I went to the doctor today, having not gone to see one in about... 2-3 years. Here's how it went.
I get weighed by the nurse lady and I'm at 479 pounds. Last time I'd weighed myself I was 449 (see below), so this came as a bit of a shock; I know I'd stopped trying, but I didn't think I'd gotten THAT big. I'm the biggest now than I've ever been, which was freaky. She took my blood pressure (97/160) and the nurse seemed startled she asked me if I was lightheaded, or needed some water. Embarrassing. -_- Declinign politely, she took me to the room where I waited for a bit.
Dr. Huang Trinh is an awesome guy. Very personable, charismatic, understanding and positive. He knows how to drop bad news without making you feel like a shit, and with every bit of bad news he told me he matched it with a positive note and a clear and definite way out. Also, he kinda looks like a darker Donnie Yen, which is good, since Ip Man is the bomb.
After a quick meet and greet, I went straight to it, cutting to the bone: I wanted to lose weight and wanted to talk about options. He suggested the surgery, the same surgery that worked so extremely well for my cousin and my aunt, and I perked up; it was what I was hoping for, but had trouble outright saying.
For some reason I had this negative outlook on any type of weight loss surgery, like they were extremely hard to get, doctors hated them and they were looked down upon. Dr. Trinh responded extremely positively to my willingness to commit to the procedure, and said he had about 10 patients in the last few years who all got the surgery and have had nothing but positive results. He explained the process a small bit (four quick incisions, everything's done very easily) and then explained the road to getting there:
Apparently, the biggest issue with operations like this are with Insurance companies. Since I have an HMO, they may be reluctant to pay for the surgery. He told me he had to make a case for me and kind of plead it to them, to prove that I need this surgery. The process includes a lot of tests, bloodwork, sleep studies, and other types of examinations to see my physical status. I'm really psyched to do it all, to be honest; I've been planning/hoping for this for a long time, and now it's finally happening!
I know the surgery isn't some magical procedure that'll suddenly make me skinny. It can, however, be an amazing help in my recovery and help me down to the healthy weight I should be. I'm stoked.
So, he put me on some medicine for my high blood pressure (a once-a-day pill to take in the morning), gave me a list of places I can get my labwork done (in about 1-2 weeks, he said), put in the order for a sleep study (which he told me is like a hotel room where they connect diodes to me and watch me sleep lolsleepfarts) and scheduled a followup with em in 3 weeks. He said something that kinda blew my mind: the process might not take as long as I'm expecting.
Fingers crossed!
Anyways, to help the process along, I've decided to start working on my diet. No more soda, no more fast food and no more unnecessary sweets. I'ma fill the house with healthy stuff to snack on. Also, I'ma start figuring out an easy, doable exercise plan to get my body used to the idea of having to move more often.
480 pounds no longer!
I'ma start taking pictures, too. I wanna be a gif on Reddit one day.
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