Surgery and PCOS

[Nallely_Perez]

Hi everyone,
I am new to this journey! I am hoping to get surgery for this upcoming year, I weigh about 315 I was thinking about sleeve gastrectomy but i am changing my mind and interested in doing gastric bypass. I just need some help with navigating the surgery and how to prepare myself best as someone with PCOS also. I need help relationship with food and how to prepare myself for what's to come. I would love some advice on how to take control.

 

[Nallely_Perez]

Thank you for your advice and response I really do appreciate it very much! I will look into the websites you told me to look at and begin a food journal and stay away from negative people!

 

[missyinacage]

Yes to everything Diane said. It's seriously life changing. But change, even great change, can be hard to deal with. I hope you go have a bariatric team that is working with you. Also, ask your in insurance if they have free health advocates. (Or whatever they call them!) My insurance provided an advocate to check in every few weeks, discuss any issues I had and provide resources. Of course that was all to their benefit but, I took all the help I could get!!

I don't know how long until you can have surgery. But use that time to make small, basic changes. Give up soda. Drink 64 oz of water. Move your body for 30 minute 5Xs a week. (3 10 minute walks are fine, just get moving!) Start planning meals by protein first. Learn to stop eating when you are 80% full. Or just no longer hungry.

Research the topic, get yourself prepared and find a support network. In person, online, family, friends etc.