jimbo21165

Thanks for the welcome, allwet!!!

Yea, I have a couple family members that have had this, and 2 men from work that have also done this......they are all success stories.

I have 4 brains to pick, advice givers, etc. I played college football, and was mostly healthy through the years, but let my weight get away from me the past 15 or so years.

I'm definitely dedicated to the lifestyle changes to be made, and will happily share my journey, to hopefully help others.

I'm May 16.......I'm excited!

Louisiana checking in

Have my sleeve surgery date set.....5/16/18. Meet with the surgeon tomorrow, and actually started the liquid pre op today, just because I wanted to.

53 yr old dude, work in construction, but more in management than blue collar, and the weight finally has caught up. I'm 6' 1", and weigh 378. I'll get some pics up after a few months post op, and y'all can journey along.

I've enjoyed reading here ...

Jim

I see that I put this in the wrong forum....sorry

Have my sleeve surgery date set.....5/16/18. Meet with the surgeon tomorrow, and actually started the liquid pre op today, just because I wanted to.

53 yr old dude, work in construction, but more in management than blue collar, and the weight finally has caught up. I'm 6' 1", and weigh 378. I'll get some pics up after a few months post op, and y'all can journey along.

I've enjoyed reading here forums.....

Jim

Hello All,
Sorry this is long
I had my annual visit with my PCP at the end of March. Up 5 lbs from my visit the previous year. I mentioned that I was strongly considering WLS because of numerous health issues and difficulty losing the weight on my own. At the time she said she could agree that it would be a good idea for me, but also (understandably) shared some reservations about the procedure and long-term success.
Fast forward to yesterday, I had my initial consultation with the surgeon, dietician, and psych. Based on my current BMI, co-morbities, etc., it seemed like they agreed I was a good candidate for surgery (although I need to wait for an “official” letter starting I am accepted into their program). The surgeon suggested that my PCP could monitor my 6 month medically supervised weight loss and said that I would need a letter from her basically stating that she agrees I am a good candidate for the surgery and that I have her support medically.
I contacted her office about setting up an appointment to get started on the medically supervised diet and I was a little surprised when my doctor called me back to (I feel) dissuade me from going forward. She said that of course the surgeon considers me a good candidate, basically that they love to cut people open. She encouraged me to try Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Seattle Sutton and to see if I can do this on my own. I respect her opinion that surgery is not a decision to take lightly, but at the same time if I felt that I could be successful without the surgery, I would not have it. My BMI is 46 so this is urgent, my health is declining and in the meantime I feel like i’m missing out on life. I’m really looking forward to having this nudge in the right direction to get my health back on track. Up until 2010 I was at a normal BMI so I know what life is like on the other side and I greatly miss it. She didn’t say she wouldn’t “allow” me to have the surgery, and perhaps I’m just overly sensitive, but I felt like she gave me a “if you just tried HARDER” speech. I’ve BEEN trying. Yes maybe I could have tried harder to lose the weight without the help of surgery. Ugh. It’s been bothering me since we spoke.
I will try Weight Watchers (again) for extra support between my visits with her.
Has anyone else had similar experience with their PCP?