Anyone from Memphis? What Dr. are you using?

Thank you for your reply. I'm glad you told me about how long it would take so I can adjust my schedule at work. Will I be given my surgery date at this visit? If so how far out is it given, I have vacation planned in July and just want to be sure I will have enough time to heal before going.

I got my surgery date when meeting with the nurse practitioner. It was 16 days after my preop appointment. I don't know if that's the norm, but I was glad to get it scheduled that soon.

That's good to know, I hope it's that way for me too! I have my insurance approval, so I'm hoping that I'll get my date when I go for pre- op. I'm very nervous but excited at the same time????

I've heard that too about Dr woodman. Buy heard his surgeries are successful for the most part. I used Weaver.

Just joined this site and doing some research. I saw where Dr. Weaver did your surgery. Congrats on your weight loss! I am waiting on final approval from BCBS IL for approval. Dr. Weaver will be performing my sleeve. What procedure did you have? I have done all the preliminary requirements. Everything was submitted on 3/28. Anxiously waiting for it to be finalized.

Hi sorry for the late reply.. I had the gastric bypass. I started the requirements in April and had surgery September. I am at 7 months now and I am doing great. No regrets on the surgery at all. Even if I did not loose another pound the diabetes is gone so I am grateful.

Hey there guys this is a report for the diabetes people. So before my surgery I had a hb A1c of 10.2 % and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to have the surgery at all because my sugars ran around 290 everyday and so I am proud to announce that my sugars run around 100 or less now and my hb A1c is 5.2%. Praise the Lord, I never took another metformin once I left the hospital on my surgery day. I went down from 278 to 207 in 6 months. I have had alot of plateus but I am making it.

Hey there guys this is a report for the diabetes people. So before my surgery I had a hb A1c of 10.2 % and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to have the surgery at all because my sugars ran around 290 everyday and so I am proud to announce that my sugars run around 100 or less now and my hb A1c is 5.2%. Praise the Lord, I never took another metformin once I left the hospital on my surgery day. I went down from 278 to 207 in 6 months. I have had alot of plateus but I am making it.

That is AWESOME, I am not diabetic, but my husband is and I know the struggle he has.

Yes it can be a struggle and I don't want it to ever be a part of my life again.

Here is a before and after pic