My handle is Big D. (Much smaller now). I lost over 300 pounds after the surgery.
I have had so much differing information I gave up on labs until recently. I think the challenge has been balancing the DS procedure with hypothyroid problems. Your website has been pretty helpful in getting answers... To be honest, it has been better than the medical providers I have seen...
I've lost confidence in doctors... I've just lost faith in their ability to communicate. I went in for a laparoscopic hernia - they thought it was supposed to be non-laparoscopic so my pubic area was shaved... They showed me the consent form and someone else had initialed it... I woke up during the ds surgery... and now won't EVER let a doctor induce sedation or sleep... I asked for my FMLA paperwork to just be very general... Then, of course, the area of surgery and the surgeon's name was disclosed... Since the surgeon only does one type of surgery it did not take long for it to spread that I had weight loss surgery... Not the end of the world but I would have preferred to disseminate the information instead of it being overheard through HR. (That department really needs full office walls instead of cubicles).
I have had so much differing information I gave up on labs until recently. I think the challenge has been balancing the DS procedure with hypothyroid problems. Your website has been pretty helpful in getting answers... To be honest, it has been better than the medical providers I have seen...
I've lost confidence in doctors... I've just lost faith in their ability to communicate. I went in for a laparoscopic hernia - they thought it was supposed to be non-laparoscopic so my pubic area was shaved... They showed me the consent form and someone else had initialed it... I woke up during the ds surgery... and now won't EVER let a doctor induce sedation or sleep... I asked for my FMLA paperwork to just be very general... Then, of course, the area of surgery and the surgeon's name was disclosed... Since the surgeon only does one type of surgery it did not take long for it to spread that I had weight loss surgery... Not the end of the world but I would have preferred to disseminate the information instead of it being overheard through HR. (That department really needs full office walls instead of cubicles).