Newbie Introduction

[MissyG 1]

Hello! My name is Missy and *hopefully* I will be getting my sleeve next month. I am not new to weight loss surgery, my husband is 18 months post op from his gastric bypass. He started at 457 pounds before his pre-op diet. He lost 16 pounds in his two week pre-op liquid diet and has lost 215 pounds total. He is a new man and it has been so inspiring watching him transform into the man I met when he was 19 and I was 16. I was actually supposed to go first, we started investigating surgery at the same time, but due to my job at the time, completing the 6 month physician monitored diet was a struggle, so he got to be the guinea pig! He had absolutely no complications, has no real food intertolerances, and has been the picture perfect bypass patient. Not going first through may have proved to be a blessing, because our current insurance covers the sleeve! I am thrilled that I have this as an option.

I have been overweight my entire life. My father and other relatives have always been overweight. No matter how I have tried, I cannot seem to take this weight off. My weight issues are also coupled with infertility. I am 31 years old and have been married for almost 13 years. We have not used birth control for 11 years. I have been through every test and it comes down to ovulation, I do not ovulate. I have regular mentrual cycles but do not ovulate. My doctors think that losing weight is my best shot for conceiving. Even if I can't conceive, I want to be healthy, I want to jog with my husband, I want to shop for clothes in a "regular" store. I want to wear shorts at the beach, I want to ditch my hypertension medicine.

I am very excited about having surgery. I have done my 6 month weight monitoring and have all the paperwork I need for my insurance. I will go to my first appointment with the surgeon Monday wilth all my stuff together so hopefully approval should only take a couple weeks. I am thankful that I have had the experience of being my husband's food warden for the past year and a half, so I know exactly what I am getting into and how I need to eat. I am so thankful that I found this board too. I have had some restance from some thinking I should have the gastric band, I mean, I only have 100 pounds to lose right? Finding this board just reaffirms my decision that the VSG is the best option for me.

I look forward to "meeting" all of you!

[weho 103]

Hello Missy and welcome. It is awesome that your husband has done so well! I'm sure you are an inspiration to him also. I went back and forth from band to sleeve also but this site helped me decide. I'll keep my fingers crossed that insurance will approve you quickly. Good luck to you!

Holly

[seniorsleever 17]

Welcome, Missy! It sounds like you are way ahead of the curve, knowing what your diet will be already. So many of us agonized over the decision to have surgery. Keep us informed about your progress!

[MRSKOUBiK 27]

Congratulations! And good luck to you!

that's so amazing about your hubby!