Bye-bye thyroid. Hello VSG!

Mar 12, 2009

my thyroid was removed on 2/24, as planned.  the surgery was supposed to be 3 hours and ended up being 5 due to complications.  it all worked out fine in the end.  i got the path results yesterday and no cancer!  my voice is fine.  my body seems to be getting used to life without my thyroid.  all is well.

so now back to the vsg!  my husband has been constantly talking about it for himself for the past few months.  at first, i didn't think he should have it done because i don't see him as that overweight.  his feeling is he is tired of struggling with his food.  his weight does yo-yo.  he has never been able to keep it off since we've been together (10+years).  we have the technology to help him with that.  why not use it?  after thinking about it, he's right.  why struggle the rest of your life if you don't have to? 

so after discussing it into the night, we've decided he is going to have the surgery first.  i was going to go first, but his schedule is much tighter than mine and it worked out better for him to go first.  he is getting his sleeve with dr. alvarez on 4/3.  i know he is beyond excited!!  i've tentatively scheduled my sleeve for 4/18 with the hopes i can figure out how to get enough money to do it them.  if not, then it will be at the end of may.  we thought it safer to not to it at the same time just in case something happened.  we have 3 small boys.  i don't think anything will happen, but it is better to be prudent.

so it looks like i am going to get that sleeve after all!!

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