My first post
This is a journal of my road to having GBS (gastric bypass surgery)
As a child, I was skinny. I was skinny until I was 28 years old. I got pregnant at 27, but I didn't start to show until my 7th month, when I ballooned out to the point people thought I was having twins. I gained all my weight in the 8th month and had my daughter 2 weeks early, she weighed 11 lbs 9 oz. Significant weight. What I wasn't told, that large babies have a potential to make mothers have Diabetes later.
I figured since I was so skinny earlier in life, that I would have no problem losing my pregnancy weight. Boy was I wrong !!! I joined the pool, tae kwon do, the local gym, nothing helped.
Almost 3 years ago I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. I had no idea how to take care of Diabetes, so I did my homework and became proactive. I exercised everyday, sometimes up to two hours a day, watched what I ate, controlled my blood glucose and I was losing weight. I lost 40 lbs in about 6 months time. It was awesome, I was on a roll too, my weight was just starting to pour off of me.
One day, I got on the treadmill and something unexpected happened. My heartrate was 175 bpm almost immediately. My heart rate would normally stay around 115 or so, good fat burning zone. I got off the treadmill, waited for a while, got back on, same thing, accelerated heart rate. I thought it was a fluke. So I waited until the next day, got back on the treadmill and my heart raced again. My heart started to race during everyday situations, even in rest mode.
So I went to my dr, then cardiologist, eventually had an angiogram. Good news, my heart is of healthy size, no plaque on my arteries. Its my sinoatrial node and until I get my weight under control, my heart will continue to race (or that is my theory).
It was a long process from my first drs appt to the angiogram (about a year). During that time, I couldn't exercise, I was afraid to. Eventually, my old eating habits resurfaced. Yup, gained all my weight back, and more.
I have been kicking around the idea in the back recesses of my brain regarding GBS, but it always seemed to me to be a last resort type thing. Or maybe a "never" thing. Who knows. All I know is when a good friend of mine mentioned she was considering it, it became alright for me to really ponder it. Both of us started wildly researching GBS and we were sharing information back and forth.
So its a positive for me, I'm going to do it. I have told my loved ones in my household about what I am planning and I have total support. My friend is going to arm herself with all the information and then come forward with it to her family.
That is where I'm at now. I have a dr appt on Sept. 5th and I'm going to hit my GP up with the news. I have a portfolio of all I've found out so far to hand him to show him I've been doing my homework and this is not a knee jerk reaction. He has to get the ball rolling for me, with my insurance company and the processes I will have to go through.
This blog will be my way of cataloging everything that I am going through. Emotionally, physically, whatever.
Sit back, grab a water bottle and watch out for my roller coaster ride back to the skinny person I once was.
As a child, I was skinny. I was skinny until I was 28 years old. I got pregnant at 27, but I didn't start to show until my 7th month, when I ballooned out to the point people thought I was having twins. I gained all my weight in the 8th month and had my daughter 2 weeks early, she weighed 11 lbs 9 oz. Significant weight. What I wasn't told, that large babies have a potential to make mothers have Diabetes later.
I figured since I was so skinny earlier in life, that I would have no problem losing my pregnancy weight. Boy was I wrong !!! I joined the pool, tae kwon do, the local gym, nothing helped.
Almost 3 years ago I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. I had no idea how to take care of Diabetes, so I did my homework and became proactive. I exercised everyday, sometimes up to two hours a day, watched what I ate, controlled my blood glucose and I was losing weight. I lost 40 lbs in about 6 months time. It was awesome, I was on a roll too, my weight was just starting to pour off of me.
One day, I got on the treadmill and something unexpected happened. My heartrate was 175 bpm almost immediately. My heart rate would normally stay around 115 or so, good fat burning zone. I got off the treadmill, waited for a while, got back on, same thing, accelerated heart rate. I thought it was a fluke. So I waited until the next day, got back on the treadmill and my heart raced again. My heart started to race during everyday situations, even in rest mode.
So I went to my dr, then cardiologist, eventually had an angiogram. Good news, my heart is of healthy size, no plaque on my arteries. Its my sinoatrial node and until I get my weight under control, my heart will continue to race (or that is my theory).
It was a long process from my first drs appt to the angiogram (about a year). During that time, I couldn't exercise, I was afraid to. Eventually, my old eating habits resurfaced. Yup, gained all my weight back, and more.
I have been kicking around the idea in the back recesses of my brain regarding GBS, but it always seemed to me to be a last resort type thing. Or maybe a "never" thing. Who knows. All I know is when a good friend of mine mentioned she was considering it, it became alright for me to really ponder it. Both of us started wildly researching GBS and we were sharing information back and forth.
So its a positive for me, I'm going to do it. I have told my loved ones in my household about what I am planning and I have total support. My friend is going to arm herself with all the information and then come forward with it to her family.
That is where I'm at now. I have a dr appt on Sept. 5th and I'm going to hit my GP up with the news. I have a portfolio of all I've found out so far to hand him to show him I've been doing my homework and this is not a knee jerk reaction. He has to get the ball rolling for me, with my insurance company and the processes I will have to go through.
This blog will be my way of cataloging everything that I am going through. Emotionally, physically, whatever.
Sit back, grab a water bottle and watch out for my roller coaster ride back to the skinny person I once was.
posted by Melissa at 10:30 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Melissa... Or should I say momma? I like ur blog... I don't want to say her name, but she was a friend for many yrs. right? that friend?? anyway... blogers this is Melissas' daughter. =( there was no comments when I was done reading this. =( So, this is ur 1st one!!
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