My first question was which surgery do you want to have-and that is where we spent the most time. I didn’t really know, and explaining why I was torn between bypass and sleeve, and then hearing her advise was awesome.
I was asked how long I’d been struggling with my weight, and what I wanted my goal weight to be. She asked about my support system. Why I wanted the surgery now and why did I think it would help. I had a big question for her which was how do you tell a person in your life who is a taker that you’re doing this for yourself. My father in law is almost totally dependent on us even though he lives on his own. I take him shopping, the doctor, heck tomorrow I’m taking him for his gallbladder removal surgery. He is extremely unhealthy, and it’s hard to explain to someone who is in that place-and is a constant worried about others-why you want to do this for yourself. She was great and gave me great advice.