kjd612

I have been overweight as long as I can remember and for as long as I can remember I've been on some diet or another.  I've lost more than 100 lbs twice in my life but I am not able to keep the weight off.  I have been researching and thinking about having gastric bypass surgery for about 5 years.  I have been concerned about the permanent re-routing of the GI system and since I am an RN and take care of GBP patients with complications I was too afraid of the possible bad outcomes to consider it for myself.  Two years ago I started seeing banding patients come throught my surgical floor and I saw how quickly they recovered and how few complications they had and I started researching it for myself.  I've been approved for surgery to happen on April 12, 2010 after almost 13 months of working toward this goal.  I can't wait for the changes in store for me in the next year!!