sherrycent
Well, my story probably isn't much different than anyone else here. I had no problem until I became a teenager with my weight. Everyone in my family is obese also. I guess we never ate the best diet. We were poor growing up. I've struggled with it (the weight problem) since I was 13 or 14 yrs old. On top of the weight our breast grow to an enormous size also. Women think they want large breast but they just don't realize how hard it is to live with. I think sometimes being so out of breath all the time comes from it. As I grew older so did my size. I kind of was slower to grow as big as the rest of my sisters because I worked. Unfortunately, a couple of years ago I had congestive heart failure. When I first was getting sick with it I noticed my stomach was getting bigger on one side. About 6 mos later I started feeling really bad at work. (I worked in a asst living home). I was getting really tired out quick and really out of breath. I pushed myself for a couple of days to continue working. The next day I woke up feeling so bad. I thought about calling in but thought I only had to get through a few hours that day. I was ok until I really had to do some work. It was time to go get the residents for dinner. We had to help lift people. I lifted my first person and it took everything out of me. As I walked back down the hall I got out of breath. I got back to the med room and through very labored breaths told her my trouble with breathing. That was the last day I ever got to work there again. I asked my doctor several times if I could go back to work. After awhile I got so out of shape I couldn't have if I got the ok. Anyways I went to a heart doctor and they found my problem (CHF). I was given super water pills and lost 13 lbs. over night. I know I didn't have to go into all this but thought maybe someone else may being having this problem and they could get help by knowing these things.
I felt alot better for awhile. Since I haven't been working though my weight has really gotten worse. I wasn't on the insulin for my diabetes until after my CHF. It seems to make me hungry all the time. I've done diets so many times in my life. I even lost 60 lbs. one time. It hasn't lasted of course. Now I've got so many health problems from being over weight. I walk to my car and I'm out of breath. Because of my diabetes my eyes are deteriating.My sister had the lap band surgery several years ago and I thought she was crazy. I never thought I'd ever consider any type of surgery for weight loss. Now with all my heath problems and a threat of losing my eye sight I've thought different. The kind of surgery I would like is the Bilio pancreatic bypass. I'm not even sure it is an option for me being on the Health plan of MI. I know there is many new surgeries all the time but would like a surgery with the most reliable way to keep the weight off too.
Well, now that I've written it all I guess I'll close this book. Thanks for all who read and if you have any advice or anything for me let me know. Thanks.
