About tonilee2
- Sleeved or not sleeved:
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Biography:
- I'm a 55 yr old semi-retired Nurse Practitioner and I currently live in Belleville Michigan, near Ann Arbor and Detroit. I was raised in New England and lived there during my first "life," but left for Manhattan in 1995, lived there 'til my husband's work relocated us in 2007. I have struggled with weight for nearly 35 years and I am absolutely tired of doing so. I do not want to live my entire life being unhealthy and overweight. I am happily married to a wonderful man and together we have five furry kids...three dogs and two cats...all of them loved and adored. I enjoy reading, writing, politics, movies & films, museums, traveling, crocheting, creating jewelry and being a loving wife, sister, friend and aunt.
After working as a Nurse Practitioner for many years and in all types of settings, I developed serious health problems shortly after relocating to Michigan. I have degenerative disc disease in my back, as well as severe osteoarthritis. Additionally, I have significant generalized pain throughout my body every day, which has been labeled as hyper-sensitive neurological disorder and fibromyalgia (although frankly, no one seems to really know what is wrong).
I have been on more diets than I can remember. Losing weight is not about beauty and vanity at this point. Losing weight is something I know I must do to improve my quality of life, which right now is not that great.
- Location:
- Belleville Michigan
- Interests:
- My five furry kids (and all animals), traveling, reading, writing, crocheting, creating jewelry
- Occupation:
- Nurse Practitioner
- Name:
- Toni Lee
- Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
- Dr. Ariel Ortiz
- Surgery date:
- 2013-04-02
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tonilee2 on 02-23-2013 at 02:04 PM
Originally Posted by
tonilee2
Sherine~my heart really goes out to you. I easily relate to what you wrote, that is your depression, emotional issues and over-eating. Similar to what you are feeling, my MAIN worry post-surgery (aside from expreriencing excrutiating pain while all alone in my hotel room in Mexico) is my emotional eating & bingeing.
I am trying very hard to understand the origins of my disturbing relationship with food. Like so many others, my eating morphed into uncontrollable behavior over
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227.00 lbs. - before
after - 146.00 lbs.
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Surgery date: 04/02/2013
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