nursecheryl

I'll be 54 next month. I'm 100 pounds overweight. Every year i say that this year i'm going to take it off and keep it off and another year goes by and I've not only kept on the weight but gained another 5 to 10 pounds. I'm scared that I'm going to end up being immobile, with diabetes, heart disease or one or more of the many other comorbidities of morbid obesity. I made the first two steps of change. I completed the initial patient worksheet questionnaire and sent it to the program office at the bariatric center via the computer and went to the educational seminar regarding what needs to be done and what i need to know. I already know my insurance covers this type of surgery but not sure if they are going to say if i qualify for the surgery as i don't have any of the comorbidities yet. I do have a bmi of 42. I have to make an appointment with my primary doctor to get an annual physical to make sure i'm not pre-diabetic or have any other problems that are caused by obesity. I will need a letter from him. I'm not sure what he will think about the fact that i'm not going to be using the hospital he works with because i went there on Monday and did not like what i experienced there. I went to a different hospital today and did like my experience and plan on having the surgery with them. Of the three types of surgeries I can have i'm interested in the lap band. This is the biggest decision i have ever made. I'm allowing someone to go into my body and make drastic changes to save my life but at the same time risking my life. The people in my life may not understand this drastic decision because none of them are as overweight as i am. They would say, just eat healthy and exercise. I'm afraid that Dr M is going to say that when i go see him. I have only told my husband what I'm deciding. He has been so supportive and has gone with me to both appointments so far. The first hospital we went to tried to talk us out of the gastric band and the second one didn't really say one way or the other. They just gave us the information.