BLERDgirl

Vegetarian with vegan leanings.
So here I was, 51 years old. I have a benign tumor on my pituitary that throws my hormones off, trigeminal neuralgia from a bout with facial shingles which means my left cheek is numb & my left nostril doesn't work, abnormally large tonsils, and arthritis on my left knee as a result of a meniscus repair. I tore my meniscus skiing. I have a chronic balance condition called BPPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). I have severe sinuses and chronic utercia (hives). I'm also menopausal due to a complete hysterectomy I had as a result of uterine cancer 10 years ago and a spastic bladder as a result of that. Multiple food allergies: seafood, red dyes & food colorings, MSG, stevia and most artificial sweeteners. Multiple medicine allergies: gabapatin, percocet, latex, and iodine. I got tired of losing 50lbs, getting sick, regaining, lather, rinse, repeat. I was told WLS might help. I had a friend who had bypass surgery and did really well. I decided to investigate. I went with the sleeve instead of bypass, but so far so good.