And so we return home from orientation today - yes there were several occasions to imbibe - but I managed to control myself…. I have to get ready….
Flashback May 16th, 2014.
I called Dr. Bowens office and asked to be added to the 'seminar list'. The seminar list is where you drive to the hospital and in a giant group setting, listen to the Bariatric Surgeon whose day it is to present talk about Weight Loss Surgery. Yes I did. WLS for short. June 9th - Monday night. 5:30 pm.
It seemed like those three weeks wearing passing like molasses in winter time.
June 9th. I have researched, read, re-read and diagramed (being an artist, that is what I do, I draw to deal with things). I had decided that I needed a Lap Band. You know, they insert a 'ring' like device that is externally controlled by saline injection, to reduce the size of your stomach ? that thing?.
"Lets just get this over with…. " I say to myself. (the seminar is a pre-requisite for any surgery).
Great presentation. Surgeon is -surprise- very self confident and a good presenter. He begins with his background and his success 'over 1200 surgeries and only one death…. pause…..but the patient would have died any way'. Um, okay. (to be fair… this is probably not what he said - the exact words - but my head remembers it this way).
He continues with the lap band "and it has a low success rate 75% of patients end up gaining back all the weight they lose". What? Panic? Oh NO. Why am I here. Now I am really upset.
I hear Blah, blah , blah and then I hear "lose 60 -75% of their excess weight".
who does ? What is he talking about- pills, milk shakes, what ? Surgery. He is talking about surgery.
He is talking about a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. I am now paying attention.
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