• Username: Wantmylife
  • Member Since: 10/12/2011
  • BMI: 38.1
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: VSG (10/02/12)
  • Surgeon: Michel Gagner
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Lower Blood Sugar to normal level without medicine

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Michel Gagner
I have not yet had my surgery so perhaps it is early to write a review but I think the technical part is just a part of the process and there I really don't have any worries with Dr Gagner's skill. So I will write about my contact with him so far which has been excellent. He is a world expert and a very busy surgeon and researcher. I am sure he does not need a marketing manager to attract patients! Yet when Iwrote him, he immediately replied and called me. We exchanged emails and then met when he was travelling near to where I live. In talking with him he is so far perfect. Listens, takes time to explain, answers sometimes dreadfully silly questions...gives the risks and benefits and is very ready to work on a very individualized approach. I will update post surgery! Hope he does as well in the operating theatre as he has done out of it so far. Then there will not be sufficient stars in the rating option!!!
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  • Comment by Sandra C. on 4/24/12 6:40 am
    Best Wishes for a speedy recovery !!! I love my D.S., you will have a great time with the VSG !!!
  • Comment by Mandy R. on 4/23/12 4:21 pm
    Good luck :) Update us when you can !
  • Comment by lerkhart on 4/22/12 2:08 pm
    I will wish you good luck again this time!! Hope you have a speedy recovery.
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carbs...
on October 25, 2011 5:18 am
Well, just as I suspected, I cut down on the carbs and the weight starts to melt off. In addition to which the blood sugar gets to normal ranges. There are no mysteries I guess.
I am still in discussion with the various surgeons about the sleeve or a DS and/or a modified (personalized and tailored to my needs) DS.
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another fat girl blog
on October 20, 2011 3:14 am
Well, everything I have read so far confirms to me that if I go for the surgery without working out the issues that have led me to gain weight, or discover that there are no issues, just life and negligence, then I will find an 'eat around' the surgery. I definitely would be seriously pissed off with myself if I did go through the surgery and then waste that effort, pain and tool. I think I need to go see a therapist first and explore whether or not there are any reasons underlying or not, as to why I put the weight on in the first place and why I have not been able to engage and commit fully to getting it off through diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle. I know all the 'secrets' of what has to be done. I could write a book! I know what choices are good and what choices are bad. I just can't seem to really get that through to myself. So I am going to be in deciding mode for a while and see if I can lose some at the same time. It can only help if I then opt for the sleeve.
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My Story

I was normal weight until my late 20s. Then it started to creep up slowly and I managed to keep it in check. Then I had 3 pregnancies in 3 years and put on 10 kilos AFTER each delivery while nursing. Very strange as I thought it would be the opposite but I guess I am the exception. And since then basically with parenting, busy career and life, lots of stressors and with one thing and another these 30 kilos have adopted me and have made me their home. I was never a dieter as I could never really discipline myself to stick to any 'diet' for a sustained period of time. I would lose 5 kilos or 10 kilos even and then go back to eating all the wrong things and in quantities that I could not burn because of my sedentary work and lifestyle. So the weight stayed on. I went for a first bariatric consult with a surgeon about 4 years ago and almost went through with the RNY bypass then but got major cold feet and did not go for my pre op exams and let the whole thing lapse. Then I got high blood pressure and have been on meds since and just a few weeks ago my doctor has also prescribed metformin for me because my sugar is high. So I started to explore bariatric surgery again and found the sleeve and other options than the RNY. I really hate taking vitamins or anything for that matter and would prefer to not go for the malabsorptive option. I am still undecided and exploring. So am lurking on the boards and reading lots and researching all the possibilities...