eatyourrvegetables
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I don't know if it is because of my age or because I am in Australia and I can not find any one in Australia on this site but everyone ignores my posts. I had another user name named youngmumma and had 30 plus posts, with many views on each but no one responded to my questions.
Here I go, I'll try again.
My weight has been a problem for as long as I remember. I was severely bullied from a young age and because of that my dieting started at the age of 12 when my father put me on Slimfast shakes to try and shift my weight so I was "normal" for high school, but for every kilo I lost, I put another on. My life is a tragic cliché Not only was I bullied for being the heaviest person in the school, I was then bullied because I fell pregnant at 17 with my boyfriend who was a year younger than I was.
I was verbally, mentally, physically, emotionally and sexually abused. If it weren't for my baby I wouldn't have survived to see my graduation.
During and after my pregnancy I gave up on myself, I focused on completing school and caring for my child, I paused the dieting and exercising which caused my weight to pass the 110KG mark. No body told me the hard truth, no one mentioned my weight to me until I was told by my foot specialist that I would have arthritis by 25 if I didn't shift some weight. I was mortified. After my daughter was born at 20 I was determined to lose it all, I knew with my PCOS it would be hard but I had to give it my all. I have tried TF, Sureslim, Duromine, Gyms, PT's, Zumba, SureSlim, Weight Watchers, Celebrity Slim, The Cabbage Diet, Lemon detox, Juice detox, just to name a few. I began seeing a few specialists as my health deteriorated. One dr said he will not perform surgery to fix a medical problem because I am carrying too much excess weight. He said I have to lose all my weight before he will repair it. I was extremely cross with him. I stood up with tears in my eyes & said “you have no idea how much this is effecting my day to day life, I am depressed & suicidal because I cannot function with this” & he calmly replied “sorry but you’re too heavy, there’s no point in fixing it, I think you should consider weight loss surgery”
I researched and researched everywhere but knew without lots of money, or PHI I wouldn't be able to achieve it. I am a low income earner with nothing but the money in my wallet, there was no way I could achieve this. Until I found the Oclinic. I have had a consultation with Dr Craig Taylor followed by a consultation with his Dietician Caroline Shannon and Psychologist Dr Tony Robinson. I am now waiting for a meeting with a team at Concord hospital, where they will decide if they can assist me with the payment of the surgery.
I know I wont be a skinny girl but I am determined to receive this surgery and use the Gastric Sleeve as a tool to become a healthy role model for my 2 children, I want to ride a roller coaster, sit in an airplane and run without getting out of breath.
Sorry for the long story but thank you to anyone who took the time to read it.
Here I go, I'll try again.
My weight has been a problem for as long as I remember. I was severely bullied from a young age and because of that my dieting started at the age of 12 when my father put me on Slimfast shakes to try and shift my weight so I was "normal" for high school, but for every kilo I lost, I put another on. My life is a tragic cliché Not only was I bullied for being the heaviest person in the school, I was then bullied because I fell pregnant at 17 with my boyfriend who was a year younger than I was.
I was verbally, mentally, physically, emotionally and sexually abused. If it weren't for my baby I wouldn't have survived to see my graduation.
During and after my pregnancy I gave up on myself, I focused on completing school and caring for my child, I paused the dieting and exercising which caused my weight to pass the 110KG mark. No body told me the hard truth, no one mentioned my weight to me until I was told by my foot specialist that I would have arthritis by 25 if I didn't shift some weight. I was mortified. After my daughter was born at 20 I was determined to lose it all, I knew with my PCOS it would be hard but I had to give it my all. I have tried TF, Sureslim, Duromine, Gyms, PT's, Zumba, SureSlim, Weight Watchers, Celebrity Slim, The Cabbage Diet, Lemon detox, Juice detox, just to name a few. I began seeing a few specialists as my health deteriorated. One dr said he will not perform surgery to fix a medical problem because I am carrying too much excess weight. He said I have to lose all my weight before he will repair it. I was extremely cross with him. I stood up with tears in my eyes & said “you have no idea how much this is effecting my day to day life, I am depressed & suicidal because I cannot function with this” & he calmly replied “sorry but you’re too heavy, there’s no point in fixing it, I think you should consider weight loss surgery”
I researched and researched everywhere but knew without lots of money, or PHI I wouldn't be able to achieve it. I am a low income earner with nothing but the money in my wallet, there was no way I could achieve this. Until I found the Oclinic. I have had a consultation with Dr Craig Taylor followed by a consultation with his Dietician Caroline Shannon and Psychologist Dr Tony Robinson. I am now waiting for a meeting with a team at Concord hospital, where they will decide if they can assist me with the payment of the surgery.
I know I wont be a skinny girl but I am determined to receive this surgery and use the Gastric Sleeve as a tool to become a healthy role model for my 2 children, I want to ride a roller coaster, sit in an airplane and run without getting out of breath.
Sorry for the long story but thank you to anyone who took the time to read it.
5 weeks post op. If you have any questions I'm here 
