Doctors aren't supposed to do joint surgery on really obese people. The joints just blow out from the weight.
My brother died in his 50s from a massive stroke or heart attack. They weren't sure which because his body was too large for the CAT scanner at the local hospital. He was obese his entire life and actually didn't eat huge amounts of food. He had one successful diet and lost a lot of weight in his 20s but then put it all back on plus more. Just weeks before he died, a health scare finally got him to get serious about his weight and he'd actually lost some. But it was too late.
My point is that, like alcoholics, some morbidly obese people just don't get it or consider what morbidly means. They might not listen to you unless they're staring death in the face and perhaps not then.
I'm not trying to discourage you from trying, but don't feel bad if they don't listen.
BTW, we just lost another very obese family member. She'd had multiple joint replacements. Each time her mobility got worse until she couldn't walk without a walker and then, the past few months, couldn't walk at all. We begged her to watch her diet and to exercise. She really did have horrible eating habits and was like a junky with junk food.
Doctors aren't supposed to do joint surgery on really obese people. The joints just blow out from the weight.
My brother died in his 50s from a massive stroke or heart attack. They weren't sure which because his body was too large for the CAT scanner at the local hospital. He was obese his entire life and actually didn't eat huge amounts of food. He had one successful diet and lost a lot of weight in his 20s but then put it all back on plus more. Just weeks before he died, a health scare finally got him to get serious about his weight and he'd actually lost some. But it was too late.
My point is that, like alcoholics, some morbidly obese people just don't get it or consider what morbidly means. They might not listen to you unless they're staring death in the face and perhaps not then.
I'm not trying to discourage you from trying, but don't feel bad if they don't listen.
BTW, we just lost another very obese family member. She'd had multiple joint replacements. Each time her mobility got worse until she couldn't walk without a walker and then, the past few months, couldn't walk at all. We begged her to watch her diet and to exercise. She really did have horrible eating habits and was like a junky with junk food.
Thanks, rooftoptendie.