I went to my PCP today to get referrals to the dietician and the surgeon. When I told the nurse why I was there, she winced when I said I was considering lap band surgery. She winced! She said, "Well, you're young. A really good diet and exercise program will probably work for you if you give it a good try." Huh. Isn't it funny that someone has just met me knows all about what's best for me. Here I was worrying about what my parents would say...

The doctor was OK. She admitted she would rather see someone lose weight with diet and exercise than get surgery, but she would support whatever worked best for me. Well, gee, no one ever told me to try diet and exercise before! I'd rather lose weight that way too! Just think,all this time I should have just asked total strangers how to live my life and I would have been fine!:drool:

Well I'm going to throw de condimints out of de frig!

Well, I'm hope you've really prayed about it and feel comfortable with that decision." With an almost "Tsk-tsk" in her voice. I wasn't sure what she was saying. Is a lap band a sentence to enternal damnation? Maybe in some religions, but she's a Basptist CEO (Christmas and Easter Only)!

I got a similar reaction from an aquaintance.....I told her I hadn't really prayed about it but that I had consulted a Magic 8 Ball and according to it, I was good to go.

I got a similar reaction from an aquaintance.....I told her I hadn't really prayed about it but that I had consulted a Magic 8 Ball and according to it, I was good to go.

HAHAHAH That is what I told my super religious neighbor ... I thought she was going to die on the spot ... she ran inside saying "I am going to pray for you now"

Man I really shouldn't enjoy messing with her head, but it is SOOOO much fun

You guys are too freakin' funny! Between reading the stories of taking a 140 pound dump, a PCP that sounds like Bill Lumbergh from Office Space, and consulting a magic 8 ball for guidance, I am practically peeing in my pants! Thank goodness for healthy senses of humor, right?

It is funny how doctors react. I went to mine yesterday to get the referral (I have kinda done the cart before the horse thing) she asked how much do you weigh I told her.. she took my waist measurement (€really wish she hadnt told me) and with this incredulous tone in her voice told ' oh you really are morbidly obese'... ok...... duhhh. Anyway fortunately she is pro lap band and is happy to any recommendations.

Really had to wonder at my weight and size she had to query it?

Y'know, some might call me 'religious'. And 6 years ago when I tried to get gastric bypass I prayed, "Lord, if it is Your Will...", so when I heard "No" I didn't press it.

Meanwhile, lots of people said I should have appealed it, but I couldn't forget that I'd asked Him for an answer.

This time, with all my doctors telling me to do it, I said, "Father, if it is NOT what you want me to do, then it will not happen regardless of what me or the doctors do!" Now, Aetna denied me FOUR times before they approved. And I went to the OR 2 times and was sent home before it finally happened!!! I was beginning to wonder....but I kept trying!

And here I am 6 months later, 65 lbs lighter and off of 8 out of 9 meds (which I totalled up was worth over $5K per year!). Yeah, I just prefer to think He had me wait until the RIGHT surgery and the right surgeon were available.

Is a lap band a sentence to enternal damnation? Maybe in some religions, but she's a Basptist CEO (Christmas and Easter Only)!

Look at it like this......if it was a sentence to eternal damnation we are all gonna be is some GOOOOD company!

Kat

Look at it like this......if it was a sentence to eternal damnation we are all gonna be is some GOOOOD company!

Kat

Amen, Sister!

If God inspires creation, then he inspired the person who created lapband. Therefore, lapband is a God inspired procedure.......

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If God inspires creation, then he inspired the person who created lapband. Therefore, lapband is a God inspired procedure.......

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I truely believe that. I know I've made light of it, but I really have prayed and continue to pray that all will go well if it's in His will.

Last summer, we were on the beach in Daytona. There had been storms all day. The sky was that really unusal very dark blueish-gray with streaks of sunlight in the distance. There were 2 perfect rainbows that made an "M" in front of where we were sitting. You know the kind of rainbows that show every color so vividly. It was one of those times when you just feel God, ya know what mean? I, with all my heart, asked Him to help me. He alone knows how much my low self-esteem has prevented me from doing. Some of those are things I know He was calling me to do, I just couldn't. I honestly felt like I got an "OK, we'll fix this together" answer. So now I know if getting the LapBand is the way I'm to go, it'll happen. If not, it won't. It took a long time to decide to start the process, but now things seem to be rolling right along.

I know my SIL didn't know about this whole conversation with God, but that's just it SHE DIDN'T KNOW! I felt very judged!

Skinny people just think they know it all!! Haha!

I've not only thought of telling them this but when I was about 16 or so my doctor mentioned my weight and how if I changed my diet and excersice habits I would lose the weight easily since I am so young. And me being a smart mouth told him (he's over weight too) that he should shut his mouth until he is within the ranges set for healty weight. But I stayed with the doctor and him knowing how i had worked hard with little change in weight was very supportive when I asked him to refer me for surgery.

I've not only thought of telling them this but when I was about 16 or so my doctor mentioned my weight and how if I changed my diet and excersice habits I would lose the weight easily since I am so young. And me being a smart mouth told him (he's over weight too) that he should shut his mouth until he is within the ranges set for healty weight. But I stayed with the doctor and him knowing how i had worked hard with little change in weight was very supportive when I asked him to refer me for surgery.

OMGosh! I can't believe I've never thought about that! My "ex" ob-gyn really laid into me about my weight once. He is about 5'6" and probably weighs 200+! I wish I would've thought to say that!!!

Primary care physicians need to catch on ...we are just as worthy of treatment as the alcoholics and drug addicts they refer to long expensive rehab centers...and judged with less respect.

ignorant....lets teach them!

F* them. Sorry to be so blunt. This is your body, your health and your happiness. If you want lapband surgery go for it. They forget that it is just a tool. It is hard work still. Good luck to you!

Must respond to "you're too young for the surgery option" response from doctors. This was probably the most irritating thing i heard from my doctor. I smiled politely and responded with a thank you (for saying 35 is young, not for lack of surgery support) but here is what I was thinking.

Yes, indeed...let's wait. Let's wait until I gain another 50 lbs and am super morbidly obese. Let's wait until my insulin resistance turns into diabetes, then we'll talk surgery. Let's wait until my joints are too stressed to exercise before I do this thing. How about we wait until I'm old enough that when I do lose the weight, my skin will be completely void of elasticity and I'll have to have plastic surgery too? Let's wait until my cholesterol is actually in the danger range instead of close to it. Let's wait until I'm 10 years older and my kids are no longer interested in riding a roller coaster with Mom and I've lost the chance forever. Let's wait and see if the whole "diet and exercise" thing I've been working on for 10 YEARS might just work in the next 10 years.

Luckily, with self-pay, I didn't need to ask my doctor - and he doesn't know. I'm hoping to get a wicked case of strep throat or something soon so that I can show him the happy results of not waiting one more friggin day.