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Hello I'm new as well , I'm Melinda I started my journey Nov 2018 and i think I am close to getting surgery but we have to decide on which one to do. I wish you the best in your journey and remember it is a life changing decision. We something in common my pcp was against the surgery as well and things changed and now the doctor is on board. So Good luck on your journey and hopfully we can find out some of the answers that we may have along the way. I have faith you are going to do great.
wow thank you for sharing, how have you been doing since the surgery?
Referral-10/30/2018, Orientation-January/30/2019,
for me it was my medical situation kept getting worse and worse. i had cellulitis in both legs, they were weeping, i was having to go to wound care every week, i was on oxygen 24/7, 2 blood pressure meds i could hardly move. i knew if i went much longer i would either be in a nursing home the rest of my life or else dead so i decided to have the weight loss surgery.
i started the on-line seminar with the surgeons office in july of 2017 and didn't have the gastric bypass surgery until september 13, 2018 but it was well worth the wait. i have medicare and they had alot of stuff i had to go through before i even had the initial consult with my surgeon. i met with my pcp for 6 times to talk about diet, i had to have a psy eval, meet with a dietician, blood work and then since i have asthma i had to have a pulmonary clearance plus a cardiac clearance. both my surgeon and pcp kept me informed of what was going on. i am not the most patient person and so i just wanted to have the surgery now but i had to tell myself that it took many yrs to get this overweight and i will be ok waiting. i started out at 345 and in 5 months i have lost 105 lbs. i am not on oxygen or a c-pap anymore and i am so much happier now.
Wow thats great thanks for sharing.
Referral-10/30/2018, Orientation-January/30/2019,
Could not start yet another diet - the decades of yo-yo weight loss and gain had to stop; I was now pre-diabetic, fatty liver, feet always hurt, heart was racing - and really, really wanted to be around to see my children grow up and hopefully enjoy grandchildren; I also wanted to be a good example to my boys - showing them what one can do when they are determined!
I was also ready to say good bye to all the fried and sugary unhealthy food - I looked at it all as an allergy to my body, that would and was killing me!
There are so many wonderful items I will still be able to enjoy - but food is no longer my obsession - being healthy and finding new/exciting things I can do with this body that is getting lighter and healthier, that is my new focus!
Sunny
it was good, alot of the info i know already from my research and from this site but it will be a year and a half before i get my surgen apt the hospital i am at is really busy apparently.
Referral-10/30/2018, Orientation-January/30/2019,
Congrats on getting started!
A good place to start, if you haven't already, is to call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask what the process is. My insurance actually set me up with a bariatric case manager who checked in with me, sent me info, and answered a lot of questions that I had.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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