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?
Peripheral Artery Disease, Parkinson's
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.
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)
I have endometrial cancer-carcinoma-sarcoma which has been in remission for 2 years. I also have high blood pressure and bipolar 1. (There is recent research indicating a correlation between obesity and bipolar involving the management of blood sugars) I may also be pre diabetic. I am 62 and kind of a train wreck healthwise. My bipolar medications contributed about 80 pounds of weight gain over the years and the rest came from using the pill for 3 months which messed up my thyroid until I had my hysterectomy.
Hi
. Thank goodness you are in remission. I am glad they caught your cancer early enought to treat it. That must have been a scary and stressful time. When weight gain comes as the result of treating another medical condition, people can often feel defeated. You trade one condition for another, but I hope the trade-off was worth it for you and that the bipolar medication is effective. I have a friend who is obese and was on track for bariatric surgery, having lost about 40 pounds on her own in the six months prior. Then she started Abilify for bipolar disorder. She regained most of that weight and took herself off the surgery list, but she wasn't upset. She says she feels happy and in control for the first time in decades. I wish that for you. Please know we are here for you whenever you need support or a place to vent. Hugs. - Lori (Team Member) I too am happy to hear you are in remission. I feel having multiple health conditions makes it even harder for us. Just wanted you to know you are not alone.
