In the world of the morbidly obese (Man I hate that term) co morbidity factors are the things that can actually kill you. These can take a lot of forms and your Doctor will discuss these with you. I personally had diabetes, hyper-tension (high blood pressure) and a strange cholesterol issue common in type 2 diabetes where my bad cholesterol was not high but the good stuff was too low.
Although these factors are horrible there is a ray of hope. They are the second required issue needed by many insurance companies in order to gain coverage approval for weight loss surgery. The first being in many cases a body mass index above 35. Roughly translated this means being over 100 pounds over weight.
I know that a lot of people struggle with these every day and many people die from them every year. Don't let yourself be one of them. I don't currently suffer with any of those things anymore. WLS is not a magic pill. Not for me at least. I have to live with a few issues since my surgery but I thank God that I had it done. Discomfort I can live with. Co morbidities can kill. If you suffer from these potential killers maybe WLS is the help you need. Go see your Doctor and examine the facts.
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