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Hi all!
Brenda from Milwaukee here. I recently made the decision to consider banding for myself.
I have a pretty complicated medical history. About 5 years ago I had surgery for a Pituitary tumor (Cushing's Disease). We "accidently" discovered I had Cushing's when I was being worked-up for PCOS. The pit surgery failed and I ended up having my adrenal glands removed. That should have resulted on weight loss but I am just as heavy as before. My endo suspects that I have PCOS underlying the Cushing's.
I have insulin resistance. I have sleep apnea and use a CPAP. I have a BMI of 54. I have recently developed asthma-like breathing problems.
I'm really lucky in the fact that my health insurance policy specifically states that WLS is covered.
I've been looking through the info on the boards here for the last week or so and have found the info very helpful.
I have chosen an MD (Dr Chua) and have signed-up for the next seminar. So here I go!:clap2: