Two days until my Vertical Gastrectomy. And I am up to my eyeballs with anxiety.
This type of surgery has a few names - some call it a sleeve, gastric sleeve or vertical sleeve. Regardless of what you call it, it is bariatric weight loss surgery.
Today my BMI is 42. I weigh 237 pounds and I am 5 feet tall.
I made the decision in December to have this surgery. I originally went to Dr. Cirangle on a referral from a friend with the thought in my mind that I would get a gastric band. Upon becoming more informed about the band device itself I promptly brushed this less than perfect technology aside. I decided it just wasn't for me.
The band can potentially slip, corrode the esophagus, and provide inadequate weight loss. So Dr. Cirangle delineated the Vertical Gastrectomy. In this surgery the greater curvature of the stomach is removed. Which means that my stomach is made smaller by the removal of about 90% of my stomach.
More of my history is yet to come. But today, please watch my video and feel free to comment. And a huge thank you to all who are supporting me in this renaissance.
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| I have organized all surgery materials in this binder. It has informational materials and websites in addition to pre-op testing results. It is a tidy way to keep everything together. In an effort to be more prepared for post-op success, this was a good idea for me. Also, I'm anal retentive. |
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| I hate these "self portraits." I feel that firstly there is nothing portrait-ish about them and secondly that phone in my hand is so "My Space." Only 15 year olds take photos like this. Alas, there was no one around to do this "Before" picture for me. My apologies for the poor quality. I think you get the idea, though. |
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| I especially like the behind shot. And so glad that my forehead is in the photo. Again, you get the idea. |
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