So excited! Surgery date next week for my son!!
Just got news that my son's surgery will be next Wednesday! He's a self-pay patient so we didn't have to wait for insurance approval. He's had to follow the same presurgical plan that Dr. Walton had my husband and I do, though, and he's had to lose 45 pounds before surgery, and he's done it! I'm very proud of him. It's been great that he's been able to observe both my husband and me after our surgeries in the last couple months, and so he definitely knows what to expect. Next week he reclaims his life. I'm so happy!!!
My son is 10 years old and already obese. I hate, hate,hate that my issues have now been passed on to him. My husband had WLS 10 weeks ago and has lost 70 lbs. We are hoping that its not too late to influence him into a better life style. Somehow deep inside I wonder if one day I will be in the place you are right now. I know how excited you must be to see him getting the help he needs. Congratulations!!!
190 lbs lost
VSG 07/2008
lower body lift 10/2010
upper body lift 11/2011
It's not too late, I promise. The hard truth and very tough pill to swallow is that I know in my heart that if my husband and I had taken control of our weight issues and lived a healthy lifestyle when my son was young, he probably would not have had the weight issues that he's got now. That being said, we also have a daughter, and thank God she does not have serious issues with her weight. Maybe she looked at us and knew she didn't want to be like us. She's never communicated that to us, but luckily whatever she's done has worked! I live with a lot of guilt every day and wish I had been smarter, but at least it's not too late and he's going to get the surgery he needs to turn his life around and live the rest of his life to the fullest! I'm certain that your little boy will adopt your healthy llifestyle. I know that children learn through example. Congrats to you and your husband!
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