Penny L.
I have struggled with obesity my whole entire life. I come from a big family of big folks on both sides. Unfortunately, that also means I come from a family of various health issues: hypertension, diabetes, COPD, congestive heart failure, arthritis, etc. At 38 years old, I have finally reached my breaking point. I am actually frightened about my size. In just the last 6 months or so, I have begun to get so short of breath after the simplest of tasks that I feel like I am going to faint. I was in marching band, playing the trumpet, all through middle & high school. I used to have plenty of breath power. So this not being able to breathe thing is really scary. I have some sort of stress injury to one of my knees caused by my weight that is making everyday life really painful. In addition, I find myself not being able to enjoy an active sex life with my husband. All of these combined have led me to finally explore the WLS options available. Surgery terrifies me. There is so much that can go wrong. Is it worth it?? But I know if I don't do SOMETHING, my life will be over sooner rather than later. Might as well jump in and hope for the best!
