*sigh* I found out I have another co-morbidity...

Well it looks like I have (yet another) co-morbidity to add to my list. I didn’t have ANY before gaining the weight and now I have GERD, High blood pressure that I’m on medication for, and I found out on Friday I have sleep apnea now. Oh, and my cholesterol is high, too.

 

I’m just a bit sad about it- I’m 27 and don’t want any of this. Man, I can’t wait til I can get my surgery!

I don’t want to be upset over it, but I’m getting tired of medications, appointments, and evaluations, and I still have more to go!

 

Sorry for the whining but I had to vent…

 

Well, to look on the "bright" side, the more comorbidities you have,  hopefully the easier your approval will be and the better you will feel when surgery is done and you are slim and healthy!

In my whole life nobody has ever called me an optimist!

Judy is right, this will help thing through.   After surgery, most all of it should go away. 

Best of luck.

Pam

I have all those co-morbidities plus diabetes - oops, I don't have apnea.  I'm 57 and didn't develop diabetes until I was in my 40's.  Good for you, you're taking care of things before they get too out of hand.  you should have no trouble being approved for the surgery now.
I've been at this process for about six months now, and still haven't met my surgeon (but will on Wednesday).  It's quite a process and I've learned patience...
Good luck with your journey.
Jan

But....your working on changing your life for the better.  Your being proactive, that's great!  And because your 27, you should do very well and prob. not need plastics.  I wish they had this surgery perfected when I was 27.

Good luck,

Edie

Thanks everyone; I do feel a bit better. I’m just getting tired of going to an appointment and finding out something is wrong with me (that’s happened to me 4 appointments in a row now) when I never had any of these issues before. I’m trying to be optimistic and look at it as one more bit of evidence that I need this surgery for health reasons, but it still frustrates me.

 

I’m going through all of these appointments and even once I can get scheduled (whenever that day ends up coming), I’ll still have about a 2 month wait ahead of me. My surgeon’s office is so busy that they’re scheduling about 2 months in advance now, so I’ll have even MORE of a wait.

 

I’m using the time to learn to chew more, eat slower, no liquids when eating, giving up pop, etc. I know all that stuff will help me, but I think I would like to have a tangible result in front of me- i.e. a surgery date- instead of just taking more and more medications and having multiple appointments still left to do.

Trust me, I feel yoiur frustration.  I've had some issues that I've never had before too.  Finding out my echo stress test was abnormal and my mamogram was also abnormal.  More meds and more appointments.  My surgeon is also booking at least two months out and I haven't even met him yet.  I've been at this for six months and am learning patience.  The good thing is that I'm just learning so much on this website.  The people in the different forums are really knowledgeable.  You're doing the right thing by chewing more, eating slower and not drinking with meals.  I think this will show tangible results.  You may even lose weight without really trying.  I've tried not drinking with my meals, but that's what I'm having the most trouble with.
Keep the faith, and patience, patience, patience.
Jan

I also had/have GERD.  Once, you are on medication for it-you will feel so much better.  Sometimes you will have to try different meds to get the right one.  Prilosec was my first one and it made me so dizzy, that I almost passed out a few times. 

My WLS doc said that if would most likely go away after the surgery,  It did, but it did come back.  I am now taking protonix for it. 

Erica

Sorry to hear that, but I know how you feel. I went to the doctor and he ran a bunch of blood tests to find I have High blood pressure, high cholestrol, type 2 Diebetes and high liver enzymes.  Yes its scarry, I know the same fear, but your not alone.  Vent all you want.