It can be done!
In a previous post I mentioned how this was the second time I’ve been referred for bariatric surgery. The first time was back in 2017. My doctor have me the choice of 2 different places to go. One was local, and the way she described it to me was the doctor did the surgery, but there wasn’t much follow up or support after surgery. The second place was Vanderbilt in Nashville, which had a whole support program and extensive follow up to help you succeed after surgery. I chose Vanderbilt, and went for the initial appointment. At that time I was still struggling with my sleep apnea, and had a very hard time staying awake during the hours long seminar, but that wasn’t what deterred me from proceeding with their program. The one rule that I could not abide by at that time was that you had to stop smoking, and I was not ready or able to do it at that time. There was no way around it, they test you before surgery, and if you fail, then you don’t get s...
