Hello All, 

I am a 32 year old married mother of a 10 year old girl. I have had my ups and downs with weight and am so ready to be healthy again. Thank you for all of your posts that are helping me understand what i may go through. I am having the Rouex-En-Y after my insurance approval comes through. I have my last nutritional counseling appointment on July 7th and then the paperwork will be submitted. If all goes well it looks like a September surgery. I could not be more excited!!! Thank you for all of your posts!!!

Good Luck.  I'm glad that you're taking control of your life, not only for your sake, but for your daughter.

Good Luck!! :)

Good Luck!

Hi and welcome. You have come to the best place for everything. The support is amazing. I wish you nothing but the best. You have just made the best choice! If I can be of any help please ask away!

 Good luck!!! I wish that I had been smarter, and taken control when I was your age, but then again the surgery has come a very long way since then!!!

Me too I'm new here and I hopr to meet some new friends.

Hey there - well, I'm old enough to be your mother - bahahahahaha, but I am so excited for you!

I was 59 when I had my WLS.  Why did I wait so long?  Because it had never occurred to me to do it sooner.  What happened to me at age 59?  I had picked up 3 prescriptions - and two of them had a co-pay of $100 each.  It was like a slap in the face and I clearly remember thinking "the only reason I'm on these dayumed things is because of my weight and I am going to do something about it TODAY"!

And, well, I did.  And here I am 3 years later on no medications except for the supplements. 

Stay connected with OH - the support here is wonderful!

Sandie

 Welcome to OH.

 Hi, 

I am a 38 year old mother of an 8 year old girl.  I am in the process of preparing for the sleeve and my surgery is scheduled for September 28th.  I am not nervous at all, except for the pysch eval!  Though I think I am pretty normal, I can't imagine why it is a 3 hour long session!  Sheesh!  What can I expect?  

 My psych eval went very smoothly. They asked me questions about my life history, medical history, my family dynamic, what I expected after surgery, why I was doing the surgery, and what my outcome would like to be. My psych eval was only 1 hour. 3 hours geez! Just be totally honest. We know why we want this! My reason is my daughter. I want to be here for her and I am standing in the way of myself. Good Luc****ep me posted!

 Thank you guys for all of your support! It is great to know that there is someplace I can go and speak to others who are in my shoes. You all are an inspiration!

 Yes, I agree.  This is for my daughter even more than for myself.  I want to be healthy to be around for her.  Thanks for the input!

I realize that your surgeon doesn't do it, but---have you researched the DS? At 330 pounds, you really should.

www.dsfacts.com

www.obesityhelp.com/forums/ds/

www.obesityhelp.com/forums/revision/

www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/4416773/quotDoes-the-Patient -Fail-the-Procedure-or-Does-the/

 Thanks for the info. I am looking into this now. My surgeon did not give me this as a consideration. I am trying to weigh the pros and cons. 

Even though the DS has been around since 1988, it's sort of the "best-kept secret" of WLS. Not a lot of surgeons do the DS (although the number is growing), and unfortunately many medical professionals simply don't have complete, accurate info about it.

Do you have any co-morbidities, like diabetes or high cholesterol? PCOS? GERD? Arthritis? What about a family history of them? These are things you need to figure into your choice of WLS procedure, as well as the post-op demands each procedure makes. The DS not only has the very best long-term, maintained weight loss, it also has the best stats for resolving or preventing co-morbs like diabetes and high cholesterol, and it allows you to take NSAIDs for things like arthritis, headache, menstrual cramps, sprains, fevers, etc.