crystalsleeve

I did have a stress test and it was no big deal. They have you do some specific breathing exercises to test your lung function and an EKG to test your heart function. They test you at rest and at stress. The stress can be produced chemically or physically on a treadmill or a bike. The idea is to see how well your lungs carry oxygen and clear co2 and if you have and blockage throughout your heart vessels. Is very important for those who are obese and have other medical issues like hypertension, high cholesterol, or diabetes. I was very glad to have mine done. I have had this fear for some time that I would have a heart attack early in life. Seeing it in paper that my heart is functioning well is a relief. I know I haven't exercised it enough in life to make it a strong muscle.

I was thinking about you and was going to leave you a message when i saw you post. What happened? Do you mind sharing what you were feeling and thinking ay the time and the same for right now? I'm just curious as someone scheduled for surgery as well.

Hello everyone my name is Crystal and I have a surgery date with Dr Kim on Dec 1st! I will be having the sleeve and am so excited to start down a healthy road. I've spent a lifetime obese and at 38 my body feels 58. I tried the insurance approval route a few times in my 20's but it just didn't work out. I had pretty much given up on the thought of surgery, but this year surgery became a necessity. Turns out I have to have a major surgery on my spine. My surgeon said he didn't want to tackle it until I had bariatric surgery. There was to much risks involved with 326 lbs on a 5'2 frame. So we set out to find our options. We approached my insurance carrier and were turned down. It's not that they didn't cover bariatric surgery, they just didn't cover employees until 5 years of service. Completely idiotic I know, but we all know how they view these "elective" surgeries. So we were on our own. We had heard of Dr Kim having previously lived in the DFW for years. We then remembered a friend had had her sleeve through him. After speaking with her and hearing her glowing reviews I made an appointment. Dr Kim's office was wonderful. Knowing I was going to be a cash patient and how scary that was for me, they walked me through every possible finance and discount option. They even grilled my insurance to find what they could bill through them. I started a liquid diet 7/11/14 and as of today am down 48 lbs. All of my preop tests are complete and now just waiting for my turn on the table. I'm so excited to have found this community and look forward to sharing with and leaning from you.