momismyname

Well where do i start..im so sad and disappointed! I 'm scheduled for lapband on June 30th but I might be cancelling it today. Yesterday I went for an EGD and the doc told me I have a very large hiatal hernia and he does not recomend going ahead with the surgery because of future possible complications (erotion, heart burn, removal etc.) He said he recomends me to have gastric bypass and that is a definate no!! I want to go ahead and do the lap band but then again is it worth all the pain in the future...I feel like I am mourning today because I was suppose to go for my pre-op Wednesday and start my pre-op diet Thursday. I was so prepared for this...especially mentally and now don't know how to feel....other than i'm going to be fat forever!! Have any of you been thru this? I need some advise..would you go ahead or just forget all the hard work I have put into this!

I did call a few other offices and they were like...really?? I'm going to another seminar at a different dr..hopefully I wont have to do too much to get the ball rolling again. I'm sure the insurance approval will stand for any doc. The doc I was using had gastic bypass..maybe he is partial. Thanks for all yalls support...

The nurse told me that my hernia is a size 4 and he doesnt recommend lapband after a 3. Is a 4 big? He said he would repair it if I decide to go ahead with the surgery.

He said he will do the surgery but I just have to know the risk...He said it was a very large hiatal hernia but my thing is, what are the sympoms of a "Very Large" one? Yes, I have heart burn sometimes but not enough to take meds and if its that large, you would think I would be doubled over in pain all the time.

lol...why is that? You think I would be so excited to be skinny because this is what I want!! Yeah, I was thinking I might have to see a therapist too. lol

I'm getting my band on June 30...i have so many emotions going on right now that I really don't know how to feel. I'm scared of surgery, scared of failing, scared of being skinny (weird I know), but all in the same breath...i'm sooo excited! I'm having an EGD done this coming Monday and then Wednesday is my pre-op appointment and Thursday I start my one week pre-op diet...which is a light diet until 3 days before and then i begin the clear liquid diet!