So, I switched surgeons. Dr. Kevin McGill at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta is wonderful!! Just met him this week. I had done my 6 month physician supervised diet, psyche eval, Pulmonary eval, PCP medical necessity letter and 5 year weight history. They are submitting to insurance this week!! Yippee

I know I have to have an upper G.I. but other than that not sure.

I began gaining weight after my hysterectomy 10 years ago and never stopped gaining. Stressors in my life didn't help. I am currently babysitting until I can find a sleep Tech job. I finished college last September, drove 1.5 hours one way for 1.5 years. Glad that is over but finding a job is even harder. I look forward to the support from this forum. I am registered with ObesityHelp too but was looking for a little more focused on the sleeve. Thanks

Hi weightnomore! Welcome to VST!!!

You will find so many stories here like your own. Good luck on your journey! Let us know if you have any questions.