My story

Aug 14, 2009

I was always challenged with weight even as a kid.  I would get real skinny and then balloon up.  From age 16 to 22 I stayed pretty skinny due to sports and school.  I met a wonderful woman we got married and in the first year of marriage I ballooned up to over 240 from 178.  I went for test and was told nothing was wrong.  We have 3 boys 16, 12, and 6.  I always have had gerd but had to have surgery in 2001 and lost 60 lbs and kept it off for 2yrs.  Once I could eat again the weight came right back and then some.  I have been on many diets and would lose just a few pounds even did 6 months with personal trainer and would tone up just no drastic weight loss.  I went to my doctor and he ran some test and said nothing was wrong to keep me from losing weight  and suggested that I check into WLS.  My gerd surgery only lasted for 8 years before I started having issues with acid again and getting sick if I ate greasy fatty food or spicy.  So I made the decision to go check out if I was a good canidate for WLS.  Went to Dr. Barker and he told me that Lapband was not a good choice for me because of gerd.  He said my BMI was border line until he found out that I had high blood pressure and gerd.  My wife went with me to the first visit to have a fill on her band.  My wife had lap band in 2007 and lost 85 lbs at the visit she was told that her esphagus was inflamed and then her band slipped.  They had to take all of the fluid out of her band for 2 weeks to see if it would go down.  Dr. Barker said it is a common issue with the band and asked her if she thought about RNY since she could still lose about 100 more pounds.  I went through all of the test and found out that I have severe sleep apnea but I am also very much do not like to feel comfined and that is what that stupid machine does to me.  I can usually keep in on for about 1 hour and then I have to take it off.  I have tried about 6 different mask and feel the same.  All the process is complete and got approval first try.  Surgery is scheduled for 9/4/2009.  My wife will be having a revision to bypass on 9/11/09. 

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