21 Year Old Wanting a Healthy Lifestyle and a New Body - San Bernardino, CA

My surgery is scheduled for January 5 2016 at St bernardine hospital with Dr Douglas Krahn from Western bariatric so far I have only met the other surgeon Dr Channing Chin. Current weight 299, highest weight 315, goal weight 150. The office is good to work with and there were a few hoops to jump for insurance approval but they work with insurance companies all the time so they know exactly what to do to get you approved. You need to see Dr Krahn's seminar before you get a consultation it helped me decide on the bypass over the sleeve. My consultation with Dr Chin was 9/10/15, we decided on the bypass with the silastic ring. My pre-op appointment is 12/24/15. I had a pre-op educational class on 11/20/15 it was really good I learned a lot, bought my vitamins and paid for the silastic ring (the silastic ring isn't covered by any insurance but it's only $375). I've been put on a high protein diet pre-op that consists of 2-3 protein shakes a day and 4-6oz of solid protein for dinner with a small amount of green leafy veggies. I'll update this after my pre-op visit and also after surgery.

Things are going well so far, I was discharged the day after surgery so I'm doing awesome. I'm still in some pain but it's not too bad mostly just sore. I'm excited to heal up and start losing weight :)

Got my staples removed and I'm down 21lbs since my pre op appointment. I'm healing well with no complications just a little bruised. I can already see a difference, I'm so glad I did this for myself!