longhornrose
My First Post
Jan 16, 2012
Jan. 16, 2012 - My first blog entry. Not sure where to start here, but I guess I can do a little summary of my situation.I'm 60, married with two sons (28 & 17), and desperate to do something about my weight. I started gaining when I was 6 or 7, and have never stopped, so as of today, my weight is somewhere around 311/312, and I'm 5" 4-1/2" tall. That gives me a BMI of around 52, and puts me in the Super Morbidly Obese category. That sounds so cut-and-dried, but in reality, it is a sickening and terrible place to be, as everyone reading this probably knows. I'm on meds for high blood pressure and hypothyroidism. I also have bipolar disorder and anxiety. I do pretty well despite the mental issues, but live in a state of constant depression because of my weight. I feel awful all the time. I'm exhausted, and it seems like week by week, I'm able to do less and less, which of course only makes weight gain even more inevitable. It's a vicious cycle that I can't seem to escape.
The idea of WLS has flitted around in my mind for a very long time, but I never seriously considered it, because it seemed so drastic, and I was always afraid the surgery itself would kill me. Of course, the truth is, I'm far more likely to die from remaining so fat, than I am while having surgery. After months and months of feeling more and more desperate and sick, in December I started really looking into surgery as a solution. I've been reading everything I can find, and coming here to OH for information and support. Today, I have an appointment with my PCP, and I plan to talk to him in detail about his opinions. He's already said he thinks I should pursue it, but I'd like to see how knowledgeable he is, and see if he has any recommendations on a surgeon. I also called a local surgical weight loss center, and am scheduled to attend a seminar this Thursday, 01/19.
I'm really anxious to move forward with this, because I just get more and more down every day, and I need to find some hope and help to get my life back. That's about it for now. Hopefully, I'll have more to talk about later in the week, after I talk to my doc, and attend my first seminar.
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About Me
South Texas,
Location
37.2
BMI
Surgery
09/13/2012
Surgery Date
Dec 17, 2011
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