Had my first appointment today! It was great. The doctors/nurses/staff are super nice and helpful. My doctor said that he will do the gastric band (lap band) with plication. The plication is a new procedure where the surgeon folds the stomach in half and stitches it together, creating a tube like shape. It is completely reversible and is getting better results than just the lap band alone.
My insurance requires 6 months of weight monitoring, and since I haven't been to the doctor in a long time, this month will count as month 1. Hopefully I am looking at a surgery date in August.
I have tons of other stuff to do before surgery, like a psych meeting, nutritionist meeting, blood work, cardio exam, pulmonary exam, among other things. But I have 6 months, so I don't need to rush things!
I'm so excited!
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