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Hi. I'm Ryan Ridenour and I'm 45 yrs old, married with 2 kids and a life long truck driver in the United States. I've always been a "large" guy for my frame. I suppose that's the nice way of saying I've always been a fatty. While I wasn't always considered fat my doctors have always put obese on the forms. At one point in my life I was doing a diet/exercise routine and lost 40+ lbs and went from a size 52 waist down to 40 all in 2 months. That was before driving.
I was still young and a strong testosterone producing machine. Those days are long gone but I am still here and in desperate need of change. I've been seeing the same set of doctors regularly since 2005 when I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. I've tried diet after diet, walking, biking and gym memberships. Most recently I've been doing nutrisystem for the last year. Nothing has worked fast enough. While I weighed in at 305 back in 2005 and I am currently 270 as of 8/25/2015. I can never seem to break lower than 260. And my A1c has been fluctuating between 9-11.7-10.3 over the last 9 months. My doctor has stated that my numbers are directly effected by my weight. So she has told me we are in my final stages of treatment before I get put on insulin. Which for me, a truck driver, means I will have to switch careers. And at 45 with no education for anything else it is a life ending direction to travel.
I was still young and a strong testosterone producing machine. Those days are long gone but I am still here and in desperate need of change. I've been seeing the same set of doctors regularly since 2005 when I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. I've tried diet after diet, walking, biking and gym memberships. Most recently I've been doing nutrisystem for the last year. Nothing has worked fast enough. While I weighed in at 305 back in 2005 and I am currently 270 as of 8/25/2015. I can never seem to break lower than 260. And my A1c has been fluctuating between 9-11.7-10.3 over the last 9 months. My doctor has stated that my numbers are directly effected by my weight. So she has told me we are in my final stages of treatment before I get put on insulin. Which for me, a truck driver, means I will have to switch careers. And at 45 with no education for anything else it is a life ending direction to travel.
She suggested bariatric surgery because of my situation and has given me a referral to one of the best doctors in mid Michigan. I'm currently waiting for them to call and schedule the consultation. So I figured I would start this blog with the hope that I've made the right choice and I want to share my story with the world to help you make the choice for bariatric surgery or not. I will share everything about the process, the good and the bad, the pain, the triumphs and pitfalls that I will experience along the way. Ill post pictures so you know that this is really me and not some dork sitting in a hut in India trying to get you to buy some products. But be warned I will be posting affiliate links that if you click and buy something I will make some small amount of money to help defer the costs of this site. Currently there are no costs for this site but if all of this journey pans out like it should then I will be looking at costs in the future for this site.
I'll talk with you more after I get the appointment for my consultation set up. Till then. Be awesome!
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