Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 Lynette, I thought about the exact same thing when I started contemplating the surgery. I am 31 now so I won't begin to try for a baby until I'm 33. My hub is 37, so he'll be 39. But then I realized, most obese women have a hard time getting pregnant AND what would I look like or feel like if I got pregnant now when I weigh 326! I'd be a beached whale! I wouldn't be able to move! I realized that I have to make me healthy before I can carry a baby and make sure that it is healthy. You may be racing the clock but you still have time to spare! 41 is not old. Jenn > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch > >Subject: Re: Digest Number 4070 >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 18:33:14 -0400 > >I'm racing my biological clock at 39 years old and dealing with having to >have this surgery. If I have the surgery next week, it means not being able >to think about getting pregnant till I'm 41. That makes me nervous! I'm in >a quandary still what to do about this! > Re: Digest Number 4070 > > > > Hello! > > My name is e, I'm 28, and joined this list a few days ago > > because I wanted to find out more about wls, more specifically, DS. > > I was dx with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and insulin > > resistance a couple of years ago. My main goal in weight loss is to > > someday have children as a dx of PCOS pretty much means infertility. > > My only hope, then to have children is to lose weight and to > > hopefully reduce some of the symptoms of PCOS. > > > > I currently weight approx 375 and I have that wierd shaped body that > > looks like I swallowed a beach ball - all tummy with smallish arms > > and legs. I'm lucky to have found a wonderful husband who loves me > > deeply, but I want to have a better life with him and to not be > > inprisoned in this great wall of flesh. > > > > Unfortunatley, we just moved to Salem, Oregon from Missouri and I > > haven't be able to find a job. My husband will soon get Kaiser > > Permanente Insurance, but they do not cover wls. I've heard Oregon > > is pretty much an HMO state and I'm not looking forward to fighting. > > And, well.. I'm still a be unsure of the surgery. My husband is > > terrified of losing me. I'm unsure about the long term effects of > > wls. My aunt had a gastic bypass 20+ years ago. One of the first > > ones ever done, and the four other ppl who had it done with her have > > died. She barely survived herself - ate babyfood for a whole year. > > > > And, while I realize the wls of today and newer... what's going to > > happen to my insides 40 years from now? I'm only 28, there's a > > chance I'll be around in 40 years. *sigh* > > > > So much to think about. =) > > > > Tired of being a spectator, > > e > > > > > > ===== > > There are two worlds: > > the world that we can measure with line and rule.. and, > > the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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