From Fat to thin! I had Lap RNY on September 9, 2002 to loose weight & improve my health, and it's been such a blessing! Of course I still have many struggles with my MS, but at least I tried and the weight is gone! FOREVER!  My husband Larry has been just the most wonderful husband any women could ever want!  Sorry,, ya can't have him tho, we're soul mates!! *g* Larry is my "rock" he loved me unconditionally no matter what!  (hmm,, and here I thought I was the only one who could do that! LOL) I love the "new me" and am so happy that I had this surgery!  I had a wonderful surgeon who is just great!  Email me if you want to know who my surgeon was.

	Taken Sept. 8, 2002 day before my surgery, man 253 ewww,, I was huge!	After loosing just over 100 pounds!  Feb. 26, 2003 Size 9 Jeans!  Yeppie!!!	This is me!  Taken May 8, 2003, I'm now 13 pounds below goal weight, and in a size 7 low rise jeans (hip huggers)
	Day before my surgery, man nothing but blubber here!  But not for long! *g*	Yep, I'm a happy girl now, only 30 more pounds to go!!  I love my new size!	Side view of me with my wonderful size 7 jeans!  The top is a Medium!  Yoohooo!

I thought I would share some of my life story with you.  Let's see where to begin.  I guess my high school years.  I have many fond and also painful years of my years in high school.  I was always taunted and teased about my weight.  Although I weighed between 130 and 150 pounds I was always considered fat by many people.  Gee funny how when you get older, that weight is considered normal.  But back then it sure wasn't.  You were expected to be rail thin and not have one ounce of fat anywhere!  I think I hid my hurt feelings well, making fun of myself, ect. all the while I was crying on the inside.  Then I stopped to think of those who were kind to me in school no matter what my weight was, but I became just as bad, and in the end made fun of the same people that stood up for me when people make fun of me for my weight.  How I wish the years could turn back and I could take back so much that was said.  Yet another life lesson learned.  I'm still quite mouthy, however now my tender heart seems to over power my mouth at times which is a good thing!

On September 9, 2002 I underwent Gastric Bypass surgery to loose my weight once and for all and to keep it off.  While I was first healing from the surgery I wondered what on earth I did, but now that I'm healed I don't regret it for a moment.  With my suffering with Multiple Sclerosis, I can't exercise like most people can and the weight just kept coming on no matter how hard I tried for it not to, so this was my last attempt to loose this ungodly weight I had put on over the years.  So many doctors have told me once I loose the weight I would have no more pain, but they sure are wrong so far.  To date 5 Jan. 2003  I have lost over 80 pounds and my pain is worse.  But at least I took the measures to try to improve my health.  If nothing else, once I have all my weight off, and if I still have pain, well then I know I'll just have to endure the pain and realize that this chronic pain I suffer is going to be part of my daily life.  Ok for those of you who want to see my progress I will update this page with before and after pictures once I've lost some more weight.  Gosh you know people use to tell me, Sharon you have a pretty face but your overweight.  Man what a slap in the face!  That was nothing but an insult!  I could think of much better ways to insult me than to say those kinds of things to me or to other people and it get back to me!  Also, some of my family thought if I would just exercise and eat right the weight should come off.  I was eating right, and I exercised when I could, but it's so hard to exercise when I have many days where I can't even feel my legs or limbs.  I became very depressed and just felt like a total failure to myself and to society, but this surgery has given me a new lease on life, and on the day's where my MS flares and I'm not able to exercise I know the weight keep under control!   I'm sure not ashamed to admit that I've had this surgery and anyone who has any questions about my surgery I will gladly share!