TheCloudPainter

BMI 24.1
RNY on 08/05/13

Obesity & Me

Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.

After fighting with weight all my life, I finally decided to have a gastric sleeve done in 2004. Sadly, the original surgeon did the sleeve way too big and it failed. I'm sure I was a contributing factor to the failure, but after 4 yrs of shame, it sure felt good to hear from this surgeon that is wasn't all my fault. On August 5, I had a gastric bypass w Dr Garcia...

What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?

not healthy - stacking up comorbidities at an alarming rate... hypertension, sleep apnea, joint pain, etc

If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?

11 days out - tell you more soon...

ARE YOU READY TO PAY IT FORWARD & SHARE YOUR JOURNEY? Your journey will help highlight the many ways weight loss surgery improves lives and makes a difference in our families, communities and world. EACH JOURNEY COUNTS as a voice towards greater awareness.

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