teambrown4

I'm in the Los Angeles area and using Dr Jeremy Korman with LA Bariatrics.

Aww I'm sorry that happened! Pain and embarrassment both hurt! I go in for my pre-op tomorrow and start my one week pre-op diet and my surgery will be in one week on feb 13th! I too can't wait! I am self pay so this has gone very fast for me, less than 4 weeks from consultation to surgery! (with all the other pesky visits and so on in between)! I was highly motivated to say the least. I'm glad you'll be free of the weight soon too! How liberating it'll be right? Good luck to you and be careful on those steps!

This is a great site! My doctor warns me about reading things on the net but I find real stories from re people are both interesting and informative! Not everything works the same for all of us but at least we can have a place to share, learn, vent, gather and give support!!!

Yes please

I'm happy to read different diet choices! I get my sleeve done 2/13 and this is my biggest issue.. Having choices and hearing suggestions like these! Congrats to you all! I pray for your success as well as my own!

Loving husband- look at it this way... The surgery will give her the tool she (in your description) seems to lack in order to stop over eating. It's not a cure all and yea surgery of any kind is dangerous, but so is diabetes and high blood pressure and a heart attack, which is where your wife may be headed. This is a scary process and a Life altering ordeal so if you love her for better or worse, then let her know you are scared but you support her need to be healthy. If you love her through sickness and health, then recognize she is sick.. I'm talking as someone in her shoes and feel I have a sickness. You may see it as a weakness, an in many ways I suppose that's fair, but it's like any other disease.. Alcoholism, sex addict, drug user, it makes you ill and unhealthy. She's making the bravest decision ever right here and right now I guarantee that what she needs is your understand that this is something she needs to do, and you don't have to understand why, just that it is the way it is and support is all you can offer now or you will risk losing your wife after all!! Please consider counseling... Both of you or you alone can only gain perspective and calmness. I did that for me and asked my husban to go and at first he had some of the same things to say you did, but after the initial shock wore off and he learned about the surgery (by going to the weight loss seminars with me), and research and also just listening to my needs and fears.... Then he was totally supportive and goes to all my appointments and has taken the time off for mY surgery and the days after. That's really all I can say, cause you will stand to gain peace if you accept it isn't about you. It really isn't. This is not a life threatening surgery and the down side of what can manifest if she doesnt get help will be more life threatening! Keep that in mind. Give her a hug and a kiss and then commit yourself to learning and accepting everything she has to deal with. Her recovery and success will greatly be affected by your attitude... So please for her sake and your marriage, just accept she needs your love and positivity only right now!

I'm glad everyone Is sharing here! I have a little Less than two weeks and am very nervous! I keep wondering if I'm doing the right thing! But I know in the long run I am!surgery is surgery and it's scary and life altering surgery is scary the most! I am so happy to at least read others before and after stories cause it really helps!! GOOD LUCK!!!!

It's In your best interest to be totally honest! The pysch I saw worked in the same bldg as my surgeon do of course she knew. It's nothing to worry about tho!! They have to be sure u don't wanna mutilate yourself for pleasure and that you understand surgery is a tool not a cure, the rest is up to you! And that you are not doing this to please anyone but your health! It's a random series of questions on paper then a chat to determine the factors I mentioned! Don't stress:)

I hope someone gives u advice cause I start my preop diet next week and that's a real concern of mine too!!! Oh my pore k-cups will waste away:(