male only Hi from philly!

[SpiritDriven71 1]

Glad to see a Men's section. Oh no I am cross posting!!!

Hello:

I am going through the process of all my tests/appointments. I am on a 3 month diet for insurance purposes. I was hoping for Bypass surgery, though, The Doctor and I thought a Lap-band be the safer route. The reason is that I had a colon resection of the large intestine in my 20's.

I have been overweight all my life. About every couple years,I end up on Weight Watchers 6 months then gain it all back.

Though, I become obese and morbidly obese in the last 10 years. I got involved in a bad relationship which ended in a nasty divorce.

With going through all the evaluations and Doc appointments, I was able to identify key events in my childhood when I started gaining weight and turning inward. My outlook on life has changed recently, I am looking forward to the surgery and my new lifestyle.

I am happy to find this forum exists.

[Bracchus 8]

Hey man -

Glad you found this forum and in particular - "The Men's Room". A lot of good information and you get to talk about it like a man.

[bassriley 0]

Welcome! I'm in South Jersey-actually just across the river from the Philly Airport. I work in Wilmington.

Fly Eagles fly!

[JayTee562 1]

Glad to hear that you are getting through the process and discovering about yourself that can only help you be successful. I'm still going through the prerequesits myself; last visit with primary Dr. Friday, Phsyc and Nutrition on Monday 1/19 then I can be submitted for approval. Keep up the good work.

[SpiritDriven71 1]

I got one more appointment. Then it can be submitted to INS. I am getting sick of all the appointments, LOL.

I am noticing that there are some variances when it comes to different surgeons and Ins. submissions.