LEAH W.
Hello, I'm 31 years old from Pittsburgh Pa. I have a 10 year old daughter and a 1 year old foster daughter. I've never been a "thin" girl. Always a little chubby growing up but not out of control.
I didn't start really gaining weight until my junior year of high school. By my first year in college I was in the 200 club.
I've been thinking about WLS for a while, but wasn't really too sure. I've done a lot of research and am ready to take that step. I have a lot of medical problems right now due to my weight and I do not want them to get worse as time goes on.
I decided on a surgeon after I found out that my insurance would cover the surgery after the six month period of seing my PCP and a nutritionist. I saw Dr. Eid on 1/27/06. I felt very positive after meeting him as well as his staff. They were all extremely knowledgeable and willing to answer EVERY questioin I had. They are extremely accessible and are going to help me every step of the way!
I have a great deal of testing to do and have started some. Here is what they'd like me to do:
Bloodwork (Done)
Chest X Ray (Done)
EKG (Done)
Upper Endoscopy (Done)
Nutritionist (working on)
Cardiologist (Done)
Sleep study (Done)
Psychology Eval (Done)
Primary Medicine (can't do until 30 days before surgery) (Done)
I still have a great deal of things to do but am trying to spread it out.
I saw the nutrition last month and I have another appt. with her next week. That will be two down four more to go! I also see my PCP next week too.
The diet they put me on seems so impossible! 1200 calories. I tried my version of 1200 calories and was able to do pretty okay some days. But when I saw the nutritionist she put me on a 3 tsp max of fat each day along with the 1200 diet. That has been a challenge and I admitt I was only able to do it for one day. I hope to get better at that!
Well I'm going to go for now, I'm going to try and write back as much as possible!
