St. Louis Sarah

I once heard someone talk about weight loss and people saying ...oh you did it before....I can hold my breath for a minute, but that doesn't mean i can hold it for 60. For those of us who struggle with our weight and did not inherit a "skinny gene", i feel like wls is the tool i need to help me. I have limited the number of people ihave told. I told my boss and two good friends at work that know my struggles. I have told my mother, sister and one brother, my husband and two close friends. All know that i want to keep my business personal. I dont want to be judged.

A male doctor in nuevo laredo. I can ask her his name. He left an insoluble stich in her stomach. She did not have any follow ups here in the US. She got sick and was not at a bariatric hospital and it took them a bit to figure it out. So after leakage problems and being in and out of the hospitals for months they finally had to remove her entire stomach. I think if her docotr had told her to do follow ups here it might have been caught earlier. She says it is a mistake any doctor could have made. After everything she went through, she said she would have done the surgery all over again. It has made that big of a difference in her life. That is why i am doing it.

Wow, i guess that just shows how we all heal so differently.

Thanks fot the info. I pre op and loking for what i shoul expect.

I did not know that. Im about 40 minutes from the hospital. Think i will use this forum for most of my support. But good to know.

Congrats. I am amazed at how great you look. Love the shirt too. Go Cardinal Nation!

Tracy - I'd love to talk. The only person in the area i know that had the surgery went to Mexico and has suffered serious complications due to the surgeon's mistake.

Thanks for the support. I am excited to be at a healthier weight. KristinaRN i am getting my done with Dr. Minkin at Des Peres. He is a Center of Excellence himself as is the hospital.