Wow. That's a lot to deal with. I'm sorry your going thru this. And i would be confused too. My suggestion to you is take care of your neck even if u have to go on a diet to lose weight. Just think about your health. Do what ever u need to to make it better. The sooner you get your neck fixed then u can get sleeved. I know it's not as easy as I say it but find a motivation and move forward. You can do it. Hope u feel better. I'll say a prayer for you.

Ps I noticed your from BR I am too. Who's doing your wl surgery?

Dr. Warden in Covington

I would do sleeve first less weight in long run will help your back then you can get your neck done.

I think I'd call back and ask to speak with the doctor himself and explain the situation. Under the circumstances, he may not consider the wl surgery to be elective. Worth a try. Best of luck.

P.S. There is also the second opinion path.

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with all of this at once. I also think you should call the doctor back and speak with him directly about the sleeve. It only makes sense to get the weight off as quickly as possible so you can get the surgery. Plus, the weight loss can only help the problem with your neck, right? Keep pushing until you get the care you need!

Can your neck wait its turn to get operated on are its something you need right now?I think I would want the sleeve first , because when you have the neck surgery you will probably gain more wieght because you won't be able to do much,so if you have the sleeve first it will restrict your eating habits and you can continue to loose wieght while you are recovering from neck surgery.

hi, I went through a situation that can relate to what you are sharing; I had an accident 3.5 years ago and had a major reconstruction of my ankle. My orthopedist wanted to do surgery again.
I consulted with my sleeve Dr. an he said it would make more sense to have the sleeve done first, since part of the problem was my weight causing too much pressure on the ankle. The orthopedist insisted he needed to operate first, but I consulted with the Drs. in my family and they all agreed the sleeve Dr. was right.
And he was; I'm one month post-op, lost 26.5 pounds and the ankle is doing much much better.
It will be much easier for them to operate on your neck if you've lost some weight. If it can wait, go for the sleeve first!

If the neurosurgeon clears you for the sleeve there shouldn't be a problem. All he has to do is write a letter medically clearing you for the surgery.

Spoke with Neuro about this and he told me he would rather me have the neck surgery first because of the length in time it takes to heal from the surgery and gain a good fusion. He stated that he has seen many people with sleeves and by-pass not heal properly and the fusion fail. I feel like I am getting the run around on both ends. One doesnt want to go first without the other, and it is getting to the point that I feel like if they do a psych eval on me right now they would admit me to the crazy ward!

Sorry to hear that, but at least you have gotten an answer, the neck comes first. I hope you told him his office told you the opposite and where did he get the table to operate on since the other only goes to 350lbs. So now you have to switch gears, not talk to any sleeve shrinks (so that they don't put you in that crazy ward you would meet us all in lol) and come here ofter to rant and rave!!!

I'd get a second opinion, but that's just me. Best of luck!

I talked it over with my wife and my mom, I am going to continue on my track for the sleeve and go ahead and get the pre- op things done, like the bloodwork, clearance for cardio and pulm. and any other stuff I can get done.