One year ago today I had Vsg surgery!!!
Wow I haven't been on here since April of may this last year. Not because I didn't want to but my life became crazy & busy. I had vsg surgery 1 year ago & it has changed my life in so many ways. I now realize before surgery I had really low self esteem. my self confidence is through the roof now. I did file for a divorce from my husband. We didn't have a good marriage, he had done alot to me & I just felt good about myself & realized I don't need to stay with someone like this anymore, i deserve so much better. I did get gallstones & this summer I had my gallbladder removed, that became really hard because in the same day I came out of that surgery they had to transport me to another hospital to remove a mass of gallstones i had & when that happened one of the risks is developing pancreatitis, which yay lucky me, I got & had to spend 2 weeks in the hospital. I have a beautiful 13yr old daughter & a 7 yr old son who I am raising on my own now & it gets hard sometimes but I also work & will be graduating cosmetology school in January. I had been wanting to do this for a longtime & had started a few years back but never finished & now my motivation is so strong & I also know what a good example I am setting for my children. It took me 5 years to have the vsg surgery. I didn't have insurance, when I did they wouldn't cover the surgery so I opted to go to Mexico. I had to try & save the money but lost it when my ex husband got a d.u.i. I cried alot because I never thought it would happen for me but it did & now here I am 1 year later & yes my life is stressful & hard for the fact I'm a single mom (to a daughter who just started Jr high,lol,scary) & I go to school & work full time but I wouldn't trade it for what my life was before ever. I had a girl at school come up to me & said jenny not only are you beautiful on the outside but your really beautiful on the inside & that made me feel really good. If your thinking about surgery or just had surgery do it, you will not regret it. I feel so good & now that I'm single I go out on alot of dates & just have fun. I know in the beginning it's a little rough but you are reteaching your mind & body what normal eating is. I struggled because at first I wanted to eat how I normally did & the healing & the fatigue but it was all so worth it now. I really eat what I want but its in such small amounts. I dont follow a diet plan, not saying that is the right thing to do but I more just listen to my body. I absolutely hate diets & feel that is what made me fat in the first place & now I just practice healthy eating but don't beat myself up if i have sweets or chips or whatever. I'm truly truly grateful for all my friends i have made through here. they are amazing & my lifelong friends. Thanks, Jenny!!!