How did you first find out about bariatric surgery and what were your initial impressions of it?

I found ut about vbg threw my mother who had it

Describe your experience with getting insurance approval for surgery. What advice, if any, do you have for other people in this stage?

I had no problem getting y rny approvl

What was your first visit with your surgeon like? How can people get the most out of this meeting?

I loved Dr Wiess he was truely caring and comapassionate

What made you finally decide to have the surgery?

the pain from the VBG

How did you decide which proceedure to have?

Dr weiss told me the right one to have to make me better

What fears did you have about having complications or even dying from from the surgery, and what would you tell other people having the same fears now?

no

How did your family and friends react to your decision? Would you have communicated anything differently if you could now? How supportive were they after your surgery?

they were behind me 110percent anything to get me well

How did your employer/supervisor react to your decision? What did you tell him/her? How long were you out of work?

no problems at all

What was your stay in the hospital like? How long where you there? What things are most important to bring?

The hospital stay wasn't bad the nurses where awesome and doc came to see me twice a day

Did you have any complications from the surgery? If so, how did you deal with them?

none

In the weeks after you got your surgery date, how did you feel? How did you cope with any anxiety you might have felt?

I felt s much better then before the revision

Describe your first few weeks home from the hospital. What should people expect from this period?

a little pain and food well w had our fihts but now its like second nature

How far did you travel to have your surgery? (If far, how did this affect your aftercare?)

50 miles and after care wasnt to bad

Please describe in detail what things you could and couldn't eat in the weeks and months following surgery. What foods have been off limits? Please explain how your dietary tolerance changed week-by-week, and then month-by-month since surgery.

I can't eat stringy meat,greasy food, su,gar or sugar subsitutes

What was your actvity level in the days and weeks after surgery?

not to bad got better as it went along

What vitamins and/or dietary supplements have you taken since your surgery?

multivit, calicum citrate with d, b complex

What side effects (nausea, vomiting, sleep disturbace, dumping, hair loss etc.) were worse for you? For how long after surgery did they persist? How did you cope with them?

i haven't had to many problems really

What was the worst part about the entire bariatric surgery process?

the pain

What aftercare support group/program do you have? How helpful/important is this?

I love my support counsil

What is your scar like? Is this what you expected?

i have 5 small scars but i feel better so who cares

Please describe any plateau experiences you have had since surgery.

none

Do you notice people treating you any differently now?

not really just those who haven't seen me in a while are like wow u look good