I met with Dr. Sowemimo of Prime Surgicare. I made my husband go with me because I knew that he was more wary of the surgery than I was. I had been putting off going to see him for months, but I feel like I've finally reached my breaking point again. Nothing I have tried has worked for me, and this weight has got to go. My insulin needs have gotten much higher, and it is taking way too much food to fill me up. Even when I am eating well, I am eating too much. And I don't do well with hunger.
Dr. Sowmimo asked me which surgery I though would be right for me. I suggested gastric sleeve, and he totally agreed with me. Bypass makes me nervous. I am afraid that if I get dumping syndrome it will throw off my sugars. Plus I have abour 100 lbs to lose to become my "model thin". I don't anticipate losing all 100, and would be happy to take off 80 - very happy! So I don't want to do anything as drastic as the bypass surgery.
At the end of the appt, my husband said that he would diet with me in order to support my weight loss better, and he wanted me to try to diet and exercise more. He thought I could do it on my own. He was coming from the right place - just worried about me undergoing surgery, but his resolve is as weak (if not weaker) than mine. I am hopeful he just needs some more time to warm up to the idea. I am not 100% sold on the surgery at this point either, but I'm 98%.
BMI at visit - 36.6
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