Are you exercising? That can make a difference.

empathy from the other end of the spectrum, claire. before you set to wishing you had my problem, let me remind you that underweight is a fatal condition. i have quite a few sibs-in-healing who believe both extremes have a common root. the biggest diff is the metabolism.

then we get to the big words med pros use to scare us silly. i had to look up, "cebravasacular disease," i don't care to do the research, but i believe i once agonized over that very threat. almost as scary as the endoscopy and quite a few other big word procedures. those med pros sure do have a passel of those big words to scare us with. can i shove a tube down your throat and call it, "minor," doc?

sigh. . . onward through the fog. . .

It does sound scary. Hopefully you won't have to do the endoscopy.
Exercise would help. It takes longer to loose weight when your older.
Maybe ask your doctor for advice. Just do the best you can. And
take a bit of time to do something that's calming to you.

Hoping that you are able to get enough useful information from your physician to feel more at ease knowing that testing can help lead to good treatment options. I have a couple of endoscopies, and for me they seemed much easier than colonoscopies, though of course any medical procedure can have its own set of worries. There was no prep to compare to a colonoscopy, and I wasn't conscious for the endoscopies so I had no worries about the anxiety of having a line or lines in my throat. That procedure with the exception of the momentary discomfort of getting an I.V. line in my arm for sedation.

I am a bit of a worrier in many medical situations, but my experience with endoscopies was useful and not on my dread or despair scale for the second set of testing. For sure hoping that you find out you could do this standing on your head, though THAT might not be good advice on my part!

The weight control frustrations are shared by many of us, and again finding good information and good support can be really helpful. I am not much of a journal writer though it seems to help a lot of people, but I do really benefit from doing quick daily documenting what I eat, total calories, and engagement/activity, and my weight and movement activities. No weight/health plan works for me every day, but I get a lot more good days putting in this extra planning and asking for (and giving) kind words on tougher days so I am guided back to planning and connection most days.

Hugs to you from the gang here. You are in a difficult time, but your courage to ask for a little encouragement is a powerful sign that you are taking the steps to take great care of your deserving self. You can do that one day at a time, and the rest of us who care and understand are right there with you.

Talk to your doctor. Can they put you on omeprazole trial and can they get you an appointment with nutritionist so you can figure what to eat for weight loss and your ulcer. Exercise in the easiest way for you or consider hiring a personal trainer with some background in PT that can help you

i'M DOING EXERCISE 5 DAYS A WEEK AND THAT DOESNT HELP EITHER!

Aging really makes weight loss harder. Hormones change, people get thyroid issues. Hopefully you can discuss with a doctor. Stress is also a big one for a lot of people and it sucks that some of those meds that help with anxiety and depression cause weight gain.. I feel like exercise really helps with my stress, but since my ankle fracture, my feet are not cooperating. I’m suffering chronic pain every time I increase exercise and it’s frustrating.
I am struggling with healthy eating choices and sugar addiction. If I ever could win the lottery I would hire a personal chef that could make me a healthy diet that didn’t bother my stomach. There is a lot of new research out there concerning our gut microbiome and how that affects our weight and mental health.