Hello everyone!!

So I have been reading all your stories for a couple of months and I finally grew a pair and decided to post my own story

I am 23 years old married with two kids, I have been through a lot with being a teenage mom and all, but I am proud to say that after years of struggling I graduated with my bachelors for registered nurse in June 2011. I always knew was overweight but put my health on the back burner because my family/kids and school were more important to me. Now have a good job and think it's time to concentrate on ME.

Luckily I don't have any health problems... YET. I work on a medical/surgical floor and I see SOOOO many people coming in for amputations and issues with their hearts and kidneys all because of diabetes and poor lifestyle choices. I NEVER want myself or my family to have to go through any of those issues so I'm doing this surgery to prevent those things. Besides, I'm pretty much a walking contradiction when I have to tell people to watch what they eat or exercise more when myself am overweight.... they look at me like 0_o

Anyway, my date is for 3/22 with Dr.Fedorka in so-cal. I'm super excited yet scared. My biggest obstacle is going to be dealing with baked goods, I eat something chocolaty/sweet about every other day but I actually like the taste of the chocolate Protein shakes, so I hoping that will satisfy my cravings

I can't wait to have more energy and fit into cute clothes/dresses and hopefully people will stop asking when the baby or babies are due.. I'M NOT PREGNANT! lol

Thanks for reading

We all wish you the best! I only wish I had the where-with-all to do it as early as you are doing it. I could of avoided DECADES of health issues and troubles.

Good luck!

Hi Cindy,

My surgery is Mar 20, I live in Canada so I have to go to Mexico to have it done. My doctor said that I am the perfect candidate because I am healthy "now" and in 10 years I won't be. I am 36 now and a single mom so I need to have as many healthy years as I can. Can't wait to start this new life but I don't have any rose coloured ideas that this is going to be easy, & I know I will miss my quart of ice cream a night. lol

I had my surgery in November and I've lost 58 pounds. It is a definite life changer, for the best. I wish I could have had it done at your age. You will be so happy with the awesome results.

SO young. I would not have risked it at 23 - but that would have been my 23, and this was all so new, our WLS was not even available!

Had I had your options, wow - 15 years. What could I have done with those years? lol!

I'm a nurse too and was having those same thoughts as I worked on the Med/Surg floor. So I get it! Good for you for seeing that it's your turn now. Congrats on your BS in Nursing! Way to go!! It's a TON of work and you did it! I'm glad that I had the sleeve, it has changed my life. Good luck in all that you do!

I have been a nurse for over 10 years. I don't work in med surg, but in a clinic doing patient ed and teaching on diabetes, weight loss, etc. At least my patients have not ever looked at me like it was crazy I was talking to them about these things, but I felt it. I too have been asked when my baby is due and I tell them 4 years ago (when my last daughter was born!). Congrats to you on your degree and on making the decision!