Seminar over

Feb 12, 2014

Our seminar was today.  I have an appointment with the doctor who hosted it in a little over a week.  He seems like a nice enough guy and that he really considers each case individually.  I like that he said he doesn't prefer the Lapband procedure, because that's not the one I want.  His preference is the sleeve, but my insurance won't cover that.  They will, however, cover the gastic bypass, so I will most likely be heading in that route.  

I am proud of myself for making the room laugh.  During the question and answer portion I mentioned that he had said the hospital stay for bypass was two days, but he didn't mention how long we would possibly be at home recovering.  He said that it (obviously) depended on the type of work involved, but that he could be persuaded to write the orders for however long we asked for.  My response was, "Six weeks it is!"

I'm encouraged by the numbers for the amount of weight lost after a year.  I'm encouraged by the number of people who manage to keep it off long-term.  I am extremely discouraged by one answer he gave me.  "Talk to me about pregnancy post bypass," I said.  His reply was, "We encourage you not to get pregnant for at least a year while your body is still healing."  That means if I had this surgery tomorrow I wouldn't be able to get pregnant until I was 37 and I'd be nearly 38 by the time the kid was born.  But I'm not having this surgery tomorrow.  It's still a good 3-6 months off.  If I'm lucky enough to have a child, I'm going to be in my late 50s by the time s/he graduates from high school.  My husband will be in his 60s.

I'm conflicted.

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