adventuresofwondermom
I came across this site by accident. I guess maybe it's more fate that I found this page. I am overweight but it's actually my Mom getting the surgery. She has been overweight since she was born. She was diagnosed with Diabetes after stepping on a carpet tack and it getting very infected very quickly. She almost lost her life over it. Since then she has had a couple of heart attacks and several infections. She decided she couldn't loose the weight on her own after trying very hard. She can't excersie per docs orders( not many of us can say that!) as she only has 30% use of her heart and to much activity can cause heart attack. She has loads of heart problems and kidney issues. When she was looking into the surgery they found a cancer that runs in our family that is maligant. She had to loose 25 lbs for the surgery and as soon as she did she would get it. When they found the cancer on a hernia in her stomach they told her to loose it fast so they could just do the surgery and remove the hernia/cancer at once. She began meal replacement shakes and was knocked down to 900 calories a day. She lost the weight pretty quick but now waits for docs to schedule the surgery. I'm joining so I can be a better support system for her. She isn't one to get ona site and stick with it. I however am and hope to meet others I can bring the issues she is having and get awnsers. I know she is not looking forward to the entire lifestyle change that must happen. She is giving up things she has loved for so long. I need help getting food ideas and such. We grown our own veggies for the most part and soon will have our own goats milk. Being in the high desert we are limited what we can do. She's poor and some ideas out there you need to be wealthy to use them.
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