Bariatric Surgery

DrTeresaPruitt

Hello! My name is Teresa, and I am preparing for the bariatric surgery. I'm looking forward to the weight loss, because I've been taking 27 medications daily. It will truly be a blessing to live life without this much medication!

CherylGodfrey1

Best of wishes in this endeavor. A coworker of mine lost about 100 lbs and also lost her high blood pressure, diabetes, and sleep apnea. I hope you can get off your meds and feel better.

xArlenex

Hello Teresa! Once you start loosing the weight you will see alot of those meds getting remove. Good luck in your surgery. I had mine on june 28 and it been amazing!

catic15

Hi, Teresa! I had gastric bypass ten years ago. Started at about 360+, lowest post-surgery weight about 210. Gained some back by the end of year 2, but I've maintained at around 250 for the last 8 years, and for most of that time I was totally off diabetes meds (type 2 diabetic for over 20 years now).

So overall the surgery was a success, but it's really, really important to look at it as more than a way of losing weight. It sounds like that's what you're doing, so good for you!

Just make sure to get lots of protein in the weeks before surgery; you need it to heal afterwards, and at first you'll have trouble getting enough in. Good luck! And if anyone makes a crack about surgery being "the easy way", ignore it - it's just another tool to help improve your health.

highlightshadow

A lot of people think its a solution; as in a complete problem solve; i know i did when i had mine 11 years ago, but it isn't ... it is a tool and nothing more. But it can be abused or simply have its own problems .... i know .. mine went wrong and causes me a whole different set of problems.

You must come to terms with the mental side of this so much more than the physical alone.

But good luck with your journey.