My insurance makes me wait 3 months and do supervised dieting by and...I go see them on May 19....then I have to lose 5 % of my body weight. I am 5'1 1/2 and weight 200#, but before you judge.....like I hear every time I mention it to someone...

I am diabetic, have sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, small vessel heart disease, degenerative back and knees, ruptured discussion in lower back and neck. I am 61 years old and want a bit of quality life left.

Back to the point I was going to make before defending myself.....lol....I am having my bypass at Swedish in Seattle. My daughter is having a baby in Norfolk Va in early November....if the baby adheres to its schedule.. from others experience, would it be unreasonable to try to have the surgery the second week of October hang around for two weeks then go to va, to finish my recuperatio? I certainly don't want to miss the birth of my grandchild.

I had a RNY 2 years ago. By the time I left the hospital 2 days after surgery, my Type 2 diabetes was in remission and I have been off my meds since that time. I also probably had sleep apnea because for the previous years before surgery, I snored so loud that my wife couldn't sleep because I was keeping her awake all night long. Within a few weeks after surgery, my snoring disappeared. Now I sleep so quietly, that sometimes I find my wife standing over me in the middle of night. I wake up and ask her what she is doing. She said you are sleeping so quietly, I am trying to see if you are breathing or maybe your dead. I had several other conditions that went into remission after surgery including: high blood pressure, severe acid reflux (GERD), frequent urination, and profuse sweating.

I am 66 years old. Some people say they have "more energy" after surgery. I would probably rephrase this as "more stamina". I don't run around trying to think of things to do, but I am able to physically do things like when I was in my 30's. Last year I moved 100,000 pounds of gravel and 50,000 pounds of blocks by hand. I just took my time.

I wanted to leave to see my first nephew being born 3 weeks after my surgery. Doctor won't let me go until my 4 week appointment. BUT every doctor is different.

I appreciate all the advise

No judgement here! We are all here for one reason or another- just trying to get healthy!