I went to the doctor today to see my Rheumatologist. I see him every three months for treatment of Still's disease. Today was different. My doctor explain how imperitive it is for me to take this weight off. He said that if I did not start having success with Weight Watchers, he would highly recommend me for bariatric surgery. He said that the Still's is hard enough on my body, my knees and ankles that I don't need all the extra weight on top of it. The extra weight is definitely contributing to the deterioration and I will be wheelchair bound soon if I don't do something.
Needless to say, this was a wake up call. I am, and have been, fully aware that I need to lose weight. This just helps to put it into perspective, to motive me even more and to get SERIOUS about making progress in this battle. This battle has now become an all out war. I do NOT want to have bariatric surgery. Everything I have heard about the surgery...the negative outweighs the positive. There is an entire floor of the UofM dedicated to bariatric surgeries gone wrong. I am not willing to take that risk....I have a husband and two beautiful children to live for.
So, in conclusion, here I am fighting another day of the battle, only today I have a renewed sense of drive and determination. ONWARD MARCH! Will you march with me?
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