lizindesun
Hello. This is my story: I am 48 years old, I weigh about 218 and my BMI is at a 35.6. I am having WLS because although my weight may not seem to be all that terrible to some people, it is to me. I also have comorbidities that are pretty bad. I have obstructive sleep apnea, extremely high cholesterol (and I can not tollerate statin drugs) and my worst problem of all is osteoarthritis. When I got to about 180 my ankles all but gave out on me. I have been wearing ankle braces for the past couple of years and I've finally decided I needed to do something drastic. I have not been overweight my entire life, in fact I pretty much bounce all over the board when it comes to my weight. I am hoping I will not require any skin tightening or anything like that. I expect once I get some of this weight off I can start to run regularly which will help me to trim down. The other thing I need to do is lift some weights so I do not get those dreaded "wings" from the skin under my arms. My surgery is scheduled for March 15, 2011 but I may be able to have it done sooner and if so, I will. I am married to an incredibly fit and sexy man....who lost a considerable about of interest in me when I gained my weight. So much so, that he left me and had several affairs. Once I was finally able to pull myself out of my depression....and now that I've decided to have WLS, he wants to make our marriage work and has willingly agreed to go to counseling, etc. Now I am thinking he only wants back because he's afraid I'm going to go and get sexy and be without him. Oh well, I need to focus on myself and I'm getting this surgery for my health. I want to be healthy and live a long life!
