Therese P.
HELLO FRIENDS, MY STORY IS LIKE MANY OF YOU I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT ALL OF MY LIFE. I ALONG WITH MY BROTHER DECIDED TO MAKE THE HEALTHY CHOICE AND HAVE GBS. I WENT TO THE FIRST SEMINAR IN APRIL OF 2006 AND THE NEXT MONTH I STARTED THE REQUIRED APPOINTMENTS AND TESTING. MY INS DID NOT REQUIRE ANY MONITORED WEIGHTLOSS TIME WITH A NUTRITIONIST, SO AFTER GOING TO SEE MY NUTRITIONIST FOR 3 MONTHS(BY MY CHOICE, JUST IN CASE) WE SUBMITTED THE PAPERWORK FOR APPROVAL. IT CAME 3 DAYS LATER.(YEAH)
SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27, 2006. I ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL AT 6AM THAT MORNING, WENT THROUGH ALL THE PREOP STUFF, WENT INTO THE OR, WAS UNDER ANESTHESIA AND THE SURGEON STOPPED THE SURGERY, YOU SEE I HAD SOME CELLULITIS ON MY RIGHT CALF. HE DID NOT WANT ANY RISK OF COMPLICATIONS SO THAT WAS THAT. I STAYED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 DAYS GETTING IV ANTIBIOTICS, THEN IT WAS A MATTER OF GETTING AN EXTENSION ON TIME FOR INS APPROVAL AND GETTING BACK ON THE SURGERY SCHEDULE. WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE FEB 5, 2007.
THIS TIME WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL EVERYTHING WAS OK AND SURGERY WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. I HAD MY OPEN RNY ON MONDAY FEB 5, AND WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON FRIDAY MORNING, NO COMPLICATIONS AT ALL, PRAISE GOD!
