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My Story

Anonymous - Sep 2007

WHY....................................

I have chosen to have WLS to give myself a normal life. I also have great concerns for my future health. Heart disease runs on both sides of my family and have lost both my grandfather to heart problems. This was a major eye opener and want to make these major life changes. And can’t wait until I can go into a “normal” store and buy clothes. I also want to be able to walk around without feeling tired after 5-7 blocks. I want to return to my previous active lifestyle I had as a teen and early to mid twenties. I want to be able to enjoy a more fulfilling sex life. Most of all I want to have a baby, and be a healthy mom to that I can run with him or her when they are playing.

I suffer from high blood pressure (controlled), sleep apnea and asthmas. I currently have a desk job and would love to change that and have a more fulfilling life and with the extra wait you are sometimes limited. With going through this process it would also be very nice to have people in society see us obese human beings are just a beautiful as the next and not be discriminated against. What got me to this point was many years of eating fast foods when you are working long hours at work and lack of exercise. All that is already being changed and have already made big strides and making changes in my eating.

Anonymous