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JennJitters

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Wow, so many emotions going on right now. For six months I have been preparing for this and now it is two weeks away and I am equal parts excited and freaking out :D In October of 2012 I went in to see Dr. Fuller to discuss my desire to get the lap band. I decided with my husband that the lap band was the best choice for us and our family, my husband wasn't all together too excited about the prospect of me getting the sleeve done. So, while I am meeting with my future surgeon he basically wants to let me know that he feels the sleeve is a better choice for me. I tell him my husband isn't altogether on board with this. Then, he totally offends me, he says 'well it's your body what do you want?' Not too offensive, right? Well I was appalled! I told him I have a husband and children to consider and if something happens to me because of my selfish decision it would kill me. BUT he got me thinking.......I went home and told my husband what Dr. Fuller said and that I was offended. My husband is insightful and questioned if I was offended or intrigued. I was intrigued. My husband started doing a TON of research, that's what he does :P So, after a couple days of research he felt knowledgeable enough to agree that the sleeve was a better option! So I meet with the dietician and the psychologist and I'm pumped! My tag line seems to be that I'm healthy as a horse I'm just fat. That said my insurance wouldn't cover my choice, my BMI was 38, I wasn't diabetic and didn't suffer from a slew of other things that would have instantly qualified me for the procedure. So, I did what any totally sane fat woman wanting to be thin would do, I GAINED weight. Now my BMI is 40-41 just at the limit to be approved by my insurance, after 6 consecutive months of visits with my primary physician. I got word on Tuesday of this month that my surgeon's office got approval for my surgery. She gave me dates, we (my husband and I) decided on a date, my husband requested time off, I wrote the schedule for our store (we own a children's resale store) and ensured I had extra child care coverage (we have twin 3 y/o). I called her to confirm the time and well first snafu, the date wasn't actually available. :angry: During this conversation it actually comes to light that she had requested approval for the lap band with my insurance company and NOT the sleeve!!!!!!! To say the least I'm totally frustrated and disheartened. By Thursday all was back to being right in my world though. My surgery date is April 2nd and everything else has fallen into place :)



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Good luck! My hubby wasn't all that on-board at the time I made the decision either, but once he went to the information seminar and got to talk to the surgeon a couple times at my appointments, he came around and is SO glad I did it. I'm 4 mos out and doing very well. I've lost quite a bit and fee great. You will do fine. If you have any questions....just ask! There are LOTS of us here who will be glad to help out as much as wel can.

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