Brian I.

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I just weighed in at 285 this morning. I have an appointment in three days so I am hoping that by the time I weigh in I will have lost a few more pounds as well. I weigh myself in my boxers at home but at the doctors I am fully dressed so it always comes up a few pounds heavier (4lbs. to be exact).

So far I have done the following tests:

Blood/Lab Work
EKG
Ultrasound on my legs
Chest XRay
Blood/Lab Work
Sleep Study
Pulmonary Test
Ultrasound on my abdomen
Fecal Occult Test

Talk about a lot of prep work. I still have do an Upper-GI and a Doppler/Echo cardiogram in 2 weeks and I am hoping that will be it!

Woohoo!  I just weighed in this morning at 296!  Okay, to some of you that might be nothing but this is the first time that I have steadily been under 300 for quite some time!

This is so exciting because I am still just on the pre-op diet and I am already losing weight.  I think I have more hope now that my efforts aren't going to be in vain like the last 50 times I've dropped weight because now I am going to have one more tool under my belt to help me out.

With my ADHD I start to lose focus quick if I don't see results in work that I am doing and I am really looking forward to having the surgery and seeing the pounds drop!

 Well, it has been a total of 10 months since I first started this journey and I can finally say I see some blue sky!  I don't want to get too worked up but I have been to a new surgeon and he seems like a really good guy.  Also, his staff is much more competent than the last office I went to so I am hoping they will be able to know how to get this done.

Well, it's been about six months since my last entry. Since then I have dropped Dr. Dahiya and am now with Dr. Klein. He seems like a really caring doctor and spent a lot of time with me on my initial consult explaining all the details. I am currently on a pre-op diet that consists of taking these diet pills (Tenuate) and water pills (Maxzide) and cutting my intake down to 1000 calories/day. The doctor wants me to drop 10% of my body weight before surgery. At first it seemed like a daunting task but after the first three days I think I might be able to do it. I have since dropped 15 pounds (most of which is water weight) and am doing okay. I feel a little weird from the pills but it does help to control the brain-side of the hunger although I can still physically feel my stomach not filling up.

Since joining this forum, and with the help of some dear members/friends, I have been able to meet with a surgeon. After sending my PCP a letter (thanks Jillie!) he authorized me to see a bariatric surgeon, Dr. Dahiya, and I am now waiting to get approval from my insurance company, Blue Cross Power Select HMO.

I am 100% prepared to fight with my insurance company and I have the surgeon's staff behind me! They are really great at Dr. Dahiya's office and the staff definitely goes out of their way to help you regain your health.

I am praying that I will get approval before my 29th birthday (March 4th)!