Hi, I developed respiratory failure due to my weight last July. I was offered a gastric surgery referral but declined. I'm on metformin. I have complex health needs. Since then I've lost 7 stone using lchf, my consultant didn't recognise me. Since losing that weight things have changed greatly, I still have a shedload of weight to lose but I'm more mobile and managing daily things with more ease. I decided the surgery wasnt for me, I have to be in charge. I went thru the NHS programme about 12 years ago and decided not to proceed then. I got Ill and put on even more weight.
Onward and upward.
All my best wishes and positive vibes being sent your way.
I know it isnt easy but you sound positive and have made your plans. You can be spurred on by those grandchildren and look forward to being involved in their activities instead of being a spectator
Thx
@togram.
Fantastic loss and keeping your weight off with lchf.
I only lost if I was low carb and low fat/low calorie. Of which I cannot sustain, hence stomach reduction. I decided full bypass for elimination of at least one of my insulins. This will be aided if I can resume to Metformin. Roux-en-y can get rid of IBS so im hoping for changes in my system that might come from this surgery.
Diet is an excellent tool but with my underactive thyroid and IBS and non compliance from metformin I needed more than low carb eating to control my 40yr old diabetes.
I'm on a mission to see how far I can push my uncontrolled diabetes and morbibly overweight body. I want to see my body into as much remission as I can muster. Which unfortunately includes low calorie eating, longterm.
If I could sustain such a restrictive diet for my bodies needs (longterm) and lose some of my 2 paged repeat prescriptions without surgery then I too wouldn't need surgery. I'm only 48yrs old and would like to get back to feeling well on metformin.
Its a shame my body changed after the 2 pregnancies. Also that I've had type2 symptoms since I was 6yrs old, or sooner.
I'm not in the knowledge of whether at 3mths old if I was given steroids to fix my chest infection/Pneumonia which struggled due to an antibiotic causing a negative reaction from that allergic reaction. I'll never know.
I'm using the info I hv now to prolong my chance of seeing my grandchildren; one day. No help having my children late due to failed IVF and undiagnosed diabetes either. I guess.