Hi Everyone!
Im so glad to be a new member of the board. I've been lurking for a while now. lol. Let me introduce myself...
My name is Melanie. Im 25,from SC, and have a 3 year old girl. I am approx. 200 lbs overweight and not sure of my BMI, id guess mid 50's.I have been researching Lap RNY for a while now and my cousin is scheduled for an open RNY on April 2 in NJ. I would like to get the surgery but I dont have a whole lot of medical background. And Im not sure how to go about it.I hadnt went to the Dr. very much until I got pregnant. I have an appt. on Mar 21 with my PCP who I havent seen before. I need advice on how to go about getting the ball rolling. First of all I guess I will need complete bloodwork done because everything runs in my family like diabetes, thyroid problems,high bp, etc.
Can anyone tell me how I should bring up WLS to my PCP? Any advice will be helpful. Thanks so much!