WOW!!!  8 years ago today I made the most exciting step in my life --- my gastric bypass. 

Today, I am 181 poounds lighter; a lot healthier and so much more happy than words can express. 

To those of you thinking and praying about your decision, all I can say is research, research, and then take a step of faith and GO!

Blessings to everyone,
Betty Myers
Barnhart, MO

Please keep us posted - I will be looking into having a brachioplasty (arm lift) and heard that KU was a good place to use, both cost wise and expertise. Keep me informed about what hoops you've had to jump through. Good luck!

I live in Independence.

Actually, I had been reconsidering the band and thinking about VSG (the sleeve), and the seminar pretty much confirmed that for me.  It just seems like a bit less modification, and since my insurance won't cover more than a certain number of fills or any revision, I don't want to wind up having to spend a lot out of pocket.

The patients at the seminar were my favorite part.  The RNY patient they had at the one I attended had lost 225 lbs!    I was amazed!

I'm hoping, since I've been journaling everything I eat for several months now, that my PCP will review my journals and consider that enough supervision to call it a doc-supervised diet.  But I don't see her until next week, so only time will tell.

My last name starts with a W if you go by my legal name, or a D if you go by the name I go by (hyphenated last name, of which I only formally use the second half), so Jackie may or may not be my case manager.

Either way, whether I have to wait until January, or I can have it done sooner, I feel pretty good about everything.  I couldn't be more thrilled with my chosen surgeon(s), and I'm really enjoying learning things I never knew about myself  and my capabilites along the way.  Sure, I'm anxious as hell to get the ball rolling already, but I've made my peace with the fact that it will happen when it's meant to happen, and not a second sooner!

Can't wait to hear all about your progress and celebrate the victories along with you!   It's good to have allies along for the ride on this crazy journey!

I totally LOVE Connie!  I don't know yet who my case manager will be.  Just waiting for them to call me back with my appointment date.  My insurance requires a 6-month diet before surgery, so I have to wait until at least October or November for surgery,  which puts me right in the middle of a PTO blackout at my job, so I'm looking at January at the earliest.  But at least I'm doing SOMETHING!!