4 years ago

4 years ago i took a big risk that had a lot of side effects including death. i had gastric bypass surgery to help me lose weight!! it was definitely the biggest choice that ive ever made. and although there are some annoying things that come along with this surgery in the long run, i'm happy i did it !! i'm happy i did it for a few reasons: 1..and main reason, to lose weight and be healthy!! 2..it made me realize that i can do anything I put my mind to. all i needed was the help to make not alot of food go in my stomach!! 3..i learned alot on how to eat healthy and what is good for you to do and what is not. It's not a good choice for everyone though !! some people aren't healthy enough to get this surgery !! I had to go to a lot of pre-op appointments to prove to everyone involved in my surgery that it's a medical reason I haven't lost weight !! I went on weight watchers, jenny craig, i tried nutri system, and the most i've ever lost was 35 lbs, which i was very proud of myself for but, that's all I would lose and it wasn't enough !!! so when i turned 22, I had the surgery!! I had to be on a liquid diet, I had to only eat purade foods, and it wasn't fun !! But I'm glad I did it and succeeded because now I am 165 lbs as opposed to 304 lbs. I was very proud of myself and I thought I looked fantastic, until now !! I've dealt with my extra skin, and I'm not allowed to have surgery to remove it, so I'm just going to try and get rid of as much as I can ON MY OWN!!! My doctor says if I didn't have my extra skin, then I would be the average weight I am supposed to be, which is 150 lbs. I hate my extra skin and living with it makes me so mad at myself that i was so overweight to begin with !! but i look past that sometimes and say to myself, at least I'm not unhealthy anymore !!!