Disappointed

Mar 20, 2009

My first consultation with my WLS was March 18.  I have to admit I was disappointed.  First thing was that the practice was not very busy, but I still had to wait a long time to even get in a room.  Second, the doctor only spent like 10 minutes with me.  After the appointment I left feeling very discouraged.  See, I want to have the Lap Band surgery ( i just don't like the GBS for me) and I know that at my weight I could choose either.  But he told me that with me being as heavy as I am (377.4) that I would never get done to a healthy weight with Lap Band.  He wants me to go to a Gastric Bypass seminar (I'm going to one next Wednesday, on my birthday no less) and see if  I change my mind.  He also said that I would need to come back in 3 months before we even started any of the process( i smoke and he said that all nicotine needs to be out of my system before they'll even consider me).  Another thing that upset me was that his assistant said he didn't do gastric bypass on people with Bipolar Disorder.  So even if I choose Lap Band I would still need to go to a psych. to see if I in fact am bipolar.  I was diagnosed by a family doctor, so my WLS and me are hoping that maybe I'm not really bipolar.  But I just feel very discouraged.  I hope something good comes out of this.  Like me being able to do the Lap Band.

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