I have talked to lots and lots of people regarding wls. I was a support group leader during my experience with the band. EVERYBODY has something that happens in their life that pushes the envelope and they choose surgery as a "last resort". Problem is, its not a "fix" or a "magic bullet". Its stimple a tool to use in your quest to get healthy.
My turning point was the night I took my parents out to eat dinner on their anniversary. They'd been married 60 years at the time. after dinner, we stopped by a shoe store as I was looking for something in particular. I tried on some shoes, pulled my pants leg up to show my mother the shoes and my ankles were so swollen my legs looked like tree stumps. My mother, who is a heart patient, new what that meant. My heart wasn't strong enough to pump the blood from my feet back to my heart.
The next day, mother called me crying and said "I can't lose my daughter". She knew this condition was a death warrant as, eventually, my heart was just going to get too tired and stop.
So, that was my turning point. Everybody has one and that's mine.
My turning point was the night I took my parents out to eat dinner on their anniversary. They'd been married 60 years at the time. after dinner, we stopped by a shoe store as I was looking for something in particular. I tried on some shoes, pulled my pants leg up to show my mother the shoes and my ankles were so swollen my legs looked like tree stumps. My mother, who is a heart patient, new what that meant. My heart wasn't strong enough to pump the blood from my feet back to my heart.
The next day, mother called me crying and said "I can't lose my daughter". She knew this condition was a death warrant as, eventually, my heart was just going to get too tired and stop.
So, that was my turning point. Everybody has one and that's mine.
