vickichester
Well, I am 44 years old. I have been overweight all of my life. Over the course of my life I have tried many diets and exercise programs and I have had some good and some great results but I have never had any long term success with any of them. I would always put the weight back on with a few extra pounds to my regret. After a lifetime of this I am where I am today. Fat and miserable. My knees hurt due to osteoarthritis and my feet hurt due to heel spurs and my hips hurt because my God look what they are carrying around all day every day. I can't get much done any more without having to take several breaks to relieve the pain. I only go shopping in the morning before my knees get too bad. I manage to get my housework done when I take a couple of Darvocets to dull the pain. I have gotten numerous injections into the knees but unfortunately they are lasting not as long as they used to. Right now my last injection has worn off so I am back to NSAIDs, ice packs and breaks when I can. This is what helps me barely get through the work day. By the time I get home from work I can barely get out of the car to come in the house. This is all directly related to my weight. I can't lose weight if I can't even walk and I can't walk if I don't lose weight. It is a catch 22. I am sick of it and this is exactly why I want to have this surgery.
