Good afternoon

[rustee2011]

Hi, Felt a bit better today and went for a walk. Thought about what my counsellor said about dealing with sadness. I can feel it too. It's due to quite a few things, no money, no work, debts, oh and unlucky in love. This is new for me as I am really not one for acknowledging or dealing with my feelings.
I usually feel a wee bit low in the morning then it tends to pick up from the afternoon onwards. Spoke to the pharmcist today regarding if my meds interfere with one another. (Metformin, Amlopdipine and now Setraline). Luckily I am seeing my doctor on Friday and I will explain. I am tempted to have the gastric bypass.Although I have lost over 30kg. The bariatric specialist said if I did it would:
1. reverse my diabetes
2. reverse my high blood pressure
3. I would no longer need a CPAP machine to sleep
4. Boost my self esteem
5. No more obesity.

WOW! - Anyway enough of my rant.....till next time

 

[Caroline]

Sadly, reversing diabetes is not currently possible, but getting 'control' of your diabetes and blood pressure is a good goal, I hope you and your medical team can agree a sensible plan to help you with that.

 

[newbs]

My cousin has recently undergone a gastric bypass and it has totally changed her life (good and bad). She has lost a lot of weight and is now thin for the first time in her life and enjoying going out and buying new clothes and looking great, getting loads of positive comments every day BUT she hadn't realised how hard it would be to never be able to eat a proper meal ever again. She cannot drink and eat at the same time as the liquid fills her up too much, the amounts she can stomach are tiny. She also has to take supplements every day and suffers with other problems caused by the bypass.

If you have already lost 30kg I think you have done fantastically well and you should be really proud of yourself. I just wanted to highlight that it will change your life in a lot of ways, my cousin hadn't really taken that in as she was blinkered by seeing herself thin.

I wish you all the luck with whatever you decide as the way forward. 🙂

 

[rustee2011]

Thanks for the advice, I have friends who have had it, and yep they have to take some vitamins. I do like my food, and I recall one friend felt a wit bit traumatized when she discovered that she could only have rabbit portions, and as for chips (2 or 3) and she feels full. TBH I dont really want it, however, the option is there. Since I was diagnosed I only eat chicken and some fish, I cut down on fizzy drinks, have plain chocolate occasionally etc. I just need to have more patience. The op appears to be a quick fix........with a lot more problems to boot.

 

[Caroline]

I learned a long time ago quick fixes don't always work and that I needed to be more patient with myself and others around me.

I hope you are finding our forum helpfull. There is a huge ammount of support whenever you need it, and a lot of understanding because we all have the dreaded D and lots of us struggle with our weight.

 

[Northerner]

Thanks for the advice, I have friends who have had it, and yep they have to take some vitamins. I do like my food, and I recall one friend felt a wit bit traumatized when she discovered that she could only have rabbit portions, and as for chips (2 or 3) and she feels full. TBH I dont really want it, however, the option is there. Since I was diagnosed I only eat chicken and some fish, I cut down on fizzy drinks, have plain chocolate occasionally etc. I just need to have more patience. The op appears to be a quick fix........with a lot more problems to boot.

Hi rustee, it's worth reading our member Carol's story, which appeared in Balance this month. It's now available online:

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/How_we_help/Magazines/Balance/Steady-as-she-goes/

It can be done! 🙂