Hey folks,
Well as the title says, I am on my way. I met with my surgeon Friday, Feb. 15th for the first time to discuss my options and to find out what was requirements my insurance wants me to meet before agreeing to pay for my surgery. Turns out that I am one of the lucky ones on BCBS that are not required to undergo the 7 month physician supervised weightloss program. There are a few hurdles to jump but those I think I can manage. Today I jumped the first hurdle by attending my very first support group meeting. It was nice hearing all the ends and outs of gastric bypass and it both answered some questions but also created new questions. The biggest question on my mind is which procedure to undergo. I am torn between true bypass and sleeve. My surgeon said either one would work for me and that I would loose a lot of weight with either procedure. I guess the biggest thing for me is getting the best bang for my buck. I want to loose at least 200 pounds or more I am just not sure if sleeve will accomplish this task, even if I do my best and follow the doctors orders religiously.
I would like to poll the members of this group and this site to get an idea and prepective from both sides of the field.