operation going wrong and has been trying to convince me for the past 2 years to consider it, but because of what happened to her i have said no because i was scared of the same thing happening to me. I'm only 21, i want to be a teacher, i want to have a family, i have everything to live for.
Then i had a light bulb moment, something just clicked in my head, the way i am going at the moment i am going to be dead in a few years or have developed some condition that will stop me from doing the things in life that i want and need to do. So i went to the doctor, with my lovely mum in tow to see about weight loss surgery, and after a few mins of me talking about how crappy my life quality is at the moment the doctor said "well Emma, i think you are the perfect candidate for weight loss surgery. I will refer you to a surgeon in Taunton who will be able to explain it all better than i can"
And that was last Thursday, so i am now just waiting to here for my appoinment. I was still nervous about the opp. as i had only my mum's experience to go on. But reading some of the inspirational, and truely lovely stories on here (i've forgotten the names of whoes i read but i thinks two people with "phat" in their names i read and a few others) has made me realise that this is going to change my life.
I cannot wait to be able to walk around the shops without pain, to be able to wear clothes that dont cling, to not be worried if i can fit in chairs, etc.
Sorry for the looooooong post (and that is just a toe's dip into my story!) and the bad spelling/typing!! I'm nervous!!
So thank you everyone, and i hope i am wellcome to join you!!
