Guys, do you have this problem?

She had a pituitary tumor. Everything in light grey is the tumor. The upside down Mushroom cloud is where her pituitary gland should be. The two circles that are towards the top are her corroded arteries. It was bigger than my thumb from the tip to my first knuckle and wider than my thumb.

Dear God that's huge!  3cm?!

You are correct, 3 centimeters across. Fortunately we had a very skilled surgeon. Unfortunately he couldn't get everything but it looks like he got better than 90%. The tumor was pushing on her optic nerves. She was legally blind before surgery. She now has 20/20 in her right eye and 20/50 in her left eye. She has lost most of her peripheral vision out of the left side of her left eye. There is nothing wrong with the eye itself. Her loss of vision is from the stretching of the optical nerve so glasses are worthless to her.

OH!  What a drag.

BAM!  

HFFM, it's good to learn more about you.  Y'all sound like a great family.  

Keep on truckin'.  :)

Thank you for the trust.

Okay, I'm just going to put this out there because I think it's kinda funny and ironic, but please don't take it in any way as a slam.  

I have a 3 year old son that I carried for 9.5 months and birthed, but I DID NOT have sex to have him.  He was actually conceived in a lab and implanted in my uterus by a doctor.  LOL

I read this post and giggled to myself because I'm not usually one to be argumentative, and I was never offended by your post, but thought it would be funny to post this just to be silly and contrary.

Congrats on your weight loss, congrats on your wife and kiddo.  

Welcome to OH.

The miracles of modern life! Congrats on your kiddo!

Powerful insight you've revealed here, brother. Very powerful.

I truly appreciated your posts and your take on things.....now, even more.

The motivations behind your reasons for wls are inspiring in ways that are moving and help to possibly deepen the resolve of others....I know they did for me.

Thank you, sir. Much respect to you and your family. Thank you for reaching out in this media and helping to grow what feels like a sort of another family....a loose network of improvement wanting folks.....but sort of a family.....or a tribe, maybe.....all trying and hoping. There is mighty strength to be had in each other's company....in coming together in support and understanding and hopefully in acceptance.

We are nothing if we aren't pack animals, no ?

Since the beginning of our time on this planet we look for like and come together in gatherings and build communities that shelter our like-minded groups to support and thrive in peaceful ways.....and to make ready to protect from those groups who'd oppose these communities.

Weight Loss Patients = Us. We have our flaws, sure......but we have taken significant action to address things with our physical states that hopefully were driven by improved mental states and will lead to even greater personal freedoms through greater leverage over our health.

Small group and thank God we are each capable of getting smaller, lol.

We are blessed to have places like this to bounce ideas and solutions around.....and share in victories and to possibly aid others in their stumbles.

Age, race, gender, political views.......all pale in significance once we reach a certain point. Reaching the point where we are closer to that feeling of being UNBURDENED by the weight related issues is what stokes my fires and is relevant to my goals.

I hope we all have a great day today and begin a wonderful weekend with our families. We work hard all week for these precious times with our loved ones. Having improved health has certainly made my time with my tribe much more rewarding and enjoyable for all. I'm less of the angry ogre that I'd become. Hopefully we've all tamed the anger we'd had over our conditions and are finding ways to gain further appreciation for where we are headed.

You posts, HFFM.....each of them, sir.....have helped nudge me in an improved trajectory in some way. Always positive and always ringing of the truth.

I thank you and hope that your balls remain dry and your posture fully upright.....until it's time to let the knuckles drag and pound on your chest as you strut around your bride and get ready for weekend fun times together. Celebrate life and howl at the moon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Huh huh...huh huh huh... you said frozen pees.