Come along on my journey!

Hello All and Happy Thursday!!                                             January 20, 2022

I want this blog/post to be an honest, raw and uncut post!! I have decided I want to get the gastric
sleeve done last year in October. I have been going through the process of meeting with different
doctors and getting different tests done to clear me for the procedure. Now, let’s not get this confused
with my confidence and me feeling like I am FAT! I am getting this done for health reasons. And I want
to be completely honest and transparent about the whole process. I want to document my journey with
the bad, ugly, and the good!
My back has been hurting, and my hip has been hurting as well with arthritis. The pain at times is
indescribable, but I keep pushing through. At times I feel like I can’t though, and I need to sit down
several times throughout the day from doing normal tasks. It is extremely hard living through so an
extreme amount of pain. At times it takes away your smile and makes you very angry. And people that
don’t experience such an intense amount of pain can never truly understand how you feel. I have
thought about getting this done for years now. What finally made me decide I wanted the surgery was
last year around my birthday. I went to Jamacia and it hurt so bad at times to just be able to walk. The
resort was so big that there was a lot of walking. Most of the time I suffered in pain and felt very low. I
felt so bad because I was celebrating my birthday in another country and was so sad. Most times I keep
my feelings to myself and I don’t like to complain a lot on what I am going through. I understand at
times people just don’t want to hear it. But truthfully this pain is bad. And I just want to feel and be
healthy at this point in my life.
I have spent most of my life being insecure because of my weight, and about two years ago I have
embraced it. I love myself the most I have ever in my life, but the pain isn’t helping me with this journey
I am trying to take. So, this isn’t about getting smaller and taking the easy way out. This is about getting
my happiness back and being able to move for someone my age. I want to take you guys with me for
those interested. I want to record and write about my experiences with this whole process. I also want
to be able to answer any questions you may have with the procedure. I am so excited about this new
journey. I understand it won’t be easy, but it will be worth it. Anything hard is always worth the ride.
Until next time.

Love, Schmo
xo