Dr. B's Comments and Initial appt...

Jan 20, 2010

i forgot to tell about my appointment with Dr.B on Jan 11. He was very nice, young and some think very good looking. He told me yes he would accept me as a patient and that because of my age and BMI i could choose whichever of the three surgeries that I wanted. He said some are more suited for some people and usually people have a preference. He told me if I wanted to get under 200lbs I should have the Gastric Sleeve or the Bypass. I told him I preferred the Bypass. It is the most drastic of the 3 but also the most aggressive for weight loss and a better choice for me I feel. So he was impressed that i had lost between 70 and 80lbs with my most successful diet. I didn't tell him that I have done that at least 3 times before. I told him the losing wasn't really the problem but the maintaining and gaining more. Basically I dieted myself to this weight. I was 339 on their scales and a BMI of  56. He asked what would happen to me health wise if I didn't lose the weight and I said diabetes for sure, so prominent in Moms side of the family. Also my joints would all wear out, and my Sleep Apnea would get worse. That was about all I could think of but there is many more things that I would face as an unhealthy woman as I aged. Pretty good session all in all. He asked if I had been overweight all my life and I said pretty much, I went on my first diet  in grade 8. I specifically remember it as it was Herbal life and Marj and I were on it together and did well. It was shakes and vitamins with one healthy meal a day. He stressed that this surgery was only a tool and needed to be used properly and I needed to work hard not expect a quick fix. This was stressed repeatedly in my all day session also. Anyway that is all I can think of for now.  

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