SleevedMama

Going to be 32 years old...I suffered from weight gain in my teens, not obese quite yet. I got pregnant at 18, and had gotten gestational diabetes. He was born 12 lbs. Dr's thought the diabetes had gone away, but when my child was 6mo. I had gotten very ill. If my huband had not taken me to emergency (even though I insisted that I just had the flu) I would have been in a coma within that day they said or died. Once they started me on three shots a day of insulin, I gained more weight which I didn't really lose much after my pregnancy. I had another child 21/2 years later. More weight was gained. Steadily over the years, I gained more weight, and the more I saw I had trouble losing it, trying probably a new diet every month, I'd complete the cirlce by giving up and eating. Self loathing and depression were becoming my 'normal'. I started looking into surgery, but at the time I never heard about the 'sleeve'. So I just couldn't get myself 100% decided to do gastric. The band, I knew wasn't for me. So more years have gone by, eyesight had gotten worse, cholesterol meds started, blood pressure meds started, insulin changes, increases. And weight topping at 249! Ugh! When I started looking back into WLS & I saw they offered the Sleeve, I was SOLD. Mother-in-law had gastric two years ago, doing wonderfully. Husband seemed to gain weight with me over the years, he's getting the gastric too. Even though I'm getting the sleeve we will be able to support each other. Once I made up my mind, I was no longer depressed, but disgusted w/ myself and angry I missed out on my 20's. Not b/c of my family but because I didn't make a choice to be active in my life sooner. So here my journey starts to my skinny, happier self that is really inside, who is not scared anymore but ready to take an active part in making my self healthier!