Terry P.
Hello, I am 53 and 5'2". My highest weight was 208, but I usually could keep my weight just a bit under 200. At 52, I developed type II diabetes. I tried to control it with diet and exercise, but after 3 months, I fell off the wagon, as always happens. In May of 2008, my doctor said my diabetes was out of control. All my blood numbers were not good and I had sleep apnea. I could not bend or move around because lots of my weight is in my back and around my middle. It was like having a tire tube around me all of the time.
I was able to get LAP RNY at the military hospital in West Point on June 5, 2008. What a wonderful place! They have a great support team and I was lucky to have no complications.
I am losing weight slowly, not at all like some of the folks losing zillions of pounds a month. I needed to lose about 70 or pounds in total, so I am hoping by Christmas of 2008 that I am close to goal.
