lesliewash
Hi friends! Let me breifly tell you my story. I am a 29 year old professional. I taught for 3 years and now work for an educational company. I am a college graduate, and generally excell at everything I try. Except loosing weight. Not that I haven't tried mind you, it just never stuck. So about 3 years ago I went to a seminar to hear a doctor speak about bypass surgery and felt as though there might actually be a light at the end of my hopelessly long tunnel. Well my then current insurance assured me that there was no light at that time. Well the next year brought on a job change so I checked with them to find out if it was covered and sure enough it was (if you jumped through a few hoops). So jump I did and documented everything along the way. Well the first surgeon didn't work out so I visited a few others and settled on Dr. Barker who had a great record from what I could tell and a much better bedside manner. My surgery date was set (5/4/07) and I was terrified. I had never had surgery before in my life. The most invasive thing I had ever done was donate plasma (sometimes you need cash in college). The surgery basically went off without a hitch. The only problem I experienced was a rather alarming spike in blood pressure. I had never had high blood pressure before (an annomoly I know) and after about a week on this patch they stuck on my shoulder it returned to normal.
I am currently 6-weeks post-op and down almost 40 pounds. Here's hoping this rate continues. Good luck to you all and many blessings!
