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myliza26    3

myliza26
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After researching and completely obsessing about having rny for the past month while eagerly awaiting my initial evaluation with the surgeon, I get there, my BMI is 34.9 and the surgeon refuses to see me!!!!!!!! I have been sick for two weeks and have dropped about 6 lbs. and the nurse rounded up a half inch on my height. I have ALL of the other required things and comorbidities. I am so upset! They canceled the appt and told me if I qualify in the future to call back for an appt! I have years of documented obesity!!!!!! Sorry to vent........that's all...... I'm going to eat some junk food now!

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dottednails    122

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Is there another doc in your. Area that will see you?

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myliza26    3

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Yes, I could go to Duke, UNC, or REX, but I was hoping to go through the Duke team...... I will have to look in to my other options.... I am really turned off now....

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dottednails    122

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I a so sorry that is discouraging maybe your primary. Could make a call for You best of luck

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lovealways    287

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After researching and completely obsessing about having rny for the past month while eagerly awaiting my initial evaluation with the surgeon' date=' I get there, my BMI is 34.9 and the surgeon refuses to see me!!!!!!!! I have been sick for two weeks and have dropped about 6 lbs. and the nurse rounded up a half inch on my height. I have ALL of the other required things and comorbidities. I am so upset! They canceled the appt and told me if I qualify in the future to call back for an appt! I have years of documented obesity!!!!!! Sorry to vent........that's all...... I'm going to eat some junk food now![/quote']

What are your height and weight? I know that they usually look for a BMI of 40, BUT would do it under 40 if you can demonstrate a few co-morbidities. Research shows they are trying to eventually be able to preform RNY for those with low BMI's and diabetes, because it's shown to work wonders with that.

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myliza26    3

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I am 5' 5.5" and 220 lbs. I have gastroeaopjageal reflux, asthma, hypertension, hypoglycemia (pre-diabetes) and sleep apnea( waiting on the sleep study but my husband is convinced). I am fully aware that I am on the lower end of the scale, but I didn't expect to be turned away because of one tenth of a bmi point when everything else is there.

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ArmyWife&Mom    24

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I am 5.5 1/2 and 213. My BMI is 35. I have sleep apnea, cholesterol, herniated discs, s1 fracture, sciatica, gerd, and asthma. I qualified but was told to not lose any weight, so I have been up and down for a few months.

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Wendilou    180

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Don't let this one surgeon stop you. Call other offices and be up front with them about your BMI--you WILL find one that will work with you ;)

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myliza26    3

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Thanks for the encouragement ladies! I went to my primary care today who wrote and noted on each comorbidity and explained why weight loss surgery would help prevent further health conditions. I hope with more thorough documentation and a few cheeseburgers, I can get back on track :) I really have my heart set on this and am definately not ready to throw in the towel. Congrats on the 2/14 surgery!

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copmom    73

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Good luck

You qualified seek another MD

Don't stop believing !!!

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SoccerMomma73    1,867

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Agree with the others! It's just a small annoying pot hole on the road to a new you!!! Keep pushing and you'll get there.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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