I'm sorry if I picked the wrong forum to introduce myself, but here I go.

I'm a 45-year-old woman on the road to to weight loss surgery (maybe). I'm interested in the gastric sleeve, but I haven't met with the surgeon yet. However, I've gone to a group meeting at the weight loss surgery center where I received a packet of all the stuff I need to do beforehand to get insurance approval. Basically, the surgeon doesn't want to see you until you're approved. I've done the 6 months medically supervised diet (which I didn't follow very well, I admit). All I have left is the required psych evaluation before I send all the paperwork off in hopes that insurance will give its approval.

At this point, I'm not sure if the surgeon will think I'm a good candidate for the gastric sleeve. I have a lot to lose and I'm not a spring chicken anymore. If he recommends the duodenal switch instead, I'm probably going to say no thank you. I seriously considered it before, but backed away because I thought it was too extreme.

I'm hoping I make the right decision, whatever it is. Reading about your experiences ought to help.

Welcome and good luck with your decision. There are wonderful people here and you can search any past topic or ask a question!

Hi,

I just had mine 5days ago. And I guess I'm no spring chicken either as I'm 45 in 2weeks time! Lol

I am now feeling human again! Waiting for the magic to happen!

Good luck with your decision x

Thank you. Enjoy the magic, heh.