Hi,
I am scheduled to have my sleeve done on September 22. I haven't really shared with anyone that I am having WLS, my wife and a trusted co-worker are the only ones that know. I still am unsure what I am going to tell my kids, I am leaning towards abdominal surgery and if pressed for more, adding hernia and gallbladder. I really don't want the attention that weight loss tends to bring. There are so many misconceptions out there and it seems that just about everyone has an opinion on it.
I am 40, 6'2, and 288. I think at my heaviest I was right around 335 or 340, based off of pictures and the way clothes fit. I have been doing Weight Watchers since about mid-December and I am down right around 30 pounds. I plateaued since June and haven't lost, but I haven't gained. I have gout, I was diagnosed pre-diabetic a year ago, I have high blood pressure, I did a sleep study in January and I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I always thought of myself as being pretty active and my size has never kept me from doing things, I used to joke that I would just be fat and happy my whole life. Well, I haven't been as happy the last couple of years.
I excited, but nervous, and looking forward to the future for me and post WLS. I hope to get off the blood pressure meds and the c-pap machine. I really hate that thing, being a stomach sleeper, I hate wearing that mask!
J
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