cuurlytopp
October 14, 2010
I am a 45 year old divorced mom of a 17(for 20 more days) year old son. I was not overweight as a child. As a matter of fact I was just the opposite. I was so tall and skinny, my mom had to special order my pants. I didn't begin putting on weight until I was pregnant with my son. I gained 75 lbs with him all due to my southern background(gotta love that fatback in ur greens!) I did lose some weight after birth but had a hysterectomy within 8 months due to complications arising from the pregnancy and birth. After the hysterectomy the weight just crept up. I tried every diet known as well as my husband paying for a private trainer and gym membership. I would lose some weight but always put it back on. Then about 7 yrs ago I was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the femoral head in both hips. Over the next few years I underwent 4 surgeries with the last 2 being complete hip replacements. During that time I was off and on crutches and canes. I have had a difficult time with exercise due to this and the fact that I also have chronic pain due to degenerative arthritis in all but a few joints in my body with disc space narrowing and disc. And nerve damage in my back. I am scheduled for gastric bypass surgery on Nov. 22, 2010.
