My name is Michael. Im 29 years old. For years I have had problems with my feet and knees, getting sore and swollen . To the point were i couldnt walk until it went away. It started in 2000 and it didnt last that long for  a day or so, and only happend once a year.Over the years it has gotten worse and for longer periods of time. 2008 it had gotten so bad it lasted 9 months , with no walking could even barely get out of bed. Finally there like u got gout and it has causes arthritis and it has messed up cartlidge in your knees. Now the swelling is gone for now, but i still got  lots of problems walking. Ive also been dealing with my weight gain past couple of years. I started drivin trucks for a living  in 2005.  At that time i weight roughly 300 pounds. As any one knows, thats not the best job to get any exercise, and your are sittin in that sit for hour upon hours. The doctor said that was part of my problems, For past few years sitting in that sit for long periods of time wasnt good for my legs. I started gaining weight , cause all i did was drive and eat. I ate when bored, iiate when needed energy to stay awake.Then in 2008 it caught up with me. My gout had been gettin worse and worse. I lost my job cause i coudnt work. So i had no insurance and coudnt go to doctors often.Now i weight 450, thats a lot of weight gain, and thats my main problem for my health issues.Ive been lookin into weight loss surgery, but with out insurance or a job to pay for it is nearly impossible. Ive been dealing with disability for a lil over a year now.Hopefully i will be able to get that since i cant work. Hopefully ill get approved soon, so i can start goin to doctors, and get my health issues fixed. Im not even sure if im writing all this stuff in write section lol i hope so and for anyone reading it sorry im not that good at writing  and tryin to explain a story .