Cheryldiane80

I'm working on getting final approvals and I'll be using Dr. Bagloo. How was your experience? I really like her so far.

Hey everyone.

I'm still waiting on insurance approval for my sleeve but hoping I'll get it soon and be scheduled for early next year.

I was wondering if anyone had the sleeve done at Columbia Presbyterian/New York Presbyterian in NYC? This is where I'm having mine done.

So far the surgeons and the nurses seem great.

My biggest frustration has been on the administrative side of things with this hospital. Between people messing up appointments, scheduling issues and submitting incorrect information to insurance I want to pull my hair out.

I'm wondering if its just me and if other people have had similar experiences?

not here, but good luck! If your doc thinks it will be ok, then it prob will.

thanks =)

I am only 6 days post op with PCOS, but I can say that on the 4th day post op, I actually started showing signs of getting my period back (been gone for four months now). I have also lost 9 pounds so far! Hope many of my other PCOS issues go away as easily as these first ones. The disease is one of the main reasons I chose to do the surgery. I am insulin resistant as well. Good luck, keep us posted!!

Oh that's great! I keep feeling like I'm going to get my period but it never comes. Sigh...

I have PCOS and I have had it since I was a teenager. I am a sssllllloooooowww loser. I have lost 13 pounds in six weeks after surgery. I lost 10 in my preop two weeks so total down as a result of surgery is 23 pounds in 8 weeks. I see people on here who have lost 30 pounds in one month. Well that is not me. But I am losing steadily and the sizes are going down. I just have to accept that it will come off but it will take time. There is no guarantee which one you will be post op but I can tell you I don't regret doing this because at least I am losing instead of gaining.

As a side note, I follow all of the doctors orders to a T with my diet and was just able to add back my exercise. I ride my mountain bike on a trail 2 to 3 times a week and I'm about to add back in the weight lifting I might see faster weight loss but we shall see.

Well like you said loosing is better than gaining! I think you're doing great and am really happy for you =) xo Cher

I have PCOS... I had surgery Dec 2012. I have lost more weight so far then I EVER thought I would lose! I am not sure how this will effect my fertility as I am not really ready to start trying to get pregnant yet and I have Mirena IUD, but all in all my weight loss has been really steady... Don't get me wrong I have experienced stalls along the way just like anyone else but even my PCP and Endocronologist (not only do I have PCOS but Hypothyroidism) are extremely happy with my weightloss results... I feel a million times better then I ever thought I would. My OBGYN explained to me that there are 2 types of PCOS (he explained this much more technically then I am going to) One type that you have no matter what you weigh, no matter how much weight you lose and then there is obesity induced PCOS. Sometimes when women gain ALOT of weight or are heavy most of their life they will have PCOS like symptoms. They are the women who basically get over the PCOS after losing weight... I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 16... I didn't have a regular period until I was 18 years old. I ended up having one of my ovaries removed as well. No matter how much weight I lose I will ALWAYS have PCOS and the symptoms of it. What will improve is all of the other factors that being over weight plays on your fertility! I hope that made sense, I feel like I just went rambling on and on... If you have any questions feel free to message me!!!

Congrats on your weight loss, that is amazing! I wasn't diagnosed with PCOS until my mid-twenties (am 32 now), but I'm pretty sure I had it since my teens. I didn't start having irregular periods until I was about 26, however I had strange hair growth on my face and body around the age of 17. Every doctor my mom took me to told me it was because I just have very thick hair on my head and its part of my background and should just accept it which is what I did and started waxing and etc. It wasn't until I started experiencing issues with my period that I researched and went to more doctors and was finally diagnosed. I've been overweight my whole life, more chubby but it was around the time I started getting irregular periods in my mid twenties where I started gaining a lot of weight. I hope to be as successful as you. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. xo Cher

I don't have a date yet as I just started the process but shooting for early December.

And very excited for you that's less than a month away!!!

@cheryldiane80 when is ur surgery mine is Sept 10th

I don't have a date yet as I just started the process but shooting for early December.

I'm in NYC as well. I'm getting my surgery at Columbia Presbyterian.

I have PCOS and am having my sleeve later this month. I will tell you that I did LOTS of research and the consensus is that the PCOS dramatically improves. I'm not trying to have babies, but lots of people on this forum and others have said that their fertility issues were resolved following surgery. I gotta tell you (and this sounds vain) but I am really worried about the post-surgery hair loss. My Hair loss already sucks because of my PCOS. That said, totally worth it if my insulin resistance improves/goes away. Best of luck to you!

Thank you! Yes, the research I've done as well all points to improvement to PCOS as well. i'm just hoping everyone who has it has had positive results with their surgery. I have had so much trouble loosing weight due to my PCOS and insulin resistance I would always plateau at around 30 lbs. I want to lose a lot more than that so I can be healthy and eventually if I want to have kids. Sorry if this is TMI, but I only get my period every 3-4 months. I have to go on provera a lot to get it and I hate doing that. I'm hoping after surgery I'll get regular cycles.

Hi! I'm wondering if anyone else had pyloric stenosis as a baby and had surgery? I had surgery for it back in 1980 when I was 3 days old. My surgeon doesn't think it will be a problem but want to see if there is anyone else out there that had sleeve surgery already with this and if there were any complications.

Thanks

I'm going to be getting "sleeved" in December. I have PCOS and insulin resistance. Did anyone else have thus that already had the surgery? did you loose weight after surgery without plateauing? Did your PCOS and insulin resistance improve?

Thanks:)

He will live you no matter what size you are.