Hi All You Fabulous Losers!

I need to see what you guys think about something. I am pre-op. I just turned 53 on Saturday, am 5'10 and weigh 365 pounds. I "feel" as though I weigh 1000 pounds! So here's the deal.

During the last year, it has become very difficult to stand for longer than a couple minutes and to walk any further than here to there. Not to mention how winded I am. When I wake up in the middle of the night to go tinkle, I have to hold onto the dresser for a moment then I walk like Frankenstein to the bathroom.

Believe it or not, I used to be really healthy and reasonably athletic. I see people who I think look heavier than me and they seem to be more mobile than me.

So here's my question: For my stats above do you think that it's from the weight that I am having such "mobility" problems or do you think it's probably something else? If I go to the grocery store, I am humped over the cart because of low back pain after about 5 minutes! I feel like I'm 100 years old. I live in a 3 story townhouse and you should see me "doing" the stairs!!!! I guess I have trouble realizing that 365 is frickin' huge!

PLEASE tell me that it's from the weight and that after surgery, since I WILL be following the program, this will change. I really want to walk far distances, go to the grocery store, and basically just hang out in target without needing cpr.:help:

Marie

I needed to hear all this too. I am waiting for my band and am hopping once I lose some of this weight my legs wont be as swollen. At my highest i was at 372 currently I am at 360 and I know I should be real proul of 12 lbs but it is such a trial to keep those 12 off. and now my legs are not as swolen but they still are swollen. Can anyone tell me if their legs were swolen and now arnt? or do they stay that way?

I had crippling lower back pain around 20 when I was hitting over 300lbs. I had a hard time finding any doctors that would give me pain meds, so I was in a horrible funk. I couldn't even go to the grocery store!! Walking from the parking lot to the store would cause me to fall to the ground crying. That's the 'dark times' in my life heh. Then I started getting the back shots, and they would work for a few months at a time. I started researching weight loss surgery Dec. 06, and had my next back shots scheduled March 07. Around Jan 07, I was having the crippling pains coming back.. March came, got my shots.. and they didn't help this time (they were starting to work less and less). Around the same time I found my surgeon and scheduled my surgery for April 16 (I was self-pay, so it moved very quickly).

Only 1 month post-op, the pains were 90% gone. I could walk for long periods of time. I believe it was reaching 290's that I got rid of the pain (I was 333lb at surgery). So it was about 30lbs for me. Who knew, for 3 years I could have been walking fine if I would have just lost 30lb!! Not that it's that easy, but still.

I still have pains once in a while, if I'm standing straight for long periods of time (and not walking or moving).. like in line for something.. and when I sleep at night, it acts up. But as for walking, I can go-go-go for long periods of time and not a single tinge!

Hi Guys,

This thread is so encouraging! Please keep posting about your LOSS of aches and pains as that is one primary goal of mine with weight loss!!

I appreciate all of you sharing your stories! My warriers!!!!

Marieze