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Weight Gain After Baby Leads to Numerous Health Problems
The following article was written by a reader who wanted to share her
reasons for choosing gastric bypass surgery. For privacy reasons, her
name is not included.
"I started struggling with my weight right after hitting puberty..."
I was able to control it some with Cheerleading throughout high school.
However after having my son at 18, my weight skyrocketed. I had gained
75 lbs in 9 months and there was no taking it off.
When I had my second son, I was 200 pounds at 5'2. During my pregnancy
I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes, and I developed a form of
asthma. I had to carry my inhaler with me at all times and I had to
inject myself with insulin 2 times a day, check my blood 6 times.
I gained another 60 lbs by the end of it. I got down to 235 and stayed
there. I tried different diets, saw nutritionists, nothing helped.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Even though I no longer had to
give myself insulin, I now had to take glucotrol everytime my blood
sugars were high. I also developed a problem with my Sciatica nerve.
I couldn't sleep on my left hand side without my hips hurting. I had
to sleep with a pillow between my legs, and in order to roll over at
night, I had to push my body weight up with my arms because my legs
would hurt so bad that I couldn't use them.
I couldn't walk right away when I woke up in the morning due to the
pain in my hips and lower back. It only got worse after that. 2 months
later the pain moved down to my behind and my left leg down to my knee.
Then it came to the point where I couldn't even lay down to watch tv
or be on my laptop. Any little move would bring shotting pains down
my leg and hip.
At work, I had to change my chair 3 times before I found one that was
comforatble enough. The ones I was using, had me in pain within an hour
of sitting in them. I had to get several epidurals to help with the
pain.
My muscles were always aching. I couldn't even make it up the stairs
of my apartment building without feeling like I was going to lose a
lung. My feet would swell up on a regular basis and it hurt to wear
anything but gym shoes. One morning I woke up with horrible stomach
pains and was rushed to the ER.
I had kidney stones due to an overdevelopment of calcium in my sytem.
I was given some morphine and sent home with a strainer to catch the
stone. I had to take it back to the Dr to have it analyzed. The final
factor for me was when I could no longer carry my baby without my arms
shaking uncontrollably. That is when I decided that Gastric Bypass Surgery
was the right choice for me.
To read first-person accounts from people who have experienced
gastric bypass surgery, click
here.
Note: The information given here should
not be taken as medical advice. Be sure to talk to your doctor
about any concerns you may have about gastric bypass surgery.
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