At the S&W seminar

I attended the Scott & White Bariatric Seminar this evening. I'm a bit dissapointed to say at the least.

On the phone I was told I would most like have the surgery at the end of the month or the first week of July. After the seminar the staff told me there already booked up until mid August.

Also, he went over all of the types again. Lap-band, sleeve, bypass and I'm leaning more towards the sleeve or bypass now.

The lap-band is ideal except for the lifelong doctor visits.

I'm going to call the surgery clinic on post tomorrow and see what the wait times are for the sleeve and bypass.

I'd like the sleeve since it's only cutting the majority of my stomach. We'll see. Lots more research to do.

*sigh* I had high hopes of having it done before my daughter's 2nd Birthday.

I feel like I'm back at step 1.



Amanda
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Location:Killeen Civic Center

More Seminars

Boo, so S&W will accept most of my things, but not the seminar. I have to redo that one on the 8th of June in Killeen. After that is done I have to submit a form to have al of my records faxed to their office. She said I probably won't see a nurse until the end of June, then it's just a time game after that. I am hoping by the end of July I'll be good to go.

Weight Loss Seminar

So it’s been a little bit since I updated. The hospital called me for a WLS Seminar that all TRICARE patients have to take when being considered for WLS. On April 21st, 2010 I attended the Seminar. When I got there they took my height and weight information. They used the special scale that calculates your BMI, weight, fat mass, etc. I’m still very uncomfortable about doing this, and I wish the numbers on the paper were just a lot lower. I think I’m coming to terms with it more and more everyday though.

Honestly, the numbers don’t bother me as much as the health and appearance. If I was healthy and looked amazing, I wouldn’t care that I weighed 250 pounds. But alas, numbers play a huge role in all of this.

During the class they covered the three kinds of weight loss surgeries they do at the hospital. The three were Lap-Band, gastric bypass and the gastric sleeve. After all of the information I was defiantly set on the Lap-Band. It’s the least invasive and safest WLS to have. Different people are good for different surgeries for different reasons.

They also held a nutrition class after the surgeon was done talking. It was pretty much what to expect for your pre-op diet and what to expect post op. It was really informative thankfully. After the class was over I asked how soon it would be before I could go back to the gym. 2 weeks then I can start working out anything that doesn’t require a lot of ab work. So that’s pretty exciting.

My to-do list after the class was pretty simple. I have to get a psychiatric evaluation for treatment. Something everyone has to do. So I have to see my PCM to put in a referral for me to see one.

So that pretty much wraps it up. I came home from my class and was a little scared to tell my husband I had pretty much been approved. I mean, I still feel like a failure. No matter how many times I replay my doctor’s words in my head, I feel like I’m cheating. I had to keep reminding myself, that this isn’t a new thing in my family. My family has struggled with weight issues for generations.

I’ll try to update again soon :).