Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.
Found out today that even wt loss won't do much help my ankle, according to my ortho... I had surgery (reconstructed 2 tendons into 1) abt 2 yrs ago and have struggled with walking on the outside of it to the point it's painful and throws my gate off.
The good news is I don't have to do it till after I've had time to recover from WTS. Also, I think it's good to know now that wt loss will not do much to help it, some yes, but he said don't get it stuck in my head that it will make it go away... the only thing that will fix it is some ugly heal reconstruct and some other stuff that sounds no fun at all! Apparently quite a bit of recovery and down time!
In the meantime.... I am getting a insert made for my shoe to help 'balance' me out so to speak.
I have high arches and instep... I sprained my ankle several times (doc says prob more times that i realize) over the years and the last time took out my tendons.
the frustrating part is if I'd not been obese I would most likely not done this to myself in the first place... But I cannot cry over it now! What's done is done...
And when the time comes, I will deal with the surgery to improve my ability to get around.... One of the main reasons I'm having surgery is to improve my quality of life. If I have to add this surgery in to get my quality of life as best as possible, I will.
The good news is I don't have to do it till after I've had time to recover from WTS. Also, I think it's good to know now that wt loss will not do much to help it, some yes, but he said don't get it stuck in my head that it will make it go away... the only thing that will fix it is some ugly heal reconstruct and some other stuff that sounds no fun at all! Apparently quite a bit of recovery and down time!
In the meantime.... I am getting a insert made for my shoe to help 'balance' me out so to speak.
I have high arches and instep... I sprained my ankle several times (doc says prob more times that i realize) over the years and the last time took out my tendons.
the frustrating part is if I'd not been obese I would most likely not done this to myself in the first place... But I cannot cry over it now! What's done is done...
And when the time comes, I will deal with the surgery to improve my ability to get around.... One of the main reasons I'm having surgery is to improve my quality of life. If I have to add this surgery in to get my quality of life as best as possible, I will.
I have bad knees, and while weight loss didn't make my knees any better, it certainly took a lot of stress off those joints. You will feel better when you are putting less weight on the joint, and you probably will be better able to handle the repair surgery when you weigh less.
I picked up a 25 lb. sack of pet food the other day and was shocked at how heavy it was. I used to carry around four of those things all the time! No wonder it stressed me joints! :)