Hello, new girl here

Hello everyone,  I just wanted to say hi and let you know I am lurking around on the boards now.  I am 38 years old with a BMI of 65.  I live in France and will be having the surgery in France.  I am hoping for the Duodenal Switch, but I wont know what this particular surgeon can do for me until we meet for the second time next week.  I have done the pre blood work, and psych evaluation.  I guess I passed because I never heard anything that tells me any different.

I am told that French insurance pays for it as long as you are above a certain BMI which I am more than twice than, so for the first time in my life I actually won at something.

I have been reading this message board's posts for the last couple of days and I have to say that it has given me so much inspiration.  Even tho I am meeting you guys at a less than perfect time in my life, I look forward to talking with you, and if anyone needs any help, please let me know.

Laelle 

 

 

Wow, France.  I feel so international now!  Welcome to the BMI over 50 board.  There is such a great group of people here. Please don't ever hesitate to ask any question as we've had some really good ones on here.  It's comforting to be around a group of people who have the same issues with their weight loss as you. Welcome again and keep us posted.

Good luck, Laelle!  I can't wait to hear the "French" experience of WLS.

Nice to have you join us Laelle, from across the globe!  I hope everything works out for you & that you will continue to post and share your experience with us. We are a nutty but fun & loving group. We welcome you to our "family".  HUGS  Jeanine

Welcome! I am new here too and everyone has been very nice. Good luck with your surgery!

Welcome! How very cool to have a European perspective! My DH has raved (in a good way) about the French health care system ever since he saw "Sicko." Good luck on your journey.

thank you so much for the warm welcomes.

The French healthcare system is great.  I am actually an american but I married a French man and we moved to France 2 years ago.  The healthcare is one of the reasons we moved here.  The only problem I have found with it is that people dont second guess their doctors.  If he says you have something, then that is exactly what you have.  Why would you ever get a second opinion?  They are always right.  I am not use to that mentality.  In the usa I have had doctors make mistakes so I am always there to double check the info of what medicine they prescribe for me.  But I have to say so far the doctors have always been right.  I am so counting on this to be true for my surgery.  He says that he has yet to lose a patient doing bariatric surgery.  But if he has only done like 5 surgeries that statement would be totally uninformative.  He is also a cancer surgeon and has been doing bariatric surgery for at least 10 years.  Thats is the only info I have found on him.  He was very kind tho.  When I walked in his office he saw that I might not be able to fit in his chair, so he got up and went and got me a chair.  He is the first doctor that ever did that for me.  He is part of the bariatric community that some of the usa's most prominent doctors are a part of.  He says that he has had some americans come to france for him to do bariatric surgery on.  I am just uncomfortable with the fact that since I am the ONLY superobese person in all of france, how can they know how to care for me?

Welcome to the board.  I just recently learned about the healthcare system in France.  I"m so glad you've made a decision to get healthy.  My high was 406, so let me tell you, I know what it feels like to stick out.  I'm now at a weight that many people begin their WLS journey, but I no longer feel like the freak show.  Good luck with your journey.  This really is a nice forum for learning, laughs and sharing. -Dawn

LOL!    I can't believe you are the ONLY SMO woman in France. I know that French women have a reputation for thinness, but there have to be some bigger sisters somewhere.... 

I know I've seen some posts on other OH boards about surgery in Spain as well as Brazil and Mexico. Maybe you can get more info here about surgeons in France as well. http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/nonsponsoring+baria tric+surgeons.html?Country=France

greetings laelle welcome! it's nice to meet you. we had similar starting bmi's. how tall are you? i'm 5'10", and quite a bit older than you at 51. i had the RNY, but just wanted to tell you that all has gone very well for me. having this surgery was clearly one of - if not the number one - best decision i've ever made.

wishing all the best for you!

deb