Consultation

[music_lover0721 3]

I went for my consultation with my surgeon Dr. Gary Korus at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia Pennsylvania went ok here are some stats about me:

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Female

Height: 5ft 9 inches

Weight:325.8

The appointment consisted of a medical history, I got my height and weight taken, I met with the nurse practitioner, then the dietitian and she gave me a booklet about how to measure food intake and how much is a good amount to eat. I also got some of my tests done today I got my lab work done, an ekg done, and a xray of my chest done. I have to get sn ultrasound of my veins in my legs on May 4th. My psychological appointment has already been scheduled for July 20th. . now all I have to do is a sleep study and a abdominal ultrasound and do the last two weight management classes and I should be all set my surgeon told me that if I get all my testing done I should be getting surgery in the beginning of August CAN'T WAIT

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[music_lover0721 3]

Update: my labs were all normal I'm at a slight risk for diabetes, but all of my other labs were normal. My ekg and chest xray were all normal. The ultrasound of my legs was normal as well no blood clots. So now I go for my upper GI swallow on may 11 and I do my sleep study on June 27th

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Edited May 7, 2016 by music_lover0721

[esskay77 785]

@@music_lover0721 Fantastic!! We wish you the best of luck. It doesn't hurt now to try to find Protein shakes that you like since you will need them after the surgery. Check out a few blogs (I can't remember the first one from a guy on here. His name is something like Jim Marsek (but that's not quite right) and also theworldaccordingtoeggface.com ) -- these will give you some good info that you can use for the next several years if not for life. Start keeping food journals to get used to that and also to see how you are currently eating, even if you don't change your eating habits right now.

I wish you all the success in the world!! And keep us posted.