Procedure: Gastric Bypass
Total Weight Loss: 177 lbs
My weight stopped me from a lot of things. I missed out on hanging with very active friends, going to the lake, pool, etc. My weight gain was sadly out of my control at the point and I was causing some it. I think the biggest thing was that I couldn’t lose it, no matter how hard I tried with every diet including starvation diets, working out until my back was screaming in pain and I couldn’t stand…nothing seemed to work permanently to lose any weight. I have several medical problems causing issues and the weight hasn’t helped. I am a asthmatic and its hard to breath cause of the amount of weight I was carrying. I also have high blood pressure and while that runs in my family, the weight wasn’t helping. My thyroid was not working like it should either and let’s not mention my poor back…it has also suffered at the hands of the weight.
I thought about weight loss surgery when it was up and coming. To be honest it scared the ever living life out of me. I had heard the good and the bad, the bad made me scared. But what scared me more was when my blood work started coming back prediabetic because of my weight and the fact I couldn’t lose weight unless my thyroid medication was upped. I was tired of not being able to love my life. I couldn’t even go shopping for clothing because it was depressing.
The team at The Bariatric Experts is amazing. They are always friendly and fun to talk with. Baylor Scott and White Frisco staff were super amazing as well.
A couple big wins for me are that I can push my self more than my roommate during a work out, I don’t overheat nearly as bad on these hotter days, and I sleep better.
