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That is my reality if I don't go through with surgery. Doctors are saying without it I probably won't see 40. My mom died of multi system organ failure due to co morbid conditions and severe obesity at 50 and it was such a devastating thing to witness. I don't want that to be my reality. But if I don't get the weight off, it will be and I've tried for years without surgery and been unsuccessful (I've been obese since I was a young child).
This diagnosis of heart failure at 32 feels like my rock bottom and my signal that if I don't get the weight off and go through with surgery, it WILL kill me like weight killed my mom and that is devastating to think of
on 8/12/23 5:49 pm
Welcome back. Your posts were some of the most recent ones in the forums last year when I joined initially, and I remember reading them.
Hopefully you're in a better place mentally and have prepared if you want to move forward with surgery. You've got almost a month until your appointment - start making small changes now! Anything you can do will help in the long run, especially since surgery is only a tool along the way. Best wishes.
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
So, I?ve posted in this group before about being uncertain about Bariatric surgery but knowing it?s a tool to literally save my life. I had an initial appointment booked with surgeon Dr. David Brandon Williams at Vanderbilt (where all my specialists are), but canceled it again (5th cancellation).
Well I?m back in the medical hospital again with erratic blood pressure, severe headaches due to my IIH, and off and on chest pain and today the internal medicine doctor seeing me point blank said ?you?ve got to get this weight off you or you may not survive the full life you want to live. This weight is killing you?.
So I?ve rebooked the appointment and it?s on 9/18. I?ve got to do it, no matter what.
I?m almost 33, 5?1? 271 pounds, BMI of 51.2, (I?ve gained about 5 pounds in 2 weeks).
My current co morbid conditions are Right Heart Strain/Heart Failure (just diagnosed), labile hypertension, severely high cholesterol and triglycerides, fatty liver disease, Type II Diabetes that is not well controlled, past history of PE, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, widespread arthritis, frequent shortness of breath, Sleep Apnea, PCOS.
My mom died at 50 of a massive heart attack and lung failure, maternal grandfather passed at 76 of a massive heart attack. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension run rampant in my family.
I don?t want to be next in the line of deaths in my family due to weight related conditions. So I?m finally ready to start this.
Interesting story in the news of one person's WLS, loose skin removal surgeries, diet, etc. It was very rough, but in the end he made it. 
https://www.aol.com/news/man-loses-450-pounds-reaching-00481 3180.html
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
Same. My gastric bypass was 20 yrs ago. I have not ever gone past 200 so I'm happy with the weightloss however now all of a sudden if I eat carbs or sugar my glucose skyrockets and then plummets to a low. Endo says it bariatric hypoglycemia and has me on acarbose. It's slows down carb absorption . It has helped a little. But yeah I have been at 40 at 1 am and barely conscious so it's very dangerous. After that I got a continuous glucose monitor. My insurance won't pay for it because I'm not diabetic . I have an appt next month with a bariatric surgeon. I'm going to ask about reversing the gastric bypass. I'm pissed no one knew this was a possible complications 20 yrs ago.
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6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
If that worked, weight loss surgeons would be out of business.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I'm not a fighter.
Just wanted to share my experience.
If I knew back then what I know now, I would never had the surgery. I have totally changed my lifestyle. I eat whole food plant based, move more. In this way of eating healthier, I feel a whole lot better, I don't take any medication, my biomarkers are good. I believe that I am healthy.
I am authentic for myself and others.
Take care ?
Teresa, I was NOT judging you, I know you didn't say anything wrong, all I was saying is I've seen a lot in my 21 years, keep sharing your truth and know that there are people here will defend you.
I was talking about the others, being kind of judgy of you, the only reason I put in about weight gain is that for some people may be compliant and still not lose weight and it's not within the realm of their control.
I'm serious, there's not much I haven't seen when it comes to bariatrics, someone could say they eat broccoli and monkeys come flying out of their backside and I don't think that would shock me.
Do NOT let anyone deter you from telling you truth, please.
