Hi! My name is Angela and my husband and I are in the process of getting approved for the gastric sleeve. I'm 38 and have been overweight pretty much my entire adult life. I also have type 2 diabetes that I had been able to control with diet and exercise. I just recently had to add oral medication. I'm on glipizide, because I just couldn't tolerate the side effects of metformin. I have been thinking of having weight loss surgery for a long time now and I decided now was the time. When I talked it over with my husband, he decided he wanted to go through the process as well. He has sleep apnea and bulging discs in his lower back and losing weight will help both of those problems.
So far, we've met with the surgical PA and the NUT. We've also both had ultrasounds of our gallbladders to check for stones and I also had a barium swallow (we have different surgeons in the same practice). I also have to have a sleep study done to see if I also have sleep apnea. Up next for both of us is the behavioral assesment and a follow-up with the NUT.
We are going to have our surgeries at least a month apart, since we have a toddler at home and not a lot of help around. We've also started making small changes to how we eat in preparation for the big changes to come. I'm a little nervous about the surgery, but mostly excited to get on the other side. I'm so tired of feeling tired and not being able to keep up with our daughter. She deserves to have healthy parents and hopefully this process will help give her that.
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