2nd time around - I'm getting to be a pro at this.....

Apr 05, 2010

Arrghhh!!!  If you had asked me 7 yrs ago that I would be back to the same weight I was prior to my RNY surgery in 7/2001 I would have told you that you were nuts!  I figured there was no way I would ever go back to being the heavy, fat, disgusting, uncomfortable person I was before. 

I was WRONG!!!!  I kept my weight loss of 164 lbs off for almost 6 yrs.  Due to a bunch of personal issues I began gaining weight back at the end of 2006 with the bulk of my weight beginning to add up around 2007-2008 where I was gaining upwards of 50 lbs a year.  Frightening I know!  I put blnders on, kept saying that I would lose weight tomorrow but kept grazing all day long.  It never stopped until I finally came to the realization that I was once again FAT, Super Morbid Obese, all because I chose to ignore thesigns and wasn't strong enough to stop.

Now I am in the predictment again.  I started looking into the LapBand, something less invasive and quick heal time.  I went to a local surgeon and got all the pre-op work done, the labs, the nutrionist, the pysch eval, the Upper GI and the Endoscopy.  All that was left was the pre-auth from Aetna.  I had to follow up numerous time with my Dr office and they always said they were waiting on something else.  They finally sent off my paperwork and I had the approval back in 2 days. 

In the meantime, I came back to this lovely site and began reading alot about the DS.  I looked up facts and research studies.  I talked to several doctors.  I talked to newbies of the DS and I talked to the Seniors of DS.  I finally feel like this is what is meant to be.  Im a little scared due to the risks of a 2nd surgery and the fact that I have to travel to get it done, but sometimes you have to fight for what you want.

So....again, I am back to square one.  I've decided to work with Dr.Ara Keshishian.  He has alot of positives and even tho the cost will be a little high and I have to travel to CA I guess it's worth it.  I'm trying to get all the pre-op stuff done so that I can get the consult and the surgery all done in the same 3-4 week CA trip.

I'll keep you all posted with my trials and tribulations - hopefully alot of good times and not so many bad times....

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