Mindy's Medical Fund

Mindy and Brian have been together for 8 years, actively trying to have a baby for 4 years with no success. She turned 35 and several medical issues had debilitated her life. Here is Mindy's story:

I turned 35 and everything changed.  I have had issues with sleep apnea, acid reflux,  and infertility. I went into a thyroid storm which caused my body to swell up, gain weight, joint and muscle pain, weakness, increased drowsiness.The fluid is causing me to become out of breath most of the time, also causing me to be non energetic, and basically dormant in my own home.

In the midst of all of that I developed lymphedema, with lymphedema there is no cure, I will have to live with this indefinitely. Everyday I go to the clinic and get treatments which are 5 days a week 3 hrs a day and have to wear compression wraps 24hrs a day.

Dealing with all of this has put a strain on my marriage, but, has also made Brian and I stronger than ever. Don't get me wrong Brian is very supportive and loving, but it is unfair that he has to live with me in this way, We have both made sacrifices, him maybe more so, he helps me when I need it, a little too much at times. I don't know what I would do without him.

I'm not telling you all of this so you can feel sorry for me, I'm telling you as an awareness, because I will not get any better on my own, I need help, and I am not afraid to ask anymore.

So, with all of this,  I met with the bariatric surgeon last week and I have such a severe case, they have waived all of my nutrition meetings, psych doctors, and I am tenetively scheduled for gastric sleeve surgery May 27th, if we can come  up with enough money. I feel like this is a new start for me, a new journey, a new life. I have never been more excited about anything. This isn't to get skinny, this is to save my life from the the path that it was headed.