Obesity Comorbidities
Obesity can put people at risk of developing various other medical conditions. These conditions are known as comorbidities.
Do you live with any comorbidities? If so, what are they and how do they impact your life?
Ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, Ehlers-Danlos (hypermobility type), chronic pain, multiple joint replacements, migraines
oh yeah, and hypothyroidism too! oh and depression! I've been on Prozac since 1995 and am convinced that it has been a stimulus for the severe weight gain, but no doctor will entertain that idea for some reason. I even had gastric bypass in 2005, and never got below 180lb before I started with weight regain.
Peripheral Artery Disease, Parkinson's
Hi
. Thanks for joining the conversation! That is a lot to contend with. Are you on a good treatment plan for both conditions? Have you been diagnosed with Parkinson's long? Warm wishes. - Lori (Team Member)
Migraine headaches, parathyroid and hypothyroidism, plantar fasciitis and tarsal tunnel syndrome. Plain old laziness. Degenerative disc disease resulting in 2 surgeries so far. And plain old "I can't want to exercise" syndrome.
diuretics and seeing my breakfast again seems to have helped a lot. I will take the diuretics any day over vomiting.
Thanks for recommending the ear plugs. Do you know where I can some kid sized ones.
I actually use silicone swimmers puty for many things that require cutting noise out for my daughter and myself. the mold to your ear and don't hurt, my ears. My daughter is only 11 and she uses it regularly. Sewing is such a wonderful hobby.
Do you have a set breakfast that you have? If you do, would you mind sharing, I am always looking for good breakfast ideas.
Warmly, Clair ( Team Member)
Migraine headaches, joint stiffness, back problems, nerves being pinched, hypothyroidism, asthma, plantar fasciitis
I had a ventro-peritoneal shunt placed in 2000, but it got removed in 2003. It's unknown if I got meningitis from the Botox study I was in at the time or if I just got meningitis. They were the best 3 years of my life as far as migraines went. Unfortunately they couldn't replace the shunt due to a very large pocket of infection in my brain. I had been relying on spinal taps to remove some of my spinal fluid until I had to have back surgery in 2013. That kind of put a stop to the spinal taps and began the twice a day maxide. My migraines are kind of, sort of controlled at this point although changes in the barometer wreak havoc on my head. I am on the maxide, phenergan, rizatriptan for the prevention of & treatment of the migraines or I end up in the ER for narcotics. I can't take Prednisone for more than 3 days or I'm awake for days on end. So, I don't know if my migraines are well controlled or not. I've had them for the last 44 years and have learned how to deal with them, work with them, ignore them and finally give in to them. The hardest part was being a mother to 5 children with them, but they all made it to adulthood and only 4 of my children get migraines!! Oh, that is so hard. Is there someone you can make a pact with to go to the gym together, even if it's just once a week? I was having similar issues until my son started going to the YMCA to supplement his training for track. To my shock, he actually asked me to tag along. It sort of "broke the ice" for me to go with him.
Congratulations on the 23-pound weight loss! That's awesome! I hope you are able to continue losing weight at a comfortable and steady pace. I am impressed you were able to lose that much with all you have going on. - Lori (Team Member)
