So I met with my surgeon a couple weeks ago and, with his help and advice, have decided to go ahead with a full gastric bypass procedure for 2 reasons: A) It is more effective. Period. B) The risks associated with complication post-surgery are less serious than with the 'sleeve'. and Wait! There's a third! There is 40 years of research and follow-up to back the bypass surgery where as there is only FIVE to support the sleeve.
The decision seemed to be pretty clear.
Anyway, I signed off on all of the paperwork and am currently waiting for a surgery date and a meeting with an anaesthesiologist to make sure I will do well with the anaesthetic.
The crazy part is that the surgery dates are usually only a 6-8 week wait so this will be coming up around the end of June. I can't think of a better time to have 2 weeks off of work either so I am pretty damn excited.
In other news..
I bought a slow cooker today to help with weeknight dinners - do any of you use one and if so, who loves it and what is your favourite recipe? In my crock-pot at this very moment is a sweet and sour chicken recipe - so hopefully it works. It does smell great though, so I'm optimistic.
And if not, I guess the cat will eat well this week and Chelsea and I will be back to soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.
-J. xx.
I don't know. Irrelevant picture; but I really like this chandelier.
