Obesity Discussion Forums

[mickdavis1]

Hi, Never been pn this site before so forgive me if I do this all wrong,

Well heres the story, My mom is morbidly obese to the point that she is confining herself to the house, Mainly due to inability to move with sore knees, every time she does go out it is obvious that she is in pain and can only manage small distances, about 20 paces or so,after which you would swear that she is having a coronery failure and would sooner sit down and take the weight of her feet. Doctors of course tell her that she needs to lose weight in order for her to receice any medical help and of course exercise is mentioned also, alas with the sore knees exercise isnt really an option, well to my knoledge anyhow, obvioisly she is spiralling into depression and feels thre is no light at the end of the tunnell.

Not having any experience with this sort of thing I am desperatly seeking help from everywhere I can get it, Other peoples solutions etc, etc
My family and I feel so helpless with this and would really appreciate some input on the topic, We live in Dublin , Ireland and would appreciate any info on clinics, proffessional therapists etc etc that would cover this sort of thing.


Thanks in advance and talk to you soon

Mick

[Obesity Discussion]

We have a few topics here where people endured similar issues. The one thing that I would suggest is getting her to see a psychologist that specializes in depression. You're going to have a tough time taking care of the other issues before the depression issue is resolved. I have gone through something similar with family members and the depression was the big road block.