My name is Caitlin and I have been on my active weight loss journey for 20 years. At the age of 18 I really started to try to take my health into my own hands and do everything in my power to lose weight. 
At the age of 20, in 2008, I had lap band surgery however, by 2011 I had to have it emergently removed due to it eroding my stomach wall. I ended up back at square one and ultimately ended up getting the gastric sleeve done in October 2016. After the sleeve, I lost 110 pounds. However, over the course of the following seven years, I experienced an 80 pound regain after a hysterectomy and also dealing with losing both parents to cancer.  

By 2023 I was faced with having to revise to gastric bypass due to my struggle with severe GERD. It wasn’t until I got deep in the bariatric TikTok community that I was able to fully understand how PCOS, a metabolic syndrome, controlled much of my ability to lose weight and keep it off. I started a GLP1, Wegovy, in September 2024 and by August 2025 I was able to reach my ultimate goal weight that I had set for myself back when I was 18 (150lbs). 

I am now faced with needing multiple skin removal surgeries and in March 2026 I am hopeful to get the first procedure done, which will be a Fleur de Lis tummy tuck. I would greatly appreciate any help that you can give even if just a simple share of this fundraiser.. There are a lot of expenses tied into me getting this procedure done, including my husband having to take off from work unpaid to care for me. We tend to live paycheck to paycheck so taking on an additional monthly payment for financing will be extremely hard and I was not able to get financing for the full cost of the procedure. 
I am grateful to the community that I have gained through my presence on TikTok and some of the family that I have also gained.