Surgery is APPROVED!
Five months ago I was at a crossroads as the bariatric surgeon I was using had a maximum weight limit for gastric bypass surgery of 350 lbs. My highest weight was 625 lbs and I am currently at 478 lbs. So I've lost a lot of weight but it has taken me 6 years. I have been at a plateau for the past year and a half and just couldn't wait any longer for some resolution. So upon feedback from this group I went on a search for a surgeon that did not have a weight maximum and that took Medicaid and who has been doing this for some time (experienced). After many weeks of researching and calling all over Missouri I finally found a bariatric surgeon that met all of the qualifications I was looking for. I just got the phone call that I have been approved for surgery!! I wasn't sure it would ever actually be approved and I am beyond excited to start on my own journey with my new "tool". Thank you to all of you *****sponded to my first post regarding my situation and giving me some feedback as it made all the difference in the world.
5' 3" Roux En Y- 6/22/17 HW 625 SW 471.2 CW 425
Dr Eagon Washington Univ Bariatric Center St Louis, MO
M1= 37 M2= 9 M3= M4= M5= M6= M7= M8= M9= M10= M11= M12=
The only difference between "extraordinary" and "ordinary" is that little "extra"!!
Congratulations and it's amazing how much you've lost on your own!
Lap band: 2006. Revision to RNY 9/23/2016
8/2/17: Goal Reached: 135lbs. & 115lbs lost (5'3")
Pre-op: 250, SW 242, CW 125, GW 135
Pre-op: 9lb M1: 20lb M2: 11.5lb M3: 11.9 M4: 13.4 M5: 10.8 M6: 10.2 M7: 8.1 M8: 8.4 M9: 6.5 M10: 5.7 M11: 3.5 M12: 4.3
Congratulations and good luck..
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
