looking into getting gastric bypass

[Beni 1,484]

like dementia?

[AuriP 420]

Alzheimers disease? Beni, my insurance doesn't have a minimum diet wait, it is my hospitals program. They would have approved me long ago.

[Beni 1,484]

Oh, I see. I sure hope it's only 3 months. There is only so much NUT training one can do. It will go quick. I am convinced they do it in part to allow the patient enough time to process the information and wrap her/his mind around the concept that this is going to take some work.

There is an impression out there that bariatric surgery is the easy way out. It most certainly is not! I feel like it's getting in that dingy as the Titanic sinks. My choice is to take the dingy to choose life. But that dingy ride in the frigid North Atlantic is not going to be the easy way out.

[Alumace 53]

Just waiting on to see what date my op is my guess would be near end of October. And to do any needed tests.

[Beni 1,484]

Oh, that's not so bad.

I just came back from the doctors office for EKG and blood test. The results will be back in two days.

It is 28 days until surgery

[Alumace 53]

Already had those done. Did blood test last week EKG before I had to get laser eye treatment for my eyes at royal Perth hospital it was a older test might have to redo but my weight from then and now is only around 2kg diff so I'll see. Need to see diabetics specialist as well. Was told he only does a 2 day liquid diet tho and post op was told I'm not allowed to drink Optifast.

Interested how my overall blood sugars are ATM my diabetics haven't been very well controlled for years. And lately been around 4-8 they call it differently everywhere else lol. But the norm is 5-8 around but on occasion it's gone to 13.

[Beni 1,484]

Oh good, you have done a lot already. The good news is this will help with the diabetes for sure.

Keep us posted!

[vmcelroy70611 45]

Anyone live in the Baton Rouge, La area. I'm using Ochsner Hospital and looking for advice from someone else that has used this hospital.

[Alumace 53]

Well I got the date set for 25th October.