bferrari
I was as a child "normal" size, and started struggling with staying that way by my 16th birthday. I put on about 20 pounds and worked extremely hard to take them off...but they kept creeping back on. Between my 21s and 22nd birthdays I gained 100 pounds, putting me up to 240 pounds. Although I tried many different ways to lose weight, I was never successful, and in fact put on more weight over the years, until now (I will be 50
August 23rd) I weigh 288 pounds. I am only 5'2" tall.
I remember when I turned 40 I thought I would surely not be walking by 50
if I was still the same size. I was right...I am barely walking now, and have bone-on-bone osteoarthrisits in my left knee. I need knee replacement surgery now, among many other health issues.
I only learned this past October that my health insurance might pay for this surgery, so I started to investigate it.
When I talked to my family doctor about this surgery he said "What do you have to lose? Go for it." In other words, the risks of staying the same size much longer are much greater than the risks of the surgery.
I really thought I was sunk...that being obese was it for me....that dying young was my fate. Though I never really accepted this deep down inside, always hoping for a way out.
So here I am...hoping to be a candidate for the surgery. Hoping for a better, healthier, LONG life.
