Consult with the Surgeon

Today is my consult with Dr. Malipur at Huntsville Hospital's weightloss surgery center. Last Tuesday I went to his seminar at the hospital. It was super convenient because I teach a childbirth class right across the hall from the lecture hall on Tuesdays. I really liked him and his staff. He is very frank about the disease process of obesity and the various procedures he offers.

Currently, he does RNY, banding (Realize, I believe) and sleeve. I went into this thinking I wanted banding and nothing else. Now, I think that is my least desirable choice. And that is a good thing because it sounds like he doesn't like that surgery and favors RNY. He hasn't been doing sleeves for very long so there will be some questions there. I feel confident that together we will choose the right one. Also, insurance may deny sleeve so I'm not putting all of my hopes into one procedure over another.
Today, my weight is 331. I'm going to call that my official highest weight. I can't remember a time when it has been higher (except at the end of my last pregnancy) so I will go from here.

Took some terrible bathroom shots this morning. Here they are. I need my husband to take good shots of me this weekend. Probably, the doctor will take some shots later today as well.