I went for my consultation with Dr. Borland in New Iberia. On my way there I turned my radio off, and I began to pray.....is this the right thing for me to do? Is this the right doctor? Please God give me peace if this is the right track for me to be on with this doctor. If not, please give me a sign...a gut feeling, a doubt, something.....

So I went into the office and waited about 15 minutes. I was not nervous. The nurse called me back. She weighed me and calculated my BMI. I was surprised to find that I weighed 262....the most I had ever weighed besides when I was pregnant was 252, so welcome to a new high Karen.....

Dr. Borland came in to talk to me and I was still not nervous....he explained everything to me, and thanks to this forum and verticalsleevetalk.com I understood everything he discussed with me. These two sights are so incredibly valuable!! Thanks to all of you for that! He talked to me about how my weight was mostly below my waist....he poked and prodded around on my belly and told me that because I didnt have a lot of fat in my belly area that the surgery would be alot easier to perform. As would my recovery. YEA!! That is good news!

Marian, Dr. Borland's nurse came in and talked to me about the surgery schedule and gave me a packet of information. I originally scheduled for June 28, but since called back and changed it to June 21 due to work reasons. I asked her if anyone in the office had had this surgery done by Dr. B and she told me that he had done it on her 2 1/2 years ago. I spent the next 30-40 minutes talking to her patient-to-patient, not patient-to-nurse. That was so great! She gave me a lot of helpful post-op advice. I am so excited!! I am not the least bit nervous or scared! That may come the closer I get to my surgery date, but for now, I am at peace with the Surgeon I have chosen and the procedure I have decided to do. Thank God for answered prayers!!