haleyjaye1224
First day of the new me...
Dec 30, 2010
This is my first entry....
I don't know if anyone will read this, but typing all my thoughts and feelings seems to make me calm.
I've been attemping to get WLS for about 2 years. The first time around my insurance at the time denied it. I was crushed. I felt that this was too good to be true. I figured it would never happen and I would be stuck in this never ending not working diet for the rest of my life. I eventually switched jobs that happend to be under Aetna Insurance. I lucked out. I did my research on the company insurance and found thousands of people who got it down under the same plan with little or no problems. I was thrilled. I felt like I was given a second chance to change my life around although it would be harder and longer because all my pre-requisites had to be done over....but I did it. I finshed up some blood tests on Monday and this morning, I got a call from my surgeon's office. They said that my file is complete and they were confident that this would be an easy and quick approval. I started crying right there. I felt this huge weight coming off my shoulders (although, it would be better if it came off my thighs :)
I just turned 24 last week. I'll be honest, weight hasn't been an issue my whole life. After my Senior year in high school, the weight piled on and has been ever since. I hate thinking that some stupid eating habits had made me so big, but it did. I made bad choices and never could turn my weight around. I tried every diet, pill, and program to make me healthy, but nothing worked until I heard about WLS and it turned out I was a perfect candidate. Young and Morbid Obese.
There is one last thing that I want to make perfectly clear....I'm doing this for me. I want to be able to walk up a flight of stairs and not feel winded, or run for more than a minute. I see it as what I will end up looking like as a bonus ;-)
I hope you enjoyed my first entry and I look forward to making new friends on here that can relate and I can confide in.
thank you for listening
H
**Happy New Year
