Teresa S.

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Today is the sixth anniversary of my new lease on life. Since having the BPD/DS, I have opened new avenues in my life that I never would have thought of before. I no longer have high cholesterol,sleep apnea,aching knees,yeast rashes or hypoglycemic episodes. I faithfully follow my vitamin regimen 3x day,eat high protein foods,get yearly bloodwork and keep in touch with my bariatric team. My weight is stable within a six pound range of 128-134. Strange as it seems,there are still times I feel "fat",even though people tell me how small I am.Going from a size 24 to an 8 is like a miracle,but it just seems imprinted in your brain that you are obese.
During these six years,although my weight went down,my husband`s went up.I eat frequent,smaller meals and I would naturally ask him if he wanted something whenever I ate(of course he always said yes).So now he is experiencing what I went through all those years: yo-yoing up & down,unable to keep the weight off.He never had a weight problem before.Kind of ironic to be smaller than him instead of outweighing him.
I`ve also become a federally-licensed wildlife rehabilitator,specializing in songbirds.This work is 12 hours a day,7 days a week and,of course,there`s no pay. I do it on our pension and donations from the public that brings me birds.I take in orphaned/injured songbirds(178 last year) and have a bird hospital here.Those that aren`t releasable are given a second chance(much like I was with this surgery) and are sent to accredited aviaries. I would never have had the stamina to do this work if I hadn`t gotten the weight off. One of the most memorable moments I`ve had so far is running with a juvenile crow I raised flying alongside me.How awesome!!! If I had wings,I could fly too,as light as I am.