Beverly B.
05-02-07
I have been researching wls for about 2 yrs now. So I decided to go ahead and hop to it and get er done...Hoping to get my life back and start living again instead of just existing. I am planning on going to a seminar in June. I am really hoping to have Dr Hornbostel do it. He did my breast cancer surgery 12 yrs ago. I just respect and have so much faith in him. He is an exceptional doctor. I have been lurking on here for so long I feel like I know each of you personally. I love reading Jan's post everyday. Craig is an inspiration to all. Melissa I can relate to you as I took care of my mother for 18 months after she had her 1st stroke. It wasn't easy but I am glad I had that time with her. She was my best friend.. I took care of my husband for 16 months, while he fought cancer. The lord took them both home within two months of each other. I took care of them both in seperate homes. Good thing we lived really close, my girls helped me and bless my sisters heart, she moved in with mom when my husband got really bad. Couldn't get either one to move into one place, so I stretched myself really thin. When they were both gone I just couldn't seem to pull myself out of the depression and kept getting fatter and fatter. I guess food became my love then and boy did I love it. It seemed like one day I woke up and saw myself in the mirror and like so many others wondered how I let myself get in this shape. I am now weighing in at 322 lbs. I have high blood pressure, pre diabetic, ortho doc said left knee is gone, right knee not far behind, have 5 buldging discs, spinal stenosis, and spurs up and down my spine. Cannot walk and breathe at the same time. I am just falling apart and feel like if I don't get this weight off don't know what is going to become of me. Well guess I do know, that is why I need this surgery so bad.
Jan 31, 2008:
Boy time has sure flown by. Still haven't had my surgery yet. I went to Dr. Hornbostel's seminar but he doesn't except my insurance so I am going to Mo Bariatrics in Columbia MO.
I had all my test scheduled for Nov. and started having some female problems so had to put everything on hold until I got that taken care of. Praise the Lord that all the test came back negative for cancer so now I am going forward with my surgery. After much reading and researching I am going to try and have the gastric sleeve instead of the rny. I feel this is the best option for me. I just don't like the idea of have my intestines rearranged. And don't like the malaborsion problems that go along with it. I have my pulmonary function test, venous doppler and the stress test scheduled for Feb. and then I have my appt with Mo Bariatrics on Feb 27th and will discuss the sleeve with them then. I have already been approved for the rny so don't know what I will have to go thru to be approved for the sleeve. I hope my insurance approves it.
Well until next time.......
