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I had my eval 2 weeks ago. I am a 49 yr old male. I was exhausted after my eval I needed a nap. A 20 page questionnaire followed by a 2 hour interview. How far do you let them in? Hard cracking that door open an inch and not letting it burst open. Funny note. I was handed a piece of paper that had the outline of an obese person on it. Around the out edge were ailments related to be overweight. After stating which Ailments i have " at my current weight". I was then ask which of the others am I concerned about getting if I do not lose weight. Having had enough of this eval I looked over the list and said, I pretty much have the four worse on the list and attempted to hand the sheet back to the good doctor. He said surely there is something I was concerned about getting if I didn't lose the weight. I looked again and stated polycystic ovarian disease. I look up and he is writing that in my chart. I start laughing out loud and he looks up at me, makes a face and scratches out my reply. Funny ****. Not that PCOS us funny but I was done. 10 minutes later its all over. 10 minutes after that he returns with his eval and my approval. YEAH!!! I then stated. It was a little tense in there. Ya gotta cut loose now and then and walked away a happy man. Ive got 2-3 more hoops to jump through and hoping for a mid December surgery date.

Wow, Great job.

Besides getting healthy, what other things are you looking forward to Post-Op? Here are a few of mine: 1) fit behind my steering wheel comfortably. 2) not getting choked out by the seat belt. 3) fit into a booth when we go out to a restaurant 4) not wear my food. 5) skinny dip 6) climb the stairs at work rather then elevator. 7) fit into 98% of my clothes. 8) cross my legs 9) have a lap 10) skinny dip.

Add to my list to never use my cpap device again.

Thank you

I am the guy who has swam with a shirt on since I was 16. 30+ yrs. maybe next summer the wife and I will join a nudist colony. Hahahahahah

Ive got clothes from 2x-5x in the basement. I cant wait to donate them all and buy new larges.

RRT here. My orientation class is this Tuesday. Sp excited to get this process going.

Dr Carlin did my wife's surg back in April and Im hoping he will do mine after all the hoops are gone through. Great guy. Wonderful bedside manner, great surgeon. My wife is down nearly 90 lbs, I cant wait to get my life back.

Hey you! Im an educator at Harper. Just down the street from you. My wife and I use HFH for our healthcare needs. Great place.

This thread is still going. I love it.

Midnights did contribute to my weight gain. There are studies out now stating lack of sleep is proven in weight gain. 15 yrs of midnights did a number to me. Are you northern lower Michigan or northern UP Michigan??

Damn finger..... So your Doc feels there is no need for the sleep study. If post op with sedation/ pain meds on board and an observed apnea occurs a wonderful non-invasive positive pressure ventilator will be ordered. Your friendly RT will be Johnny in the spot to set you up. You Shouldn't worry about this... We watch over you and keep you safe. OSA, obstructive sleep apnea is very serious, but if you don't qualify for the study you are good to go. Hope this helps. Ive been doing Respiratory Care for 30 yrs at a large medical center in Detroit where we are a Bariatric Center of Excellence.

From a Respiratory Therapist Im sure you were asked the standard questions about daytime sleepiness. After answering them and a visualization if your upper airways your pulmonologist

Its nice to hear what we do in life and where we are in the journey. Thanks everyone for posting. We have everyone from stay at home moms to rocket scientists ( well, they work for NASA lol) to a lot of healthcare workers and everything in between. Thank you to the well wishers for my wife and I. PS. A lesson the wife learned on a road trip yesterday from Michigan to Kentucky. She learned that post sleeve (14 wks) that her body allowed her to eat something once, but the second time have a negative reaction. Upset stomach and so on. Lesson learned. Oh, is it always so damn hot and humid down here? Im a large damn mammal and I'm a sweating profusely. Lol

Nice job landing your 1st RT gig. Its a great job and very rewarding. Ive been doing RT for 30 yrs in the city of Detroit. You'd think we would be fit with all the walking we do. Working midnights didn't help with weight control either. Good luck in your new career.

I cant wait for the aches and pains to go. Lower back, knees and ankles. I guess just to stop feeling like crap.

We are from Canton. I work at the DMC while the wife works at UM.