Weight loss surgeon #1

I am not going to lie... I did get a little excited at the prospect of getting some major help with losing weight. It was something that plagued me for so many years and quite frankly I was tired of it. On the other hand, I was petrified!

I was referred to Dr. G. He is a weight loss surgeon in southeast MI that specializes in the lap band procedure. I am normally a nervous Nellie anyway, but just calling the doctor to schedule a consultation had my stomach in knots. I had never had any sort of surgery before or been put under general anesthesia. I typically need the laughing gas at the dentist just to sit through a teeth cleaning. Oy. 

I went to a general consultation with the doctor. It was a "class" type consultation with other people interested in having the surgery and then a private consultation with Dr G. to go over all your personal medical history and any questions you had. After listening to what Dr. G had to say in the general class, I was definitely interested in having the surgery. After talking with Dr. G personally and going over my medical history, he was very certain that I would greatly benefit from having the surgery. His parting words to me were; I can see you in a size 2 dress with a baby in your arms! 

That was what I wanted to hear! I started working on my pre-op appointments. I needed to have a cardiac clearance, be cleared with a sleep specialist, and be cleared by a psychologist. Due to my heart condition, I was concerned I wouldn't get the cardiac clearance. To my surprise, that wouldn't be the reason why I would have to put weight loss surgery on hold.

March 2009, Chad was laid off from his job. As a part time nanny, my job was clearly not going to pay our bills. It was then that we realized things were going to change in a really big way.