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Wow - well I am glad they did - they found stuff on the tests they wouldn’t have otherwise - you were the insurance expert - surprised you didn’t make a request for it - I NOW KNOW how critical it is and how important to my survival/health and outcome... Do some research on sleep on how the body fights loosing weight and enlighten yourself.

Pulmonology is the b***h - they will make you do a sleep study because of your bmi.

& I’m too damn old to participate in playground games.

Feel like I’ve had enough judging in a lifetime of fat I support whatever decision anyone makes - and I expect that same consideration. In fake online life - and real life

THANK YOU - I’m fairly confident I’ll have to have this - you just made me feel 1000% better.

I’m just going to say it. I’m outspoken myself and through this journey (I’m 4 months of my required 6 month pre-surgical appointments) Why do some people find it necessary to vilify this surgery or that surgery? We are a community of like people. We, saying this as a fat person, are constantly vilified by others - if your not - believe me - someone at the grocery store just shook their head - someone at the gas station chuckled under his breath - someone....well you get it. So how come here - this place which I think is GLUE - are people so high and mighty that they can say what surgery is good or bad for others? Be open to the POSSIBILITY that lies here - be open to this place that is open and sharing and non-judgemental. Be open to GLUE. I feel better saying this. It may never be read by anyone else - I found this place in my journey - I am going to soul search and figure out whats best for me and honor the medical professionals expertise. I have many degrees - one of them is NOT medical. jumped off my soapbox.

they say it adds air to our pouch

At our school they can donate it to the military - have them pick out a few of their favorites and ship it all off overseas... just a recommendation -

what about the narcotics your on from surgery?

What makes you so sure you will have dumping? 3 friends who have ZERO dumping whatsoever.

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/chris-powell-carb-cycling-recipes-low-carb-day

My surgeon does rny/vsg/band I think the argument is going to be rny because of a) amount to loose and 2) t2dm - and now I’m doing my research - the long term studies can’t be very long term as the vsg has only been 4-5 years approved therefor result studies about the remission of t2dm aren’t as readily available - whereas rny has a much longer history and therefor they can prove that result - I’m conflicted

Did your team try to encourage you to do rny? How did you decide?

I love this and will use this for the rest of my life. What a great comment.

I hate saying this - but maybe it’s a man or woman thing - I don’t see many men offended about their age or weight - we as women are conditioned -- just look at tv.