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Hi, I am a 27 year old from Salt Lake City, Utah. I am married and have a 2 year old little girl. I have struggled with Obesity most of my life. I yo-yo’d my weight with different diets and “Lifestyle changes” for the past 15 years, and I have now decided to take the surgical path. I have quite the family history of Obesity including my Parents, Grandparents and most of my Aunts and Uncles. To date, I have 7 family members (Father, 3 Uncles, and 2 Aunts) that have had gastric bypass, and I have seen great results in every single one of them. I never really looked at surgery as an option until I was much older. This all changed about 5 months ago, when my mother became very ill. This was a turning point for me, she lives in California, so I only see her in person a few times a year. The past two trips she had scheduled to come to Utah she cancelled last minute for health problems related to weight. Luckily modern technology has given us Skype and unlimited long distance on our phone plans so I can still let her see my daughter, but I see how much it hurts her to not be able to see and hold my daughter and let life pass her by. She has toyed with having surgery, but has never taken the plunge. Long-story short, I do not want to get to that point. I do not want to wait until my health is so poor that I give up the next 20 years not having surgery. I have faith that I can do it on my own, but family history, and personal history of the past 15 years says otherwise. I attended the surgery orientation in January and today I meet with a surgeon for a consultation. I tried to work through insurance to help, but they do not cover this surgery, so I will be paying cash. I was approved for a loan last week, so now it is just a waiting game for surgery. I am excited for this journey, and excited to have a healthy life and be a Father and Husband that is remembered as healthy. Right now I am 5’11, 340 lbs

My surgery date is July 11. Just 40 more days. I am doing it through Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians as well. I would do it sooner, but needed to do it mid summer to get off work.

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum. I have begun the process to change my life and have bypass surgery. I have my consultation with the surgeon tomorrow and plan to set a date for surgery. What should I expect during the consultation, and what usually happens between consultation and surgery. I am a 27 year old male, 5'11, Weight is 340

Also, I am a self-pay patient and not going through insurance. I know that changes what to expect a little bit.