I've been debating actually writing about this because I know its got the potential to be controversial. So before I jump in I'll give my readers some background.
About two years ago I was visiting my doctor for something important to my health at the time. He just sort if mentioned in passing that my insurance would cover gastric bypass... wait, WHAT?
I was in shock and upset that he even mentioned it. Was I THAT big? Did I really qualify for THAT option? At any rate, it freaked me out enough too not ask any more questions and try and lose weight on my own.
About a year ago I visited the doctor and experienced a very similar scenario. This time I was more mentally prepared. Still totally against the idea but this time aware that he was going to want to discuss the whole pre- diabetic thing at the very least. Which is what originally prompted him to mention gastric bypass to begin with.
I had a plan which consisted of not eating sugar, that didn't work. I had another plan of eating more veggies, nope. My point being, the 'diet' plans didn't work for me.
About four months ago I started to consider the possibility that maybe I am a candidate for gastric bypass. I did what any good patient does and asked my doctor about it.
He gave me the information to look up and advised me to think about it.
It looked good, no, it looked great! It looked like a light at the end of my tunnel.
But then, other life circumstances arrived, and all of this hope was put on hold.
In fact, I've realized that gastric bypass is not for me right now, who knows what my future will hold, but for now I'm looking toward alternatives in my weight loss journey.
Stay tuned for these alternatives in part 2!
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