Howdy
I am glad I found this forum. I have had a consult and am strongly considering the sleeve. Its a hard decision for me and making me anxious. I am at a point where I need to make a decision soon so I will be reading for quite some time on everyone's thoughts in the forum.
Little bit about myself. I am 33 years old, male, 260 pounds, 5' 10. Was told at my sleeve consult I am 75 pounds overweight and frankly have been overweight my whole life. Its been a struggle for as long as I can remember and the idea of getting below 200 pounds again would be a dream come true.
My BMI according at the consult was about 38 so I definitely qualify however have no other medical issues. My blood pressure is right where it needs to be, no sleep issues or other issues normally related to obesity. This is the main cause of my hesitation because the surgery would be more cosmetic at this point, not health related yet. However I assume those conditions will come with time as I get older.
I do not have family support and my wife feels its cosmetic and that I should "lose the weight the right way". She is 95 pounds and been underweight her whole life so she lacks perspective on what is like to be overweight. For her losing weight is no problem. However, with the surgery being a major deal, its hard to just do it without her support and alone. I would be a cash patient and total cost is around $9,000, so substantial investment from our family.
I am curious if others have felt the same things and perhaps even dealt with family/spouse lack of support. I am at a point where I need to begin my pretesting stuff but those things cost money, so if I do them I have to go all the way. I am not an indecisive person at all so this indecision is killing me. Just don't know what to do.
Ryan
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