Shirley J.
MY REASONS FOR WANTING WLS:
~ Lose "A LOT" of weight
~ Improve overall health picture
~ Breathe deeper and with ease
~ Reduce pain in feet, legs, hips and back
~ Reduce swelling of feet and legs when I sit without elevating them.
~ Sleep without a CPAP
~ Do my own housework and shopping
~ Drive without the steering wheel rubbing my belly - 11/06 done
~Be able to wear the seat belt in any car - 5/07 done
~ Not be up and down several times at night
~ Get rid of the leg ulcers - 6/07 done
~ Enjoy activities with my family and friends
~ Take my dog walking - 1/07 We're taking very short walks/5/06/07 Our walks are getting longer but also faster!
~ Sit on a recliner with my dog and know there's enough room
~ Walk to the store, post office or church
~ Go shopping without needing a handicap cart
~ Wrap a bath towel all the way around me
~ Apply lotion on my feet and legs - 1/07 I'm doing this now!!
~ No more elastic shoe laces
~ Look and feel more feminine and attractive
~ Sit on any kind of seating without concern
~ Serve the Lord physically
~ Bathe without help from a caregiver -5/06/07 I'm doing this now!!
~ Be more comfortable in social settings
~ Buy clothes and shoes without having to catalog order for fit
~ Bend over and pick up items on the floor 05/06/07 Yes, this is happening too!!!
~ Trade-in my handicapped license plates
~ Look down and see my feet. 05/06/07 Well, I definately know I still have 10 toes.... :-)
~ Weigh myself on a standard scale 05/06/07 Doing this too!!
~ Sit cross legged on the floor
~ Decorate my house for the seasons again
~ Take up gardening again
