StargazerLily
Member
Hello Everyone!
I am a pre-op with very little time left! I have one last test on Wednesday this week, which is assumed to be completely trouble-free. After that, I get called for my surgery date. I have been passed through all doctors and taken all required classes. It has been almost one year since I began. I am very excited about it, since weight has been an issue my entire life, even before puberty. I have been experiencing a LOT of health issues, and most recently was diagnosed with Diabetes, after being pre-Diabetic for nearly two years. I am only on medicine, which should be alleviated by the surgery quite quickly. I tried every way possible to lose; including 4 days a week of intense swimming classes and a 1500 calorie diet for the year before this journey. It caused an 8lb GAIN. After a litany of tests, 5 doctors and 2 nutritionists advised me to consult a WLS surgeon. I was an easy candidate, and with all of the tests and trials I'd already attempted, passed through a few doctors quite easily. My biggest hang-up was a mid-year insurance shift. Now, I am so close I can taste it! I will really rely on these forums, I'm certain, as I do with the great group I joined on Facebook. I have some support; including my boyfriend and his mother, who is 2 years post-op for Gastric Bypass. My own mother feels that there are "other ways", and that I should try every single one first. She is against it. And I just cannot try anymore of the medications, diets or restrictions - I have tried so many!
The changes I have made already have helped: lots more protein, tracking my water/fluid intake, and eating more often during the day. I am 19lbs down and maintaining.
I hope to meet some great people and get some good support in here, especially with the million questions I know I'll have!
I am a pre-op with very little time left! I have one last test on Wednesday this week, which is assumed to be completely trouble-free. After that, I get called for my surgery date. I have been passed through all doctors and taken all required classes. It has been almost one year since I began. I am very excited about it, since weight has been an issue my entire life, even before puberty. I have been experiencing a LOT of health issues, and most recently was diagnosed with Diabetes, after being pre-Diabetic for nearly two years. I am only on medicine, which should be alleviated by the surgery quite quickly. I tried every way possible to lose; including 4 days a week of intense swimming classes and a 1500 calorie diet for the year before this journey. It caused an 8lb GAIN. After a litany of tests, 5 doctors and 2 nutritionists advised me to consult a WLS surgeon. I was an easy candidate, and with all of the tests and trials I'd already attempted, passed through a few doctors quite easily. My biggest hang-up was a mid-year insurance shift. Now, I am so close I can taste it! I will really rely on these forums, I'm certain, as I do with the great group I joined on Facebook. I have some support; including my boyfriend and his mother, who is 2 years post-op for Gastric Bypass. My own mother feels that there are "other ways", and that I should try every single one first. She is against it. And I just cannot try anymore of the medications, diets or restrictions - I have tried so many!
The changes I have made already have helped: lots more protein, tracking my water/fluid intake, and eating more often during the day. I am 19lbs down and maintaining.
I hope to meet some great people and get some good support in here, especially with the million questions I know I'll have!
