I had joined this forum years ago because I was supposed to have my vsg only to have my insurance deny me, I then did Optifast and lost 81lbs lost my gallbladder and then ended doing it because my health was suffering from being in protein shakes. I then did weight watchers and ballooned back up to 300lbs over this past year, I needed to do something. My current insurance covers the procedure and here I am sitting from home sleeved. It was not a hard decision. I had made my mind up in February and in march began my process was operated on last Friday May 16 2014 and discharged yesterday, I am doing well and love this new start. My surgeon told me and my parents that if I had waited longer I would be diabetes by the time I was 30. It was the nick of time. I feel better I am tired but thst is only because of surgery. This surgery saved my life, recovery should be swift and I am looking forward to what is to come

I had joined this forum years ago because I was supposed to have my vsg only to have my insurance deny me, I then did Optifast and lost 81lbs lost my gallbladder and then ended doing it because my health was suffering from being in Protein shakes. I then did weight watchers and ballooned back up to 300lbs over this past year, I needed to do something. My current insurance covers the procedure and here I am sitting from home sleeved. It was not a hard decision. I had made my mind up in February and in march began my process was operated on last Friday May 16 2014 and discharged yesterday, I am doing well and love this new start. My surgeon told me and my parents that if I had waited longer I would be diabetes by the time I was 30. It was the nick of time. I feel better I am tired but thst is only because of surgery. This surgery saved my life, recovery should be swift and I am looking forward to what is to come

I think you are lucky to have found out about this when you were pre-diabetic. My PCP strongly discouraged me from having WLS saying that a particular institution did not do adequate follow up care. I'm ticked off at myself for not pushing forward anway. Most of the damage to the pancreas's islet cells that produce insulin are damaged at the point you are pre-diabetic and cross over to being diabetic. I am hoping that the surgery will make it go away for good, but I'm not so sure for the long term.

I think you are lucky to have found out about this when you were pre-diabetic. My PCP strongly discouraged me from having WLS saying that a particular institution did not do adequate follow up care. I'm ticked off at myself for not pushing forward anway. Most of the damage to the pancreas's islet cells that produce insulin are damaged at the point you are pre-diabetic and cross over to being diabetic. I am hoping that the surgery will make it go away for good, but I'm not so sure for the long term.

Wow my pcp encouraged me. Luckily my liver was ok and stuff but now I am monitoring my blood sugar to make sure it doesn't go too low and we stop my metformin