YankeeFanatic 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Hello I am 31 years old and from Long Island New York, I have been overweight ever since high school and I am so done with it. Recently I have really been gaining alot of weight and have had some health issues as well. I am over 300 lbs somthing I thought I would never ever let myself get above. I have high blood pressure and am on medication, on medication at the age of 31 that is so sad. I also have sleep apnea and am going this week for a sleep study and am probablly going to have to be on a machine. I am happily married and have two kids one is 3 weeks old (Alexa) and my other is going to be 3 in May (Andrew) I am really scared that I will not be around for them. I went to a seminar about the band last week and today I made the final decision that this is going to be the answer for me to get my life back (as corny as that sounds). I called to make a appointment with a DR in My area (Dr. Vohra). they took all my onformation and I had to gove them a copy of my insurance, I hope that I hear back from them tommorrow with a appointment to meet with the Dr and get the ball rolling on this thing. Well I just wanted to say Hello to evryone and hope I am making the right decision about this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iseethinme 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Hi I had Dr. Vohra do my surgery last April. The office staff is great with the paperwork & getting things done with your insurance. Trust me they will call back as soon as they see your insurance covers weight loss surgery. I also had Dr. Vohra fix an umbilical hernia at the same time he did my LapBand. He is a great doctor. Very Quiet. Unfortunately I have had a hard time losing with the Band. I am Insulin Resistant & they think that is why. If you have any questions feel free to email me at jenlevy33@aol.com Jen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeFanatic 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Yea I heard he is good at what he does, how long did it take you from the 1st appointment till you had your surgery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iseethinme 0 Posted February 24, 2009 I had my first appointment in January & I had Surgery in April. It can go as fast or as slow as you want it. You have a checklist of tests & things you need to get done. The faster you get them done the faster you can have surgery. My surgery got postponed 3 weeks too because I got sick. The pulmonologist would not clear me till I got better. Trust me do the tests as soon as you can & you will get a date. He fills up quick. He will most likely give you a tentative date when you 1st meet him. Let me know how it goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
