My name is Christina . I am scheduled for surgery December 22 in San Antonio. Dr John Pilcher is doing my surgery. I have struggled with my weight since I was a child. My goal is to get back to the size 9/10 I was in high school.

I was always told I was fat at that size because my other classmates were size 1 and zero. Now as an adult I know I was at the weight and size I should have been.

I've had lots of medical problems on the way. I have a blood clotting disorder, I've had open heart surgery to replace a faulty mitral valve, I've had a PFO patch inserted, and a lung biopsy to discover I had Lupus Pneumonitis. I am on CPap with Oxygen at night for sleep apnea and use Portable Oxygen when exercising. I am sick and tired of being tired all of the time.

At my heaviest weight I was 270. I managed to get down to 248 on my own and that's where I started my journey to surgery. Currently I am down to 236 pre op. Looking forward to this life change to help me look and feel better.

Thanks everyone!

Edited December 18, 201411 yr by GnomeRN

Welcome aboard and good luck to you! you will find a lot of support here!

Welcome!

Congratulations! Use this website as a great support system and get as much education as you can. Being armed with loads of knowledge will prepare you. Best wishes!

sick and tired of being tired all of the time.

@@GnomeRN

glad you are joining us

great to have another nice newbie amongst us

i can see you are a smart cookie by having surgery to improve your life

awful when people tease you as a kid saying you are fat etc

sure doesn't help your situation

everyone else you knew was super thin - so any comparison to them is crazy

surgery on monday the 22nd!!!!

(can't believe how the holidays have crept up on us )

happy, excited, scared, nervous

all common feelings pre-op

your life does change after surgery!!!!

hopefully everything will go well

walk around the hospital corridors a lot

but.,....please don't get lost

walking helps you get rid of the gas

take very slow sips of Water

have a nice calm weekend

take care

good luck

speedy recovery

kathy

Edited December 18, 201411 yr by proudgrammy

Perfectly spoken genuinely! .

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