CO-MORB LIST

CHECK THIS LIST OUT, MS CARMEN, & I HOPE IT HELPS ... IF ANYONE ELSE CAN ADD TO THE LIST, PLEASE DO SO!!!!!!!!!!! I WROTE THIS ON THE "LIGHTWEIGHT" BOARD AS THEY HAVE A HARDER TIME GETTING APPROVED. THEN, OTHERS ADDED INFORMATION SO IT'S NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER ... NOT ENOUGH CO-MORBs?????? Original Post by Lady D * at 10:05 AM PST on 09/15/2005 Summerville, SC - RNY (10/28/2005) I'M A BIT HEAVIER THAN MOST ON THIS BOARD, BUT YOU NEED TO REALLY GET CREATIVE WITH THE CO-MORBS IF YOU ARE A TRUE "LIGHTWEIGHT". MY DR HAD TONS OF WEIGHT-RELATED ISSUES ... HERE'S WHAT I CAN REMEMBER ... NORMALLY YOU NEED A BMI OF 40 & BE 100 #s OVERWEIGHT, BUTTTT ... DO YOU HAVE ????? ... - DIEBETES - HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - HIGH CHOLESTEROL - ACID REFLUX, HIATAL HERNIA, REGURD DISEASE, SEVERE HEARTBURN - FLUID RETENTION OR SWOLLEN JOINTS - ARTHRITIS, DEGENERAGIVE BONE DISEASE (ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER BACK) - LARGE BREASTS = RUTS IN YOUR SHOULDERS (NERVE DAMAGE FROM THESE PRESSURE POINTS FROM THE BRA STRAPS) ... SHOULDER, NECK OR UPPER BACK PAIN ... HEADACHES OR SEVERE TENSION AT YOU NECK/SKULL - RASHES UNDER YOUR BREASTS OR STOMACH OR BETWEEN YOUR THIGHS, ETC. - CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (SECONDARY CO-MORB) - HEAVY MENSTRUAL FLOW (SECONDARY CO-MORB) - POOR BLADDER CONTROL ... DO YOU "SQUIRT" WHEN YOU LAUGH, COUGH, GET UP OUT OF A CHAIR, ETC - SLEEP APNEA ... SNORING, COUGHING, CHOKING, APNEA (STOPPING YOUR BREATHING) - SEVERE PAIN/DAMAGE IN ANKLES, KNEES & HIPS - EXHAUSTION ... TAKE NAPS DURING THE DAY OR NEED TO RECOUPERATE AFTER ANY PHYSICAL EFFORT ... NEED TO REST DURING LONG PERIODS WALKING LIKE WHEN SHOPPING LIFESTYLE LIMITATIONS ... - LITERAL HUFFING & PUFFING PERFORMING "NORMAL" DAILY ACTIVITIES - LIMITED OR UNABLE TO PERFORM NORMAL FAMILY ACTIVITIES - LIMITED OR UNABLE TO PERFORM SEXUALLY (THIS IS SERIOUSLY TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE EMBARRASSING) - LIMITED OR UNABLE TO PERFORM EMPLOYMENT DUTIES - NEEDING HELP BATHING, TYING YOUR SHOES, DRESSING, TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF ... WHAT HAVE I MISSED LADIES?? GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK RE: NOT ENOUGH CO-MORBs?????? Response from Karen P at 6:45 PM PST on 09/15/2005 Erie, PA - Amjad Ali, M.D. Hi Dawn, That was a great list. The only other one I can think of is hyperlipidemia (I think that's it) high lipids. You always have great posts. Karen RE: NOT ENOUGH CO-MORBs?????? Response from Andrea B at 12:57 PM PST on 09/17/2005 Slayton, MN - RNY (05/04/2005) Here are a few more that I have thought of: Depression Pain in feet (Arthritis) gall bladder issues Asthma going 2 months or more between periods Fatty/Large/Diseased Liver HERE ARE SOME MORE I THOUGHT OF ... ... COPD & ASTHMA OR OTHER BREATHING/LUNG ISSUES ... DEGENERATIVE BONE DISEASE, ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER SPINE ... NOT BEING ABLE TO CLEANSE YOURSELF PROPERLY AFTER USING THE RESTROOM (MANY OBESE HAVE THIS PROBLEM) ... NOT BEING ABLE TO CARE FOR YOUR FEET & TOENAILS ... NOT BEING ABLE TO CARE FOR YOUR CHILDREN PROPERLY (CAN'T CARRY OR PICK UP A SMALL CHILD, FOR INSTANCE ... OR BEND DOWN TO ASSIST THEM ~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIGHTWEIGHTS" (BMI ABOVE 35 & NO MORE THAN 120#s OVERWEIGHT) ... USUALLY AVERAGE BETWEEN 80 & 100 #s OVERWEIGHT. THE BASE CRITERIA FOR WLS IS A BMI OF 40 OR MORE & AT LEAST 100 #s OVERWEIGHT.