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 Well I saw my PCP today and he thinks that weight loss surgery would be so helpful. Yay I'm so happy. I'm so glad he is behind my decision. He gave me a wonderful letter to give to Dr. Smiths office. I can't wait to be on the losing side : ). I would like to make more friends on here. I love to hear peoples stories of their journey.

So I went to the seminar. Dr. Smith was very knowledgeable. They have a map of where people have come from to get WLS. Wow i didn't know that rocky mountain associated physicians was one of the best places to get the surgery. So i decide on the rny surgery. I was hoping to get the lap band but now that i look at the whole picture I have decided against the lap band. alot of it because of my diabetes. And the thought of having a plastic object around my stomach just isn't right for me. Plus the fills and so forth. I know alot of people on here that has had the lap-band and has had success. Yay I'm glad you did, it's just not for me. I know this is going to change my life. I hope all goes well. Now just waiting for medicaid to approve. I talked to them today and I need to see the surgeon first then they will decide, my guess is they will.

Well today is the day. I'm going to the seminar to see which weight loss surgery is best for me. I'm hoping to hav the lapband. I have diabetes  and take 6 injections a day so I'm hoping that it will disappear. I know there isn't much data with the lapband and diabetes but I think it is the weight that is making me have diabetes. My diabetes appeared when I was pregnant in 2000 with my youngest son. The dreaded gestestional diabetes. I thought it would go away. So I didn'tcheck my blood sugar everyone said it would go away. I should been more honest withmyself. I lived 1 1/2 years not knowing my sugarswere out of control. I had a yeast infection every month!!!! Talk about miserable. So I was then diagnosed with diabetes 2. Was given metformin and avandia. It worked for awhile, but it seemed to make me gain more weight. So I still looked pregnant and yes people would ask me when I was due : ( ughhh. So now I'm at the point that the weight has to come off. I used to want the sugery to look better, not now I just want to be healthy again and if I start looking better so be it ; ) Even if I have to still give myself injections that would be okay i'm used to it. I want to have energy again and feel better about myself. So I will let everyone know how the seminar goes.