In Our Own Words

I have been heavy pretty much my whole life, since about age 9. I was heavy in school, high school, college, working and when I had my son. Why do I want to do this weight loss surgery? Simple: I have tried and failed every other “diet”, meal planning, etc. that there is out there; pills, shots, you name it, I did it.

I want to be able to watch my son grow up, and be able to play baseball, shoot hoops, play cars, walk and so much more with him as he grows up. I want to see my feet; they are kinda foreign to me. I want to be able to do exercises. I want to look down and not see a protruding tummy. I want to wear nice clothes that are my age, not old grandmas’ patterns. I want to look in the mirror and smile at what I see, not frown and say gross! Look at my fat-ass face. I want to be healthy. So far so good; I am 35 and no major health problems. I am so very lucky I am very strong, healthy and have no back or leg problems. YET! I want my weight loss to be a success, or at least with the surgery a better chance of keeping it off for a lifetime and making lifetime changes. There is no other option for me but to get this surgery. I am 35, a mom to a 21 month old son and a wife. I want to be attractive and sexy for my husband and I really don’t feel that right now at all. Life is so short, and I don’t want it shortened by my weight. We need more doctors; we need more O.R. time. The hospitals say obesity surgeries are elective. Why should it be? Our health is at risk; our lives are at risk like anyone else who is a patient. Why aren’t there more surgeons out there for us? I live in Prince George, B.C. and I have to travel for over 13 hours to have my surgery in Delta, B.C...Is that fair? No!!! Get some docs up here who want to do surgeries in the interior to help us out. Train more docs; we are a priority like any other patient. Our lives matter as much as the next one. We do what the docs tell us to make it easier for surgery, yet we have to wait 1-4 years? Is that fair? Again I say NO! I want to live, and be there for my son and husband, and I want to have WLS a.s.a.p. However it is about 1-2 years from now. Please get the ball on the go and get this happening for us!