Good thing I didn't take that bet with Roger about which surgery he'd have been trying to convince me to have. I went straight for the one that is an absolute no. I will not be getting a "duodenal switch"! That's right, he went for the most radical (to me) of surgeries. I listened to him, I truly did. He attempted to answer my questions, by ( Read more... )

Well I have my appointment to see my surgeon. Scheduled at 2pm on Feb. 10th. I'm already confident in my surgeon, as I have worked with him a number of nights when I was in the Emergency Room working. He is a wonderful trauma surgeon, and has great bed side manner. I look forward to this meeting, as we will both discuss a number of issues. ( Read more... )

Roger and I went to the first educational class involving the bariatric surgery group. This is a long involved process, and they want whomever will be our support person(s) present. So we went down to the riverplex. Everything was pretty much laid out in general terms. What to expect, the various procedures, etc. The doctor that I will be ( Read more... )