Where I live and according to my insurance we have to be "accepted" into the bariatric program. I guess that is a good thing because believe it or not the doctors do turn people down. To me that proves that they really have the patients best intrest at heart. The doctors in this practice are wonderful. I was accepted as a LAP-Band patient. I orginally wanted the LAP Band, buyt was seriously considering the GB. After a long talk with the surgeon he helped me to decide that the Lap Band is the better option for me. His main concern is because I smoke and although I am trying to quit, the incident of ulcers after GB among smokers is just too high. Unfourtunately he had just admitted one of his patients for a bleeding ulcer that same day and he was genuinely upset, because she had started smoking again... Anyway i want to hear all about everyone experiences! GB or LB. I have all my pre op appointment scheduled and I am just waiting to hear from the psychiatrist as to when i can get in for my psych eval. I'm starting to get excited... What kind of pre op testing did everyone have? I want to know everything!!!!
Went to the surgeon yesterday...
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