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[amynva]

Hello! New to this group. I’m an RN and began my 90 day pre-op process a week ago. Lifelong battle with my weight. Literally my first memory in life was being overweight at age 5. Gained and lost 100lbs repeatedly in my adult life and finally accepted the fact I can’t do this without a “mechanical tool” (gastric bypass). I am enjoying all of the posts on here. I know a lot about nutrition and health as a nurse and lifelong dieter - and yet all of that will be completely new to me as a gastric bypass patient. New territory for me. Thank you all for the educational posts! I am hoping to lose 125 lbs

 

[amynva]

Thank you Diane! I am no longer a “bedside nurse”. I’ve worked in care coordination for many years. So I’ve certainly felt the impact of the virus crisis in terms of having multiple patients whose care has been impacted (delayed) by the virus restrictions; but I left ICU nursing 15 years ago. I respect my colleagues immensely and appreciate that YOU appreciate them as well!

I am female - age 49 and a married mother of six. I worked hard to get to the upper end of “normal BMI/weight range” in my late 20s through my late 30s but when I became pregnant with twins when I was 38, I was put on bed rest and gained 100 lbs. I’ve worked tirelessly for a decade to get the excess weight off and have lost 50-100 lbs repeatedly for ten years, only to gain it all back over and over again. I am exactly 100 lbs heavier than I was a mere four years ago right now. I have truly given it my best effort (that was very important to me; to know I have tried to the best of my ability to conquer this on my own before considering surgery) and I understand the risks involved with any surgery; but this year I finally got to a point where I believe the risks of having this surgery at my age and weight are absolutely worth it. I have been hiding. I find myself dreading or even not attending school functions for my 10 year olds because I hate getting dressed and being in public. It’s crippled my lifestyle immensely. I have children who need me and deserve for me to be around for many years to come, and I truly now feel I am doing them a disservice by not utilizing any available tools there are to assist me in battling this lifelong food addiction. I appreciate your support so much! Mid July is when I should finish all insurance requirements for surgery approval, though that may be delayed somewhat due to the virus restrictions / surgery cancellations that will be rescheduled once our healthcare system here begins to allow “non-emergent” procedures.

 

[3momchaos]

Welcome to the group! I have twins as well! While I was obese before the pregnancy, they gave me an extra parting gift in lordosis, so my back hurts almost all the time. Doesn’t help that I have scoliosis too. I am hoping to lose between 100 and 115 pounds. I should have my surgery in August or September depending on my insurance and the virus. Things have been delayed so much, so my process has also been delayed. But I’m ok with that because I’m still on the right path. Hopefully after I lose a substantial amount of weight my back, knee, feet, and hip problems will subside a little.

 

[amynva]

Looking forward to following your journey!

 

[WWWindy]

Welcome amynva! I'm glad you found us. I am also new, well, last November when I started my journey and was looking for birds of a feather. I am in a holding pattern until the elective surgery ban has been lifted. I've lost some of my weight on the process so I'm down to 100 pounds to lose. Glad to hear you have been reading the posts. There is a whole lot of good information in past posts.

 

[amynva]

Thank you Windy! Excited to see all our progress in the coming months!