Surgery August 18, 2015

[Naomi H 3]

I am new here and I have been working towards a gastric bypass since last October when I found out my insurance will cover it. I went to every meeting and lost weight and kept it off since May. I am now scheduled for surgery on August 18, 2015. I found out today that my insurance apporved the surgery. I really wasn't expecting it to go through so quickly. It literaly took about a week and a half to get the aproval once the surgeon's office submitted it to my insurance.

I feel like it just got real. I have been telling myself that it probably won't happen as soon as I wanted it to and that I would have to appeal a denial. Not that I can think of a valid reason for a denial but you know how insurance companies are.

I am 5'6" tall and I weigh just under 280 pounds. I am not even near my highest weight of 320 8 years ago. I am type 2 diabetic, I have high blood pressure, extremely mild sleep apnea. The lung doctor said I didn't even need a CPAP machine it is so mild. I have anxiety and depression.

I know that surgery is not a quick fix and that I still have to do the work. I also know that plenty of people have had this surgery and it didn't work for them because they didn't work the program. I am nervous that I will be one of them. I have an extreme sweet tooth. I eat sweets like it is going out of style. I don't feel guilty when I do it either. I have been told that after surgery my tastes will change, but I am worried that I won't be able to give up the sweets. I know they can cause dumping syndrome, but since I have never had that yet I am not sure how much of a deteriant it will be. I hear it is quite bad and I am hoping that if I ever have it, it will help train my mind to associate sweets with sick feelings.

I really want to make this surgery work for me because I am only 40 years old and I want to be healthy and to not have diabetes anymore. Any tips for the sweet lover? Also I will be picking up a blending system next week any recomendations for a newb?

[Madeleine Renee 77]

Hi Naomi,

I am scheduled for August 18th as well. I was originally schedules for June 14th for dumb young endocrinologist wanted some tests and it took 1 month to get the results. Those tests had already been done last year by my regular endocrinologist and all was fine. So I was not happy.

Now, everything is fine and I am on for August 18.

It IS getting scary now.....I have been waiting since last June for appointment and to be put on the list. I live in Canada, our health insurance plan in Québec pays for it.

I am 63 years old, Type 2 diabetic with an insulin pump getting more and more resistant to the insulin. I have asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fatty liver and went through Thyroid cancer this past Winter! Oh, I also have extremely severe sleep apnea and have to sleep with CPap with I absolutely HATE.

I am 5'7'' and weigh between 215, now at 204 with thyroid meds.

I also have a crazy sweet tooth!!! That will be the most difficult thing to get away from although I am much better than I used to be. I have been married for 38 years and my love is 6'l'' and weighs 160 on his heavy day, that is with jeans on! He will probably lose when I stop baking.

I am planning to go to Florida, leaving here Sept 22, 5 weeks after surgery and stay at the beach for the month of October. We have a trailer, we will take our time driving down.

Lets keep in touch, we could help ea other through this.

Renée-Louise