Hiya all I'm 31 type 1 diabetic weighing 165 kegs and at 6 ft2 went and saw a bariatric surgeon last week was told I should get a gastric bypass due to my weight. For the past 4 years I've been getting diabetes complications such as numb feet and diabetic renopathy (spelling prob wrong) which is burst blood vessels in the eye have been under for treatment for 2 years now and now looking good with lots of hard work. Then recently hormone problems. I was told a year ago I might not live to 40.

Trying to see others opinions should I or should I not have this op and do the pros out way the cons

Alzheimers disease? Beni, my insurance doesn't have a minimum diet wait, it is my hospitals program. They would have approved me long ago.

Oh, I see. I sure hope it's only 3 months. There is only so much NUT training one can do. It will go quick. I am convinced they do it in part to allow the patient enough time to process the information and wrap her/his mind around the concept that this is going to take some work.

There is an impression out there that bariatric surgery is the easy way out. It most certainly is not! I feel like it's getting in that dingy as the Titanic sinks. My choice is to take the dingy to choose life. But that dingy ride in the frigid North Atlantic is not going to be the easy way out.

Just waiting on to see what date my op is my guess would be near end of October. And to do any needed tests.

Oh, that's not so bad.

I just came back from the doctors office for EKG and blood test. The results will be back in two days.

It is 28 days until surgery

Already had those done. Did blood test last week EKG before I had to get laser eye treatment for my eyes at royal Perth hospital it was a older test might have to redo but my weight from then and now is only around 2kg diff so I'll see. Need to see diabetics specialist as well. Was told he only does a 2 day liquid diet tho and post op was told I'm not allowed to drink Optifast.

Interested how my overall blood sugars are ATM my diabetics haven't been very well controlled for years. And lately been around 4-8 they call it differently everywhere else lol. But the norm is 5-8 around but on occasion it's gone to 13.

Oh good, you have done a lot already. The good news is this will help with the diabetes for sure.

Keep us posted!

Anyone live in the Baton Rouge, La area. I'm using Ochsner Hospital and looking for advice from someone else that has used this hospital.

Well I got the date set for 25th October.