My name is Joalby & I'm Not That Impressive

Hi, my name is Joalby. Im a believer that in life we all have stories. Mine is just that. My story. My journey. Here we go
COUNTDOWN!!! One Week Left.
This time next week, I'll be waking up from the first of two surgeries to fix my body after extreme loss of approx 140lbs left my skin hanging, my back in pain & my confidence and self esteem challenged and shattered.

As insurance refused to pay anything, I had to choose to break it up over multiple surgeries so that I could afford to pay for this myself. My first surgery is Friday which will remove the excess skin, glands, fat & tissue from my chest around to under my arm. They will be removing an approx 8-10inch hanging of loose breast tissue skin & pretty much reconstructing my chest. Yes I'll have some gnarly scars coming out of it, but scars tell a story & Ive never been one to shy away from telling mine.
Noone told me that when I lost weight this would be a problem or that loose skin would make running (something that has become my passion) painful & at times unbearable. Noone told me after losing all that weight I'd be happy with the work and the journey but unhappy with the aesthetic. Noone told me insurance can cover a bypass surgery to help me lose weight, but that if I chose to lose weight with diet & exercise - THE RIGHT WAY, that any upkeep I would end up having to take care of myself.
Still I dont regret the route I took. I would not have the people around me I do and my story would be a very different one.
I'm not that impressive. Everyone has a story. This just happens to be part of mine.