Why did you have WLS? A new question added... See top of first post.

I wanted to enjoy sex again! Not the only reason but a very important one. My husband and I always fit together perfectly until I gained all my weight, then things were just out of wack.

Now we are back where we were a perfect fit.

I gained weight ten years ago following a snow skiing accident, eight months in a wheelchair and very poor food choices. I was at risk for diabetes.

Didn't want to be old and fat. Couldn't do much about aging but I could do something about my weight.

Love my decision. Love my new healthy lifestyle. Good luck.

I had WLS because I was fat. Fat, getting diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol climbing, knees hurting.. and fat. I am five foot zero and the 200 lbs I was carrying +- 20lbs at any given time was deforming to my body and shape inside and outside and although at the time I didn't think it had any psychological impact on me, in retrospect I can see that it did. I was basically living the life of an 80 year old while in my 40s. Lots of wasted time. Wish I had done it earlier.

Hi. GM.  I had WLS because I had bad HBP, A1C was increasing and high chlosteral along with having MS. I went from 268 to 115. I never realized how much weight I was carrying on my body especially since I have MS. Walking is much easier, now. .

1. 45 and I weighted 330 lbs.

2. High blood pressure.

3. Diabetic.

4. Fatty liver disease.

5. A 12 year old daughter.

6. A 6 year old daughter.

Hi There!

I had WLS because I grew tired of existing instead of living.  At 366 pounds, there wasn't a whole lot that I could do without getting winded and experiencing pain in my legs and back.  I developed sleep apnea because of the weight gain and started to have issues with my heart and blood pressure.  I finally decided that I had enough and made the choice to change my life.  I thought about leaving my husband, children, and parents behind.  My sister died in 2002 of cancer, and I couldn't bear the thought of taking my parents through the agony of losing another child. 

Overall, I made the choice for WLS for health reasons, but I'd be lying if I said that vanity didn't play a role in the decision (lol). A small role, but a role nonetheless.

My doctor recommended that I have this surgery. At first I was very shocked, but then he said all my numbers were going up. I finally decided to have the surgery to get off my hb meds and sleep apnea. I want to get healthy and not put so much pressure on my heart with all the weight I carry.

I did not have WLS for vanity reasons, although I'll admit I became a bit vain after surgery.  I definitely had health reasons, including diabetes, hypertension, GERD, sleep apnea, high cholesterol and heel spurs.  The biggest motivating factor for me was that I wanted to stop eating compulsively and thought surgery would cure that (it doesn't), and mobility.  It hurt to walk, and putting on socks was a workout.

I now use Overeaters Anonymous to deal with my disease of compulsive overeating, and my WLS tool is an amazing help.  All of my health issues are resolved, and I can walk up and down 8 flights of stairs without getting winded.  How amazing is that?  Oh, and I look pretty cute in jeans now too.  LOL.

 

Why am I so emotional about this? I am not a sissy guy, but I am finding that I want to cry a lot. I'm scared, because I have never seen me at a normal BMI since the age of 12, when I was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatters disease of my knees. I have been heavy ever since. Not obese but heavy. I think that I gave up hope, that someday I would finally get to see me, the way God intended me to look in the first place. Now, I can see that there is a real possibility coming soon.

 

Still, the emotions are weird.

It's very emotional. I believe that when we begin to look into having this surgery, we have had a "come to Jesus moment" which can vary for many people. For me it was not being able to sing in the choir at my church, being uncomfortable at meetings which I was leading, all of the things that we are supposed to do slaps us in the face and reality settles that we have failed "us" but I believe that we can come back stronger and be better people because we won't take for granted being able to do the things we love. 

I had my surgery on Monday and The emotions are real. But with God all things work together for good. 

Judi