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Initial Consultation

By MrsVanderbilt

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i just went for my initial consultation at Dr. Lavin's office this week (2 1/2 hour drive!) I met with the nurse practitioner and we went over all the basics to get me approved. I have to jump through so many hoops. i also have to do a sleep study to see if i have sleep apnea. other than that my appt was pretty uneventful. they said i will have 1 night stay in the hospital and then i can go home. i will prob be out of work for a good 3 weeks.

the hardest part of the appointment was looking around at the people in the waiting room and realizing where i was.... i was a fat chick in a weight loss surgery office. it was a coming to jesus moment. how did i let myself get this far? i'm tired of my life being about my weight! DH said his coworker told him the other day that i looked like i lost weight. although it was a great compliment, i don't want my weight to be what people see when they look at me.

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    NancyintheNorth

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Be nice to you! You say you're a 'fat chick in a weight loss surgery office' - seems to me you're exactly where you should be. Everyone starts off at ground zero! Thinking of you :)

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    Johnny99

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Been there .... done that ... blogged extensively about it, Go to my blog and read my first few entries starting in Feb of last year! I was the fat guy at the fat clinic. I got my 'hoops list'. All my visits... yada yade. But after 8 months, i'm down 70 pounds. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

    visit my blog:

    http://thedeconstructionofjohnny.blogspot.com/

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    MrsVanderbilt

    Gastric Sleeve Patients

    Been there .... done that ... blogged extensively about it, Go to my blog and read my first few entries starting in Feb of last year! I was the fat guy at the fat clinic. I got my 'hoops list'. All my visits... yada yade. But after 8 months, i'm down 70 pounds. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

    visit my blog:

    http://thedeconstruc...y.blogspot.com/

    Thanks I will definitely check it out. Congrats on your success!

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