drsandersrn

Being a nurse, I know the importance of having a healthy BMI. I like most of us on site have been a yo-yo dieter all of my life and been able to lose the weight only to gain it all back. Through my advanced practice studies to become a nurse practitioner, I realized that it is more critical than ever to strive for body mass index that was within a normal range. I was learning that the very patients I would be caring for due to hypertension, diabetes, and heart problems would be ME! I also was having a hard time seeing myself in the position of reqesting others eat more healthy and become more active while I could not live by my own expectations.

My insurance policy had an exclusion against bariatric procedures. I decided that instead of spending money on a car, decorations for the home, or trips, that I would spend money on a healthy living tool! I had a pre-op appt and started a sugar busters program for 2 weeks and had Lap-Band a few weeks later. I was banded on Friday the 13th! of September. One week before my 36th birthday. I am excited to have this new Lap-Band-AP in my life and look forward to a lifetime of fond memories created with it's help!

Take care!
Diana