Gail Seymour
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My name is Gail, I have been overweight my whole life, because of a major life threatening surgery in 2010, 8blood infusions later and 6 scopes among many other tests and torture, a hiaetel hernia is half way into my lungs that will kill me. Unless i have this surgery, they want to correct it and staple my stomach at the same time. They have given me little info on how all this works so I found out this morning the specialist is going to put me thru more tests and a class but vant until Aug 5. I didnt want to worry myself sick until then and need all the help I can get literally from step 1 . I found this sight... Please let me hear your words. I am 270 lbs and they said the hernia will come back at this weight and i am also concerned about after will I ever be normal again? I used to be able to keep it off pretty much but severe anemia, blood count at 8 now and cant breath its been getting worse and worse since the first surgery. And on top of it I am in a very small town and they are sending me 2 hours away to these doctors the traffic alone is making me crazy. My doctor is in Tulsa. I live in Ponca City and lately been feeling very very low. I have been on xanax and acid reflux med for 20 yrs. My dad died at 34 weighing close to 450 lbs or more my mom died in 07 weighing 62 lbs. I have literally went without eating then over eat the wrong things. I am afraid.