And it begins...

I have been overweight most of my life... I can remember being teased for being chubby/fat from about 1st grade. I turn 40 this year. I am tired of being heavy. The numbers just get higher every year... I have little to no energy, I have hip/back/sciatic pain from being overweight. In the past I have done Fen-Phen, WeightWatchers, South Beach, Dexatrim, Heck my dad put me on grapefruit when I was 10 LOL

Last night I went to a Informative Seminar at the Bariatric Center of Kansas City In Shawnee Mission Medical Center Kansas. I know someone that used them last year and she is having great results; she referred me and it also turns out that KC Bariatric is the ONLY place that is covered by my medical insurance.
The informational seminar is their first step to being seen/evaluated. Included was the presentation of various styles of surgery they do including Lap-Band, Gastric Sleeve, and Gastric Bypass by the Drs that do them. Also included was a Health questionnaire packet for the office/hospital, medical releases for records, & they also had guest speakers who had the different  surgeries there to answer questions first hand .
There were only a couple of ppl there that in my opinion could just hit the gym a little more and NOT have a issue but **shrugs* what do I know... there were also some REALLY sick sick ppl... some that were on some heavy duty meds for various conditions, and a few that were SO big that they were in that category where you are like "OMFG how do you walk much less wipe your behind you are so big!" and you wonder what happened, how did you get to that point, then it hits you OMG that could be me in a few years...Oh heck NO!


I am rather lucky... I weigh 370lb (Weighed today @ my regular gp)... and I dont have Diabetes, I don't have High Blood Pressure, I dont have Kidney Problems, or other MAJOR health issues...YET! I know I am a bomb waiting to blowup I just dont know when my body will say "ohh HELLL NO!".
I had to see my GP about a unrelated matter (when I got my weight) I told my gp about going to the Seminar and he was of the opinion that it would be a good idea. He says I am one of his healthier patients EXCEPT Im overweight... He is sending my records later this afternoon. I should get called sometime in the next couple of weeks to set up a initial visit with a Dr.

Still unsure WHAT surgery I want. 
At first I thought I wanted the Lap-Band... Adjustable/Removable/Reversible, but now Im not sure. it can take upto 3yrs to loose what you can loose with the other surgeries in 1-2 yrs.


I dont think I want to deal with the major possible issues of the Mal-absorptive problems of a Gastric bypass later in life (senior yrs). Tho GB is reversible these days it is rarely done. 


The Gastric Sleeve doesn't have the Mal-absorptive problems that the GB has but they REMOVE part of your stomach... Kinda weird/scary...  what if you need it later or something?