Introducing.........The Real Me
Ok so I have been a member here for I guess about a month or so now and I come here every day. I have posted a couple of times but mostly I just read. I read about your daily triumphs and defeats (with WLS and in life) I read your interactions with one another. I see the differences in your personalities and how those personalities still come together. I see something in this forum that I don’t necessarily see in the others. There is a broader yet closer sense of unity here. Don’t get me wrong I like the other boards and everywhere on this site is loaded with such good information but there is something very special about here. I can see the ones who are the straight shooters, the humorous, the ones who are like mom…..I think you get my meaning. Over all what I am trying to get across is that I think I made the best decision a) by having my surgery (coming soon) and b.) by coming here to this forum. I haven’t said much in the forum until now because I am trying really hard, by reading, to learn the ropes of the forum, and I can’t seem to stay away
. I came to the board looking for people like me who have/ are experiencing the same things and feelings that I am, who can help me where my family at home can’t, who can understand the joys, tears frustrations, heartache, and even the insecurities that go with the WLS package. I do not intimidate easy at all but I was a little bit intimidated coming to this forum because I began to see so many voices in strength and as I continued to read every day I began to realize that your voices are a reflection of my own strength and I needed to embrace it and introduce myself properly, so here is my bio:
My name is Kimm. I am a married 37 year old mom of 4 beautiful children. I am very opinionated, outspoken, and I love to laugh. I do my best to always speak my mind. I have not always been heavy, but after my second child I had some medical issues and the weight began slowly. By the time I had number 4 I was a little heavy but still satisfied with myself and then everything went haywire. I can almost pinpoint it to when I had my tubes tied. Everything on my body seemed to start to fall apart and I began to put on the pounds. So here I am 10 years later trying for the 3rd time to change my life. Unfortunately from a very young age I was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disease and have had 13 knee operations. I now have extremely painful arthritis but I still get up and “do" everything I have to day to day. Exercise is not really an option until I can get some of the pressure off my joints which put me in a catch 22. you exercise to loose weight and I cant exercise until I loose some weight. I have been trying to have surgery for the last 7 years getting shot down every time until now. Now I have an insurance plan that covers it, a great doctor who has a phenomenal staff, and more motivation than ever.
I am so glad to be a part of your family, and I look forward to continuing to share my life and journey with you and you all continue to share yours. My silent days are over now and I am no longer just testing the waters of the BAF, now I am jumping in. I have confidence that you guys won’t let me down and I won’t let you down either.
….if you live to regret then you have not learned life’s lesson.
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