Hey everyone! I thought I'd give this blogging a try. A little bit about me: I am in my late 20's, 5'2" and in a committed relationship of 5.5 years to a wonderful man. We have 2 little kitties that we recently adopted and we have a ball with them around the house. I live in Southern California, and my insurance is thru Kaiser.
I have always struggled with my weight. My entire life has been spent always being the big girl and obsessing over food. My biggest problem is that I will eat a normal meal with friends or family, and about an hour later I start to feel hungry and want to eat again. Usually when I'm eating with other people, I stop eating only because they do. Most times I feel like I could just keep on eating. So initially I thought that the lap-band would be a good option for me, but after doing so much research online and attending the Kaiser Options classes, I truly feel that the sleeve will be a better fit for me (no pun intended!).
I finished my Options classes in July, and just had my surgeon consult last week. I met with Dr. Yadegar in Lancaster. Everything that I have read about him online has just been glowing, and I was not disappointed when I met him. He was very nice, didn't rush me, spent a lot of time with me and answered all my questions. I feel really comfortable with him, and I'm looking forward to the next step.
For me, that next step means going of my birth control pills. Unfortunately my referring doctor didn't tell me to stop taking them (due to the risk of blood clots) and that is the only thing holding me up from surgery. Dr Yadegar wants me to be hormone-free for 2 months prior to surgery. So that puts me in the mid-to-late November or early December range for surgery. Just in time for the holidays!! :thumbup1:
I think it will be a good thing though. I'm trying to remain positive about everything, and I know that everything happens for a reason, even this small delay. If anything, it will just give me more time to continue to be completely sure of what I want and how I'm going to achieve everything I'm setting out to do. :001_wub:
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My mom told me about the Dateline show that is linked above. I was discouraged after reading the comments people made below the video. It seems like the more barriatric surgery is out there in the media, the less people really know about it. It is very frustrating that people seem to think this is the easy way out. This process has been one of the most difficult and challenging things I've ever had to do. To struggle all my life with weight problems and now to try to reign it all in. To try to do something now while I'm young to ensure that I will live a long healthy life. To not feel like the fat cow when I walk into a restaurant and feel like everyone is staring at you. And mainly just to feel healthy and be able to do the things everyone else can do, like walk up the flight of stairs at my house without being completely winded at the top and having to sit for a few minutes to catch my breath. No, this is not the easy way out. The easy way out would be to just live with it and let my body kill itself, but I REFUSE to do that!
I was so excited this week to finally get my surgery date set. I've been feeling really positive about the whole process, and I really liked Dr. Yadegar when we met a few weeks ago.
So my surgery is scheduled for Monday, November 29 in Lancaster. That's right, I will have surgery the Monday following Thanksgiving!!! It would have been nice to have it before Thanksgiving so I wouldn't be so tempted with everything, but then I couldn't enjoy any turkey. Everything happens for a reason.
I have to attend a 4 hour pre-op class and have a final pre-op appointment and then I'm set to go. I'm excited and nervous at the same time, but I know it's the right decision and I will be happy.
I'm getting closer!!!
