Elky

Hey there! Actually, its been awhile since my post and since then I had a very serious conversation with my doctor (Dr. Washington in Freehold) and I explained my issue to him. We decided because of my issue with carbs to go for the gastric bypass instead. Surgery is scheduled for July 12th!

I personally am VERY VERY worried about this. I am basically "allergic" to sugar and the carbs. When i start eating them I put on the weight in record speed (especially if i am off the pill, on the pill i dont really gain, but I dont lose.) The only success that i have had in the past is with taking Meridia and being very strict no carbs, no sugar. Obviously, you cant be on Meridia forever and eventually you gain a tolerance, which is what happened to me. The craving are so hard, Ifeel like bariatric surgery is my only hope.

Hello! My name is Elky and I am hopefully having bariatric surgery in July! I have "classic PCOS" with all the classic symptoms. It is very hard for me to lose weight. I only lose on a VERY strict no carb, no sugar diet, which is very very hard to keep without help. I talked with my bariatric nutritonist about this and she thought that maybe i should consider the gastric sleeve instead. What do you all think about this? My insurance doesn't cover the sleeve with someone with my BMI, but my doctor says he can try to appeal to the insurance. Anyone out there know anything about this? TIA!