Any bandsters with MS?

[crafty_lady1971 17]

I'm checking to see if there are any other people who got banded who were previously diagnosed with MS and see how they are coping.

[MiniMi 1,468]

I'm checking to see if there are any other people who got banded who were previously diagnosed with MS and see how they are coping.

I think there is. I have a bad memory but I think her screen name is Mis73.

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I have MS. The band and losing weight can't treat or cure MS but losing weight has tremendously helped symptoms effecting my legs. I used to need a cane just to get around my home and now I walk two miles a day without any aid.

[crafty_lady1971 17]

I'm glad I'm not alone. I know that losing weight will not cure MS, but I pray that it will help with how I feel. I had an aunt who passed away in 2011, due to MS who was almost 400 lbs at the time she passed. She had been in a wheelchair for almost 12 years. She had always been a larger person due to other medical conditions she was born with. My mom and I took care of her for the last 5 years of her life. I was able to see what being overweight would do to others who might have to care for me in the future. I don't ever want to feel that my weight is a burden on my family should I need the type of care my aunt needed. My aunt was like my 2nd mom, so taking care of her was never a burden. I looked at it as an honor to give her support in her life in much the way that she had always shown me in mine. I have been to the point where I couldn't walk at times and even a point where I was unable to lift my arms to feed or dress myself. During those times, my family was very supportive, and I'm thankful for that. I know that I'm rambling a bit, but I'm so passionate for this journey to lose weight. More than any of this, I want to feel good about myself.

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I'm glad I'm not alone. I know that losing weight will not cure MS, but I pray that it will help with how I feel. I had an aunt who passed away in 2011, due to MS who was almost 400 lbs at the time she passed. She had been in a wheelchair for almost 12 years. She had always been a larger person due to other medical conditions she was born with. My mom and I took care of her for the last 5 years of her life. I was able to see what being overweight would do to others who might have to care for me in the future. I don't ever want to feel that my weight is a burden on my family should I need the type of care my aunt needed. My aunt was like my 2nd mom, so taking care of her was never a burden. I looked at it as an honor to give her support in her life in much the way that she had always shown me in mine. I have been to the point where I couldn't walk at times and even a point where I was unable to lift my arms to feed or dress myself. During those times, my family was very supportive, and I'm thankful for that. I know that I'm rambling a bit, but I'm so passionate for this journey to lose weight. More than any of this, I want to feel good about myself.

Ironically, I weighed over 400 pounds when I got my Lap Band 16 months ago. The biggest reasons I did this was because I was convinced if I didn't do something I wouldn't live to be 50 years old (I'm currently 39). Plus, I knew that if I ever did reach a point I couldn't care for myself, being 400 pounds would make it extremely hard on those trying to take care of me.

I've lost over 200 pounds since I got the band. It's so drastically changed my life for the better. Getting the band is truly the best decision I've ever made for myself.

Good luck on your journey. If I can do this, so can you

[crafty_lady1971 17]

Thank you. That is such a great encouragement to hear.