an answer to a question
Mar 08, 2011
someone asked me about my time before during and after ... after sending the reply i thought i would share what i wrote:
boy i did a lot of soul searching for sure. i picked OSU for a number of reasons. but i guess the number 1 reason was because i wanted to make sure "IF" something was to happen during the surgery i was in a place they could deal with that issue ASAP! .. sounds parinod but HEY!... insurance wise .. always remember MOST
insurance plans have a MAX out of pocket. so even if your plan like mine say you pay 50% for bariatric surgery ... my out of pocket max was 1500.00 ... and i had already hit the half way point by the time my surgery was here. .. i was as nervous as ever going in ... how could i ever get to a point where i just didnt feel like eating .. there is no way 3 chicken nuggets would fill me up ... guess what ...... it did... i asked a lot of folks i knew who had different weightloss surgeries.. those that had the lap band had wished they had done the real thing ... but NO ONE i have ever talk to has said they would never have done it .. all have said not only would they do it again ... they would have done it sooner if they had known ...it may not be for everyone ... but you truely have to be commited.. i sit back and watch a few and shake my head... they have gone back to thier old ways ... thinking the surgery took care of it all... what it does do is give you a restart ... back to the beginning .. from just liquids like a new born to solid foods now ... only now ... i look at food totally different ... the sugars and starches are way down the line .. give me that lean protein .. yes you will test yourself.. we are all human .. but you learn test in small tries then go ....oooo ok i tried it and that wasn't good ... and move on ... i am 51 now and feeling better then i have since i can't remember.. i have gone from a 26/28 to a 10/12.. i weigh between 140 and 145 right now .. and it feels weird to be able to go shopping at places i never could before .. i STILL look in mirrors and ask myself ... "who is that?" i want to do so much more ... everythign is different from (YES) sitting on the toilet (silly boney butt) to driving and the steering wheel is like WAY up there now not touching my tummy!! i can cross my legs .. wear high heels ... on and on !!! ...
sorry i get carried away some times ... but if you ever need to ask anything else .. or even meet up for a lunch some time .. let me know ... |
there will always be an after : the protein drink are still a part of me every morning ... i want every day from now on to be the BEST ever and thanks to this surgery i have that second chance a lot of folks can't or will never have.
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