Preop surprises

Because I'm 59 I had to have an ultrasound of my heart. Yesterday the cardiologist told me that my heart is enlarged and the arterial walls are thickened. She said this is from being overweight and it should get better after surgery. She added one more pill to my regimen. It's a little scary....I wanted WLS surgery because my foot, hip and knee hurt but now it's my longevity that's at stake.

I'm glad you found out and that she thinks weight loss will "fix" it. It should also help your case of getting approval for WLS. 

--gina

 

Thanks for your reply Gina. I guess WLS is a blessing in disguise. I was looking at a recipe site just now and thinking. about all the things I won't be able to eat anymore. But my health is more important.

I'm 4.5 years out and there is nothing I can't eat if I want to. Most of it, I don't want to or I rarely want to but I can eat it.

Now for the first 6 months, I was disciplined as all get out. I wanted to lose my weight as fast as possible. But I plan to live many decades after my surgery. There is no way I was going to never, ever eat a cookie ever again. That's just not realistic. So now I eat cookies. But I have one every month instead of one every day.

I have some heart issues that were made better with WLS.  The body has great recoup possibilities if we just treat it nicely.  Glad you found us and found a way to get healthier.  I was 61 when I had my RNY.  Just wish I had done it sooner.

It's good to know that others who are around my age are doing well.