Post by Simba on Dec 2, 2014 17:50:26 GMT -5
hi all,
I think after being here 3 years and lurking it was time to introduce myself. I read a lot but I am not much of a poster, but I think I am getting used to it now. I first came to this site when Yehuda G. asked me to come over here, 3 years ago for the holiday season. My children and I went on a 10 day Christmas cruise and when we returned I recieved news that he had passed, God rest his soul. He was such a sweet person, and I miss him. He didnt act like he was 23 but he had been through a lot with his WLS/revision etc. I still have our emails saved we exchanged on this site.
I am a band to DS conversion patient with irreversible permanent damage. I was converted from the band to DS going on 5 years now. For the last about 2.5 years I have been gaining weight, about 45lbs or so, I knew something was wrong, something changed. About 3 months ago I asked my PCP to order a UGI and essentially my DS needs to be revised, the vsg and the cchannel. I have been chatting with Dr K he has agreed to take me and revise my DS. The next step for me is to attempt to get an out of network referral from my pcp (I have an HMO) and take it from there.
I look forward to chatting with everyone.
I think after being here 3 years and lurking it was time to introduce myself. I read a lot but I am not much of a poster, but I think I am getting used to it now. I first came to this site when Yehuda G. asked me to come over here, 3 years ago for the holiday season. My children and I went on a 10 day Christmas cruise and when we returned I recieved news that he had passed, God rest his soul. He was such a sweet person, and I miss him. He didnt act like he was 23 but he had been through a lot with his WLS/revision etc. I still have our emails saved we exchanged on this site.
I am a band to DS conversion patient with irreversible permanent damage. I was converted from the band to DS going on 5 years now. For the last about 2.5 years I have been gaining weight, about 45lbs or so, I knew something was wrong, something changed. About 3 months ago I asked my PCP to order a UGI and essentially my DS needs to be revised, the vsg and the cchannel. I have been chatting with Dr K he has agreed to take me and revise my DS. The next step for me is to attempt to get an out of network referral from my pcp (I have an HMO) and take it from there.
I look forward to chatting with everyone.
Please don't hesitate to ask as many questions as you need, get all the support you can. Undoubtedly sharing your story here will also help others who also lurk!