biological clock

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Hi Lynette -

I know what you mean. I'll be 39 in August and keep thinking " I might

finally be fertile! But a baby at 41? " Of course, it's still hard to

imagine that I could actually have to WORRY about contraception, I

thought I'd come to terms years and years ago with my infertility.

(Have PCOS also.)It's an amazing concept, isn't it?

P

pre-op wt 328, bmi 52-53

sched 5-30-01 Dr. Kim, Ocean Spgs, MS

> 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.

> >

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