so yesterday i met with Dr. Bui and it went well. very nice guy. very detailed answers to my questions.

after looking over my health history and all my paperwork, he feels that i am very proactive about my goal and that i am an excellent surgical candidate. this makes me incredibly happy. he was also very pleased to see that Psyko (DH):wub: was with me since support is a VERY big deal.

we discussed the Roux-en-Y and the lap band and he wanted to know why i was insistent on the Lap Band rather than the Roux-en-Y so i explained that i dont want my digestive system cut up, theres less serious complications (staples can leak, etc), shorter recovery time, its adjustable, and the weight loss is more gradual. he agrees these are good reasons. so yeah, it all went very well.

he gave me a list of things that he wants me to call around on base and schedule for.

ideally i should have this list fully completed by October.

checklist for bariatric work-up:

Nutritional Medicine Consultation

Behavioural Health Consultation

LAB-fasting overnight (blood work)

Radiology

*chest x-ray

*pulmonary function tests

Pulmonary Medicine

*sleep study

General Surgery Clinic

*upper endoscopy

thats a lot of stuff to do! we are calling on monday to start scheduling things and im heading to the LAB on Tuesday for the blood work. Tuesday i also have an appointment to have a rash checked out.

oh...Dr. Bui also showed me a working model of the Lap Band. CAN I JUST TELL YOU HOW COOL THAT WAS?? awesome. so freaking cool.

im still freaked out at the thought of an endoscopy. *shudders*:thumbup:

Been there, done that, no big deal. Best wishes to you all will happen in good time. Good luck. imaluckydog Kathy

Good Luck!