My wife, who is a God-send to me, is very much against VSG surgery, she lets me know in no uncertain terms. She believes in me, and knows that deep down, I have the will to overcome my 'morbidly obese' condition. I wish I had her belief, but after 20 plus years of failures to lose... well, here I am. Nevertheless, she will support me regardless of my decision. She accompanied me to the initial consult as my conscientious objector, and grabbed on to the notion that as long as my BMI stays above 35, insurance will approve surgery, fall below, and nadda...

I told her, that my current BMI is 44.9! At 5'11" I would have to lose down to 250lbs in the next 6-months, which will put my BMI at 34.9. That is a whopping 72-pounds to lose in the next 6-months! Her response, "challenge accepted!"

But I reminded her, that even if I could manage 72 lbs in the next 6-months, there is still the issue of gaining it all back... hence the reason I am seeking surgery in the first place. I would have to start the process all over again should latter come to pass...

16 hours ago, Dragon64 said:

Thank you honeyedlife, I appreciate you. I see that you are just about 6-weeks post op, congrats! My next appoint is a stress test this Wednesday, and the the first of 6 PCP visits next week... 6-months looks so far away right now.

I promise you that it goes by much quicker than you might think. If you have a smartphone, download an app or widget to help you count down the days . . . it's going to be tough, but the reward is SO worth it. And I say this only 6 weeks post op, like you spotted! You're going to be amazing!