Sometimes harsh reality

I just wanted to share some things with everyone. First, I wanted to say that I hope that most everyone here realizes that weight loss surgery is not a walk in the park. There are things that can happen and the reality is they DO happen. I'm not writing this to try and scare anyone from your choice, but that's the key. It's your choice in getting weight loss surgery. I don't know of many people who didn't think about what could happen to them during or after surgery. We certainly all pray that these things do not happen to us or our fellow members. Second, I was truly blessed to NOT have any complications from surgery. That doesn't mean however that my case is anything like what your case is or can be. Third, I did this surgery because I was slowly dying. My family was watching me die before their eyes. I was told I might live 6 more years. Who wants to hear that at age 27?? I sure didn't and I didn't want to accept my weight as being my fate. I did the only thing I felt was left to do and that was to have weight loss surgery. Was I scared??? Yes! What was worse, I was immobile, I was over 600 pounds, and my BMI put me in the "super obese" catagory. The bottom line was my surgery was even a higher risk then most. BUT I was not going to sit around dying anymore. I did what I felt was the best thing and I was willing at this point to take dying to live again. Does that make sense? Weight loss surgery was one of the hardest things I ever had to face in making a choice. It's not one that's easy to make. You will have times of wanting to back out, you might even back out and do it later, you will be scared, or you might be like me, I was at peace with my choice. To me it was a win-win decision. Living or dying, I was going to be FREE. I was willing to take any complication that came my way. I stayed positive. I'm not a WLS advocate. I'm an obesity advocate. What does that mean? It means that whether you choose weight loss surgery or choose another means of losing weight, we are all here for the same purpose. We are here fighting the battle to beat this disease, Obesity. I'm just here to encourage you to make that step to better your health and let you know, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Amy 615/314/Healthy (-301 lbs)