Elle341

Initially, I was scheduled to have my lap RNY surgery on 7/7/08, but I chickened out at the last minute. Actually, I told myself to try one last time to loose the weight through diet & exercise. Three months later I found that my weight continued to go up instead of down. My back started hurting more than ever b-4, and my legs began to give out on me. I decided at that point that the surgery was going to be my only salvation. I am now back on track (mentally), and I have a surgery date...

I guess my story begins like a lot of others; I have been over weight for as long as I can remember. There have been a few times in my life where I've lost a substantial amount of weight through actively playing tennis for a few summers, but it always comes back, and alot of times twice as much as I lose. One day I weighed 173 lbs, and before I knew it I was 291. I really don't remember how I got here. Maybe, I don't want to remember... What I do remember (like it was yesterday) is the day...

Today, I went in for my UGI and all I can say is "Yuk!" Actually, the barium didn't taste as bad as it used to, but it was still BAD. I was feeling sad after the procedure because I have been doing so well making sure I eat a well balanced diet, and today I couldn't eat anything until the procedure was complete; which was about 11:30am. By that time I could have eaten any & everything in sight! On my drive home I kept telling myself "think healthy... think healthy," but...

Finally after a month of waiting, I finally saw Dr. Gary Korus for my initial consultation! I went in with loads of questions to ask him, but he answered the majority of them without me even asking. My main concerns were how long had he been doing WLS and what was the percentage of patients he's lost from the surgery.

I felt like a pro at having consults with surgeons, since he was the second one that I've seen in the past month. My first choice was Dr. Gail Wynn. She's a surgeon...