tobeskinny
Where do I start? I have been heavy my whole life and with each diet I try I get heavier and heavier until now I have reached where I am today.
I started researching WLS about a year ago. I found a doctor and I had all the preliminaries completed in about two weeks....I was very excited to get the ball rolling. Then the nurse called to inform me that the doctor would not do the surgery until I was off the pain medication I have been on for a long time for three months....then he would do the surgery.
Well, OK, I tried this but I was in such pain with my bad back that I couldn't hardly move without a wheelchair. I broke my back in an auto/train accident when I was a kid and I thought this doctor would understand that I need to lose the weight to be able to get off the pain meds and be able to function. Needless to say, my PCP had me go right back on the pain meds. Now I have the pain somewhat under control again and I have found another WLS in Albany Medical Center. Again I have done all the preliminaries. I have one more visit with the nutritionist at St. Peters Nutritional Center then I am set up with an appointment to see the WLS. I pray every day that I will be on the loosing side before long. I actually have even decreased the pain meds but I am unable to go off completely at this time.
I am 51 years old and I weigh 280 lbs. I have been losing weight for the surgery (needed to lose 10% of body fat). I started at 310 lbs so now I just have to work at keeping that off until surgery....keeping it off has always been the hard part for me.
Will post more later. Take care and you are all in my prayers.
