I went to my first suppor...

I went to my first support group meeting last week. I was so amazed seeing all the ppl that had lost weight and how much they had lost in such a short time and kept it off. I made my first consultation appt. with Dr. Argotte. I see him on Feb. 23 and will be going to the Seminar on the 26th. I am so excited about learning more. I have been doing research on the gastric by-pass surgery for about 3 mos. now. I have Ky Medicaid, and am hoping that they will approve of my surgery. I am a Diabetic and have been for 11 years now, and am Insulin Dependent. I also take Glucopage for it also. I have Arthritis, degenative bone disease, protruding disc in my back, I have a foot ulcer on the bottom of my left foot which has been there since the first of October 2003, and is very slow healing. Have been in the hospital for this and for quite a few foot infections. My Diabetes has been hard to control. I had a foot fracture about 3 years ago, and since then have gotten 14 more fractures on my left foot. My doctor told me that my blood work doesn't look so good, my sugars are high, my Diabetes is showing that my kidneys are failing, so now I am on a medicine for that. I have had surgery on my neck in which 2 disc were removed, and back surgery in which 2 disc were removed. I have neuropathy in both legs from the knees to my toes. The pain gets so bad at times that I am on pain medicine all the time. I still have a lot of pain in my neck, shoulders, and lower back all the time and know that this is caused by weight. I really don't know how much I weigh for I don't have a correct scale. I believe that it is btwn 260-270 lbs. I want and need to lose 130 lbs. I have been on all sorts of diets, as well as diet pills, and a Diabetic diet. I lose weight but it just comes back along with some extra lbs. The most I lost recently was last year on the Hydroxycut pills and lost 95 lbs. But to todays date I have gained about 60 lbs of it back. I am tried of being on diets and not being able to keep it off. I know that this gastric by-pass is for me, and I pray to God that I can be approved quickly if that is possible and start being on the losing end again and forever. I will write more after I see the doctor. God bless all of you who have had the surgery, all who plan on having it. I wish you all "Good Losing".

hi Sandy, welcome to the BB, we were at the same support group. I sent you a e-mail Donna