I got up the next morning to do my first walk. The night before surgery day I was scared, so I asked my husband if I could back out of it? He said no the hard part was over. Let’s just say it was not fun, but I made it just fine and I had lost 20 more pounds. Because of my weight I had to do the two week liquid diet. Just by cutting out the junk food and the sodas I lost 20 pounds. I had made up my mind that I would start to eat better from then on. If I was going to do this, I went for roux-en-y. The insurance company would let me do the band or the roux-en-y. My husband and I meet with Mark to find out which surgery I could have done. I got the appointment to see the SOBC bariatric program coordinator, Mark Mortonson. That is when I asked my doctor to refer me to see about the Bariatric surgeons to get the surgery, which was in June 2012. That is when I got told I lose weight or we were going to get divorced. This last March my husband got his VA 100% disability so that meant I could have insurance. There has only been a couple of times in the 30 years of marriage we have had insurance. I felt like my marriage was going down the tubes. Without you God, I would not have been able to do it so successfully.Įmotionally I was eating to die because of all the pain. I just want to thank God for helping me through all of this. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, borderline diabetic, I needed knee surgery, and my hip’s hurt all the time. I have lost 160 pounds.īefore bariatric surgery I was almost in a wheel chair. I have been able to do all those things and so much more that I never figured I’d be able to do again.”Īt my heaviest I weighed 324 pounds. “The goals that I had for myself for the future included being able to walk on the beach, ride a horse again, hike up the hill, cut firewood, ride my tricycle up to Tyson Road and back without stopping. What goals do you have for the future? I will continue to maintain my current weight and make healthy choices. What are you able to do now that you could not do before? I now have the energy to run up a flight of stairs, fish, hunt, golf, float the river, but most of all to enjoy my life and family. How has your journey been since? My journey has been exciting and educational. and was no longer on any medications or my CPAP machine. How soon after bariatric surgery did you start experiencing improvement/resolution of your pre-surgery struggles? After the first 30 days I was down 25 lbs. Why did you choose SOBC? They had the best surgeons and post surgery support. Why did you choose the surgery your chose? I felt the Roux-en-Y had the long term success I was looking for. After attending the seminar and a support meeting I knew this was the right choice. My wife and I did some research on weight loss options and found a seminar held by SOBC. How/Why did you come to your decision to seek bariatric surgery? I had tried different weight loss and exercise programs in the past and failed. I was drained and stopped doing the things I enjoyed most fishing, hunting, golf and socializing. What were your struggles before surgery? I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and severe sleep apnea. Type of Surgery: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
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