tayatoby

after reading , it hought all about this surgery i found you pouches for dummies totally informtive. none of the surgery sites talk about this .

i am 46 and 220 lbs and considering surgery because i have a genetic disorder that causes my cholesterol to hover at about 500!. i take the maximum dose of lipitor which takes it down to about 300. i inherited this from my father who died at age 56 and his mother who died at 47.

i was never overweight until i had my son 11 years ago. i was always betwen 125 and 15 0.without too much effort. i liked to go to thge gym and was an active person. i had a very difficult pregnancy , birth and my son had colic for the first year of his life. i jokingly said i felt that the hospital had checked me out with the right baby but they forgot to give me the right metabolism back !

i have been unable to loose more than 20 lbs at a time and i have always gained back more than i ve lost . ive gone down as much as 40 but ive been going up by about 15 lbs per year consistently. ive gone for a year to the gym and worked with a personal trainer who kept asking me if i was cheating on my diet because she said i worked out harder than any of her clients and lost weight so slowly...and when i gave up i gained it all back and more
i have given up .... i cant believe i m considering the surgery but i will die ... sooner than later ...if i keep gaining weight and i dont think i have the will power to get down to a healthy weight....
i am really frightened to do this but it gives me hope ...
i think of myself as a very tough , dedicated and determined person but i think this might be my last real hope.....
my pcp has said she will support me ion this so im meeting the general surgeon to discuss it with him...
ant comments or advice on what questions to ask. or links to discussions?
thanks
taya