Comorbidities, WLS, and Me

Apr 27, 2014

There was a post on one of the message boards asking what comorbidities people have had to go with their obesity. In answering, I was struck with how much improvement I've seen in my physical health since my surgery only four and a half months ago. I decided to make a blog entry here to list them, so that the information isn't lost in the normal churn of the forums. Here's what made me have surgery, along with how they affect me now:

• Diabetes (completely in remission)
• Sleep apnea (resolved)
• Hypertension (no improvement yet)
• Hip and knee pain due to osteoarthritis (generally pain free now)
• Stress incontinence (resolved)
• Peripheral neuropathy (resolved)
• GERD (resolved)
• Chronic venous insufficiency (greatly improved)

Needless to say, I'm thrilled at the results of my surgery!

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