tiffyb
I am a single mom of 2 beautiful boys, 15 & 20. My oldest son is mentally ill and will need care for the rest of his life. I had WLS to ensure I would be around to take care of him. So far so good..
I have been big all my life but didn’t become "huge" till after my son was diagnosed with Schizophrenia 4 years ago. I put on 60 lbs. I am 5'5 and at the time of surgery I weighed 254. I know I am on the small side of WLS but my health was going down fast. The day of surgery my blood pressure was 167/93 and that was on major medication. I was border line diabetic. My triglycerides were also very high. I already had knee surgery and needed it on the other. I was on antidepressants and also something to help me sleep. I was on a bad road and wanted to fix it before it got worse. My Aunt died of obesity at only 52. I didn’t want that for me.. So WLS is what I chose and I would never take it back!
