Long time, same saga! 05/29/15

May 29, 2015

I just read through all my old posts.  It's been 4 years since my last one and absolutely nothing has changed for the better. I have an appointment for Monday with a doctor in with my old doctor. I've only made an appointment because the GERD and throwing up has gotten so bad my PCP was recommending I get an ENDO. 

I'm sitting at 234. I went up higher for a little while as I tore my Achilles tendon and ended up off of my feet for almost 6 months. As soon as I was able to walk around a bunch it dropped back down.  I really liked my old doctor but I just don't think I would trust him to do a revision.  I was in the hospital for 4 days  when I had the band initially due to complications.  Then the port was placed terrible and I'm always getting jabbed in the ribs by it, plus it's flipped. I don't necessarily blame him but surgery scares the hell out of me to begin with and I know I couldn't go through with anything with him again.

I've been lurking on message boards looking at the options others have chosen. Based on what others have said it sounds like I have esophagus dilation which will mean I can't do a sleeve. I'm very anxious to talk with the new doctor, have some tests done and get something done about this. I really think I want a revision and the sleeve would be my preference but if that is not an option I think I may just get this damn evil thing removed and call it a day, a very very very long set of days!

If anyone besides myself reads this.... (I'll proabbly be reading this a year or so from now) wish me luck!  I just hate this thing and from reading my posts I've felt this way almost since day 1!

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