Lisa_1967
December 31, 2006
I work for Wal-Mart as a Photo Lab Specialist. Have been with Wal-Mart going on 4 years. I worked as an Inventory Control Specialist in grocery and fell off a ladder backwards and didn't know that I had messed up my back until 2 months later when it started giving me problems. I did not fill out an incident report because I thought I was just bruised a little. BOY WAS I WRONG!!!! I starting gaining weight after I had a hysterectomy about 4 years ago, then after I hurt my back I gained ALOT of weight. I had to go part-time at work because all the weight I was gaining was getting to my back, feet and legs. My back hurt no matter what I did therefore I could not burn off any of the food that I would eat. I was so depressed with all of the weight gain and feeling so helpless at times that all I wanted to do is sit around and eat as much junk food as possible. At least eating was making me happy but was hurting me health wise. I knew if I didn't do something that it would be a matter of time that I would have to quit my job and go on disablity which I would probably have to fight and get a lawyer to help me. I knew that if I ended up staying home I would only put on more weight and end up killing myself from heart problems maybe. I was feeling so old, I thought "I am too young to feel this old!" Every back specialist that I went to said the samething. I had disc L-3, L-4 and L-5 that was torn and they didn't want to operate because it was down too low and if I had it fused together I would be disabled and the more weight that I gained, the worse my back would get. Weight loss was the only way to go. I have been able to lose considerable amounts of weight before but only by stress, depression and a love relationship that went sour. I lost 70 lbs. I didn't not have that type of stress in my life anymore and knew the weight was not going to come off with me not being able to control my eating or exercise. I heard that a friend had the WLS so I contacted her and she gave me the phone number to her doctor. I knew that Gastric Bypass was the only thing that was going to say my life. I have lost 50 lbs now almost 3 months later and I think God everyday for giving me the courage to go through this surgery. It was my only option. I just went to the doctor the other day to give me a note to start back full-time at work....that is how much this surgery has helped me. No more feet and leg pain and very little back problems. I am on my way to a better life!!! Wooo-Whooo!
