Tired

I started researching WLS in 2001 and finally signed with a clinic last January. I came onboard wanting band surgery but my surgeon at the time talked me out of it, saying that I needed to have the bypass surgery because of my health situation. I wasn't happy with his summation but he was, after all, the doctor and expert so I said okay. Since then I've jumped through every hoop put before me and everything is in order EXCEPT my psych eval. For whatever reason, the psychologist will not approve me no matter what I do. Then my surgeon left the practice, and the state, and at that point I felt myself giving up so I withdrew from psychological counseling for a month and did a lot of indepedent thinking. I realized that I never completely bought into the bypass option and that I had lost a lot of faith in the psychologist I have been seeing. At my next visit with the surgeon's PA, I had a heart-to-heart and told her that I had reconsidered and wanted the band AND a new psychologist. In mid-January, I will have my first appointment with the new surgeon and I'll see what he has to say about my choice in surgeries. At that time I signed with them, they had the LAP band system but have since switched to Realize. I'm wondering if that will make a difference. I guess I'll see. Anyway, now I'm back with OH and reaching out for support as I prepare to confront my current psychologist (perhaps for the last time) and then to state my case for band surgery with the new surgeon.

I hope everyone is having the warmest, most wonderful Christmas ever surrounded by the ones they love the most, and that we'll all be seeing "less" of each other in 2009!

Rebecca

Good luck Rebecca.  I really wanted the band at first and then the nurse practioner and psychologist I saw said the bypass would be better because of my diabetes, so I said okay.  Thigs didn't work out for me to go to Arizona for my surgery as planned and I ended up having a Realize band put in Nov 19th in Edmonton, Alberta.

So far I am very happy with the band and after hearing about some rotten complications from a few girls who had the bypass I am very glad it happened this way. It may take me longer to lose the weight and get better diabetic control but I feel that at least now if things don't work I can have the band removed and go for the more invasive surgery.  But , I think the band is going to work okay for me if I work the band!!!  Much luck .

Eydie

Hi Eydie,

Thank you for sharing your experience and words of support. Luckily I don't have diabetes--yet--and the slower weight loss IS one of the reasons I would prefer to have the band over the bypass. It just seems healthier to me, and a lot less of a shock to deal with emotionally. I wish you the very best as you continue on your journey. Keep in touch if you wish.

Rebecca

Love tokeepin touch Rebecca.  Feel free to PM me anytime if you want and I will reply..Together we can all get this darn fat gone and deal with all the emotional crap too.  I am one of those people who ate lots at meals. Not a grazer but when I did eat it was a huge meal.  I also feel that I must clean up everything.  Oh a few potatoes left in the bowl???pass them over!!!  This is the tihing I am struggling with the most right now....everything still tastes so good I just want to eat it all.

Thank God I am afraid to because of the band but the head hunger really is a hard thing to deal with.

Love Eydie