DSRIGGS
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So I had my DS at 47 and I was diabetic with high BP, sleep apnea and slightly high cholesterol. My A1C was becoming very hard to control and had climbed to 9. I had the DS for my health, and the weight loss was a side benefit but not the reason I had the DS. My BMI the day of surgery was right around 43 (6'2 338 but that was after 5 day fast....I had weight 360 before) so I was by no means a heavy weight.Nope, no hypoglycemia for me. I crawl through life with chronic low blood sugar. My days are intermittently good. The balance when the SIBO is in check and the blood sugar are able to get to my brain is when I am reminded of the me I use to be. One gets use to living this way but not with out a lot of changes and soul searching. Adapt my life so I am not as much as a burden on my loved ones.
I was a LW. 48yrs. old when I had my virgin DS. My mother died at 60. She had battled her weight all her adult life. She was never sick as I can remember. Artist, historian, ball room dancer, country line dancer, musician, mother of 6, grandmother of 12. She retired early at Purdue University where she was head of International Studies. Less than a year after she retired she died of knee surgery compilations. My Father who was never overweight and in great health had a heart attack upon my mothers death. One of my mothers fears was being overweight and in her senior years living in a nursing home. She had worked in the arts department when us kids were very young and she talked about how they treated overweight people. It made her very sad. Although the shock and trauma surrounding my mothers death was overwhelming things turned out. Doctors had her on a roller coaster after the knee surgery, she tried all she could, but you know the medical world. I tell you this because at 48, I was having health issues no diabetics yet, but every time the doctors opened their mouths they world say if you just take off the weight you'll be good. Not wanting the road map laid out by my mother, I welcomed the DS.
My days too are intermittently good. Some days I feel pretty good (not ready to run good, but not extremely fatigued and gut aching) and then other days the gut is a mess and I am weak as a limp rage from shitting my brains out that day.
I am sorry to hear about your Mother. I lost my Mom 5 years ago and she was only 69.