Dt1981

Hey all, I am 29 will be 30 in January and getting sleeved in January, two weeks before my 30th bday.

OMG, I think I've posted twice on this board and might have posted both times in the "inappropriate" spot, am I gonna get in trouble?!? Lol, just trying to lighten the mood.

Ok, so I've been reading posts on here for like three months, and I joined and posted once before, but I do it from my iPhone so I can't find my old post and don't know if anyone replied, so if anyone did sorry I did not reply back. I think I'm getting better at this now though. In my last post I was saying how I didn't know if I'd be able to have this surgery due to a lot of medical problems(crohn's disease, Barrett's esophagus, severe GERD, tumor in the small intestine of unknown origin, I think that covers it) well, come to find out vsg is my only option which is awesome, because it's what I want. I am 29 years old 6'1 and now 450lbs. So I need this, I cannot keep up like this, but now I've done everything and am just waiting on the insurance approval, and my surgeon is hoping to get me in before the new year and I am freaking out big time!!! I am so worried that I will not be the same person after surgery, I mean I am ready to change but what if my personality is in the part of my stomach he removes, I know that's crazy, but I just mean what if I change in a bad way? Did anyone else ever wonder silly things like this? I think my nerves are just making me crazy, but I also have real concerns and really not much support. So here I am. My bmi is really high, will I survive this surgery? How bad is the pain really? Is it realistic to think I'll lose 215lbs? I think I know all these answers, but I guess I'm just looking for reassurance. Thanks for reading I tend to ramble when nervous.

Thank you so much for putting things back into perspective for me, I just need things to move along and get this done so I can stop freaking out about it. Thanks again.

Thank you and good luck to you too. I have united healthcare and I live in New York. My surgeon's office said I lucked out because my insurance just started covering the sleeve and are no longer considering it experimental. Again good luck to you and thanks for replying to my post.

Good Luck to both of you!!!

Ok, so here it is, I am 29 years old, I am currently 6'2 and 435lbs. I was 575lbs in January but have lost 140lbs on my own and can no longer lose anything no matter what i do. I haven't been able to lose anymore for a couple months and finally decided I am sick of this yoyoing and need to make a change so I started researching wls and the only one I really feel good about is VSG and I don't know if I can have it. I am seeing the NP @ the surgeon's office on Friday and my GI tomorrow, but I am freaking out. I have GERD, Barrett's Esophagus, hiatal hernia, Crohn's Disease and a tumor in my small intestine(undetermined, what this is). I really can't take living like this anymore. I am supposed to start nursing school in March and need to get things going. But, I heard with Crohn's you can't have RNY and with Barrett's, you can't have VSG. What is a guy supposed to do? I don't know if anyone has gone through this, or had my plethora of problems, but I would appreciate any input, help, or support. Thanks in advance.