"I met him for the first time Tuesday, Dec. 2nd. He didn't seem to blow away about the blindness, and this is always a relief. I definitely qualify for wls, and I do have a large umbilical hernia needing repair. Though I came on the idea of discussing only the hernia, when I blurted out about the wls, he did give me info and didn't say "well, that's not wht you came in for; we don't have time," like some drs. would. I appreciated this because I knew this was throwing their schedule off, but it was the only way I could get myself to go to talk to him. He said that realistically, the stats are lower than usually stated and risks are common (discussed some) and I knew he was checking to see if I'd skitter off or not. I was surprised that he does not do the lap band, which had been my first choice, but he says the bypass he does is more effective. Okay, so my options were changed. He is giving me a week to make the decision, given his info and after reading his info online. I am really pleased that I can read the info for myself, using a screenreader, and not having to have the print read by someone else. The staff was cool about this; seemed really pleased they had this option which would be workable for me. The "yes and no" nurse was pretty strict, but I understood she was ticking the time away. If they'd all been that way, I wouldn't have liked it, but it does take a little longer for me to get that part done since someone else needs to fill in the info. Luckily, much of my info from Factoria was already in the system and I had brought a list of my current meds, so that saved some time. Jim was with me, thank goodness! "
