COLD FEET
Hey im sure everyone had cold feet before surgery but I think im driving my self crazy im 5'7 230 I hold my weight we'll so it dosent look like im big but I feel awful pcos, insulin resistance, stress incontinece, and I cant get preg.. All at the tender age of 21 .. I never really tried will all my heart to diet... Its kinda hard I think I have an addiction to food... I do it for a while loose and gain im sure we all had that problem ...Im just scared to death of dying I mean there is alot I havent done in life notyet.. I been smoking for many years a pack a day and I was told to stop 6 wks before surgery and im still smoking and surgery is in 17 days .... Any one have comments or suggestions or advice of any sort?
Nicole,
The best thing you can do for yourself is to stop smoking. Please let your doctor know that you have been smoking. You have to be honest with him or your life could be in serious jeopardy. I am not trying to scare you but I was watching Dr. 90210 one night and there was a lady who was having surgery and she had not stopped smoking. They almost lost her under General Anesthesia. Also if you think you have not given dieting a fair chance, you may want to consider temporarily delaying your surgery to try dieting. Delaying it may be necessary anyway due to your smoking. What you will find is that even after WLS you will have to follow a diet plan for life. WLS does make it easier to stick to because of the smaller size of your stomach but your cravings will eventually come back. I personally like the low glycemic index diet. Good luck to you!
Nicole - as you are considered a "lightweight", you should take a moment and look into the lapband. No re-routing anything, no malabsoprtion issues later on. You are soooo young to have issues all through your life. In addition, if you want kids some day, they can just let out any fill you have in your band so you can get PROPER nutrition for your baby. Please take a moment and look into the lapband.
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