: About Me

Gastric bypass surgery was the scariest, most painful, and life-altering thing I have been through, and it was also the best thing I have ever done for myself. Insurance companies, rightfully and thankfully, put up several roadblocks to approving the surgery including-at least in my case-one full year of physician supervised diet and excersize and consultations with a dietician and psychologist. The psychologist evaluates the candidate to ensure that he or she knows what is going to happen, the possibility of dying in surgery, and the differences that lie ahead. My psychologist commented t...