Sleeves today! Amazed a how fast I got through

NYSuperDuck · June 9, 2016

So a few months ago I realized WHY I needed to get WLS. For me it was that I was starting to just feel awful being so heavy, and my co-morbidities were starting to pile up. High BP, Barrett's esophagus, GERD, and sleep apnea. I realized I could spend the rest of my life sliding helplessly, or I could give myself a tool to change my life forever.

On that note, I scheduled my first appointment on April 7. My surgeon's office was amazing. They scheduled all of my appointments for me- psych, endoscopy, sleep study, stress test, pulmonary...the works. They scheduled all of my appointments after 4 so I didn't have to miss any work, and when those were all compete they got my insurance approval fast. Today my surgeon sleeved me, 8 weeks and 6 days after I went to my initial consultation. I feel great, only problem right now is gas, but I'm up and walking and super excited about my new life.

I've really gotten a lot out of reading all the posts here over the past few weeks, working through whether I should do it or not, and whether I think I can succeed long term. Guess what? I believe I can.

Thanks to all the people who post here. I doubt I'd have been anywhere near as positive about this if it weren't for you all. So, anyone have a shorter time from first visit to surgery than 62 days?

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Read2016 · June 9, 2016

I see your in NY, may I ask where you got sleeved?

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

Einstein

NYSuperDuck · June 9, 2016

I see your in NY, may I ask where you got sleeved?

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

Einstein

I used NY Bariatric Surgery. They have several offices, mine was in Roslyn and my surgeon is Dr. Garber.

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