neena274
Got a call from the nutritionist yesterday...
Feb 05, 2009
Basically, I have to have 6 months of nutrition classes. I have to pay $160 for all the services that this particular facility provides. I'm not in a position to pay that now. I'm trying not to let that discourage me, but there always seems to be a hurdle that needs jumping. Maybe I just need to stop thinking that I need to have the surgery tomorrow. I don't know...
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Opinions are like youknowwhats...
Jan 29, 2009
everybody's got one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks. That's the old saying, right? People have been weighing in (pun intended) on my decision to have WLS since I first started talking about it 5 years ago. Stuff like:
"You're not even that big" (what the heck does that mean, anyway?).
"That surgery is dangerous. So and So's cousin's sister's best friend's hairdresser's dogwalker's babysitter had it done and she either died or got really sick". (Huh?)
"Have you tried just eating right and exercising?" (Eating right and exercising, you say?? Nooooo...I've never thought of THAT at all. It's a good thing you came along when you did or I might never have heard of this eating right and exercising of which you speak.
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I know that most of the people in my life mean well, but when I tell them about the surgery unless I say "What do you think?" I'm not really looking for an opinion or advise. All I want is support and maybe a ride to and from the hospital when my surgery date rolls around. Is that too much to ask for? Just be a friend, man...sheesh.
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"You're not even that big" (what the heck does that mean, anyway?).
"That surgery is dangerous. So and So's cousin's sister's best friend's hairdresser's dogwalker's babysitter had it done and she either died or got really sick". (Huh?)
"Have you tried just eating right and exercising?" (Eating right and exercising, you say?? Nooooo...I've never thought of THAT at all. It's a good thing you came along when you did or I might never have heard of this eating right and exercising of which you speak.
)I know that most of the people in my life mean well, but when I tell them about the surgery unless I say "What do you think?" I'm not really looking for an opinion or advise. All I want is support and maybe a ride to and from the hospital when my surgery date rolls around. Is that too much to ask for? Just be a friend, man...sheesh.
And so it starts...
Jan 26, 2009
I had my consultation with Dr. Wynn on the 23rd. She seems really knowledgeable and friendly and she comes highly recommended by people I know who have had the surgery. The staff at CHRIAS seems very friendly also, so that's a bonus. Yesterday, I scheduled my presurgery cardiology and pulmonology testing (Yay!), but the appointments aren't until March (Boo!), but what are you gonna do? Heck, I've been fat this long, what's a few more months, right?
I haven't really told anyone that I've decided to go through with gastric bypass instead of the lap band. My mother works in life insurance in the AD&D department (accidental death and dismemberment for those that don't know) and she's seen claims where patient's have died after complications from gastric bypass. (She's a real barrel of laughs, my mother). I love her to death, and I know she has the best intentions and she's concerned because she loves me, but the reality is, I may die if I DON'T do something about my weight. I've tried just about all the other "somethings" that don't include surgery, so I need to give this a shot.
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I haven't really told anyone that I've decided to go through with gastric bypass instead of the lap band. My mother works in life insurance in the AD&D department (accidental death and dismemberment for those that don't know) and she's seen claims where patient's have died after complications from gastric bypass. (She's a real barrel of laughs, my mother
). I love her to death, and I know she has the best intentions and she's concerned because she loves me, but the reality is, I may die if I DON'T do something about my weight. I've tried just about all the other "somethings" that don't include surgery, so I need to give this a shot.
