DanielaGiron

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Obesity & Me

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

Ive Always been Overweight, the only piuctures where im not is when i was about 3-4 years old... after that ive always been bigger than normal, enterring high school at 250lbs was hell, was teased so bad and i became very shy and withdrawed, didnt have any friends i actualyy still dont have any. Ive learned to live not caring what other people think most of the time, my mom get really mad when where out and a bunch of girls giggle as i pass and stare, i tell her to just ignore but she cant, i almost never notice anymore, i am who i am... but 3 years ago my Dad was diagnosed with Cancer, and i was with him most of the time at the hospital and when i noticed that i couldnt help him alot because of my weight i decided it was time to do something, so I went to the rockland clinic with my referal to see Dr. atlas, and its been 3 years since, im Still waiting.

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

Not being able to play with my baby nephew, having pain all the time, back, knee, arthrities...

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

Doing outdoor activities, playing and running around with my nephew

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