KITRINA'S GASTRIC BYPASS JOURNEY: MADE MY SECOND APPOINTMENT

Ok so I made my appointment with Doctor Kaula in Heidelberg, the earliest she could see me is September 7th UGH!!! I want all this preliminary stuff out of the way like NOW!! Oh well I know they have to do the screening and all that but it doesn't help when I'm impatient. From what I understand, I'll talk to Dr. Kaula and she will determine if I qualify for the surgery (which I do) and then I'm not sure if she'll set me up an appointment with the surgeon or send a request to my insurance company and they'll set me up the appointment (I have Tricare) they haven't been too forthcoming with the process, Dr. Raumer was more interested in trying to scare me out of having the surgery than in giving me and good useful information, like what the next step after I'm approved is. OK for anyone who will read my blog EVERYONE has a horror story about gastric bypass everyone has a friend of a friend who had a bad experience or even died, all I can tell you is this is a very serious surgery and you really need to do your research and weigh your pros and cons. I know that people have died having this surgery and I know that their are risks to this procedure and I'll be a patient for the rest of my life because of it, I made this decision based on what I want and I'm willing to take the risks, before you make your decision you have to do your research and make the decision for yourself don't let anyone try to scare you or talk you out of it or into it. Make sure you are fully informed and educated on every aspect of the surgery and know what to expect after surgery, this and I'll scream this from the rooftops, IS NOT AN EASY FIX, it's going to make your life very complicated so if your not sure you can change your life or give up some of the foods you love this surgery is not for you!! I've done my research and discussed it with friends who've had the surgery done, I've made my pros and cons list, and this is something I want to do for myself. I'M SO EXCITED!!!