simplystace

Near mt Clemens

Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to being a part of the group.

Hi everyone, This is my first post....so a little about my story...... I've been contemplating this surgery for more than 10 years. When I first started thinking about it I was about 260 lbs. I've done every weight loss program known to man. The only success I've had was with Jenny Craig. Too bad it was so expensive...... Fast forward to today.....I'm now 320 lbs. my heaviest ever. I started my journey again on January 6, 2012. My goal was to have surgery in April. Well, that didn't happen. I have been through every test known to man and then some. My weight loss dr heard a heart murmur and this spiraled into an extensive check of my heart. Multiple stress tests, EKG's, cardiac ultrasounds, lung scans and finally a heart cath in July. The diagnosis is slight pulmonary hypertension. In the middle of all of that, I tore the meniscus of my left knee and had to have surgery to fix that. After all of this, I have finally been approved to see the surgeon. I was so excited I cried. Then almost immediately I began to wonder if this was the right thing to do. Oh my gosh....after all of this.....I couldn't believe myself. So I have my appointment with the surgeon the week after Labor Day. I am excited again for this next leg of this trip. I am even more excited to feel better and enjoy life the way I know I should be. I'm glad to be here and look forward to sharing my journey and being inspired by all of you and all you have to share. Here I go.......this time is for real! Stace-