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I met with a surgeon in May; at that time, I was hoping to have the Lap Band. The Physician’s Assistant told me that I was not a good candidate for Lap Band and that I should consider RNY instead. She said that the Lap Band works best for people who eat large volumes of food at one sitting, whereas I am more of a sweet eater. Well, that totally threw me for a loop! I was not expecting that, so I spoke with the surgeon briefly (I was not prepared to ask questions about RNY) and then left.
After some serious soul searching and a post on OH, I decided that RNY would be the best option for me and went about finding another surgeon (one who is in my network). I would have loved to have had the first surgeon do my RNY, however it would have cost more than I was ready to pay because he was out of my insurance network. I met with my new surgeon on Monday (6/25/07) and she said that I was a good candidate for RNY. Basically, all I need to do is to schedule an ENG, EKG, Chest X-Ray, Psych Eval, attend a pre-op seminar, and a nutrition class and then I can have the surgery. She said that I could probably have my surgery in August. Now I am dragging my feet – it has been one week since she told me what to do and I haven’t scheduled anything!!! You would think that I would have been on the phone bright and early on Tuesday morning scheduling all of my appointments.
I know that this surgery is a tool and it is up to me to make it successful. I worry, though, that I am not strong enough to avoid the same pitfalls that I find myself in now. What do I do for dinner in June and July when we are at swim team practice every night of the week? What do I do for dinner when we are traveling to three baseball games a week for my son?
I gained this weight when I got out of the Marine Corps. I went on an eating spree and did not exercise and you could practically watch the pounds pile on…really! It was that fast! So I wonder sometimes, now that I eat right will I be able to keep the weight off? I don’t exercise but so much of that is because it is too uncomfortable to fit my fat body into sweats and work-out. My feet hurt, my back hurts, my knees hurt…I’m sure that most of you could know where I am and have been here yourselves.
