Today was to be my last day.
Five years ago, at nearly 500 lbs, I sat down and dusted off my old college math skills and did an actuarial analysis of my life expectancy. I did my best to factor in my family history and my then current medical mortality factors. Well Aug. 11, 2009 was my best calculated check out date for this world at the time. I would have been pushing my luck to have made it this long according to the statistics. Now I know that statistics are not that exact, but they do offer a good estimation. The numbers convinced me that I had to do something about my weight or die.
So, for me at least, today and onward, every day is an extra day of life. This morning I recalculated, just after getting my 6 month medical check up exam results. My lab results were amazing. All of my medical mortality factors are gone. My internist commented that all my tests were perfect! He, himself, is amazed at how much of a turn around I have made in my health. My new life expectancy pushes me towards another 25 years of life and beyond if I maintain my current lifestyle. For those who want to know what WLS can mean for you, well the numbers are staggering. Now I hope to put statistics to rest for a long, long time. My son may be an actuary, and my father did statistical analysis on everything, but I find it too much work.
So, for me at least, today and onward, every day is an extra day of life. This morning I recalculated, just after getting my 6 month medical check up exam results. My lab results were amazing. All of my medical mortality factors are gone. My internist commented that all my tests were perfect! He, himself, is amazed at how much of a turn around I have made in my health. My new life expectancy pushes me towards another 25 years of life and beyond if I maintain my current lifestyle. For those who want to know what WLS can mean for you, well the numbers are staggering. Now I hope to put statistics to rest for a long, long time. My son may be an actuary, and my father did statistical analysis on everything, but I find it too much work.
"I refuse to measure success in pounds lost, but rather in life gained!"
Nick
Nick
Congratulations to both of you guys. You're doing great and an excellent example of what WLS and your own discipline can accomplish together. Keep up the good work!
Duane
Duane
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
I run for those who can't or won't. I run because I once was one of those people.
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