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Kelly

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Lap-Band Surgery to change my life

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The hoops I've jumped through so far

I wanted to lay out just what I've had to push through to get to the bariatric surgery.  I don't want to scare anyone - because the list looks (and somewhat feels) overwhelming.  However, all the appointments are made in order to make sure that I'm healthy enough to do this surgery.  And I'll say that visiting each doctor - especially as I approach 50 - has wound up being reassuring, above all.  I've always been plagued with aches and pains my entire life - mostly joint problems.  Most of my phy

So I visited a bariatric surgeon

I visited a bariatric surgeon a good 2 years ago now.  I'm in an ***, so he was the one in my networks that my Primary Care Physician referred me to.  I like him a lot.  He initially recommended a Lap-Band.  He said it was the only kind of weight loss surgery he did.  It made deciding between procedures easier for me.  He told me that my insurance (BCBS of IL) required me to go to 6 months of a formal weight loss program - or a nutritionist before they'd approve the surgery.  So off I went!

Why I'm getting this done

Hi - I'm Kel.  I'm 47.  I'm happily married with 4 children age 14 to 22.  I've been heavy my entire life, and I've always hated it.  In my late 30's, I lost about 25 lbs. on Weight Watchers in preparation for attending a beach wedding.  That was a 10% body weight loss - from 225 lbs. to 225.  I was ecstatic!  I never thought those 25 pounds could make THAT much of a difference in my life, but they did.  I was in a dead-end marriage at the time.  My weight loss didn't do a thing to change that,

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