My Journey Through Weight Loss Surgery
By Amanda Horgeshimer
I started my journey back on March 17, 2001 when I went and seen the endocrinologist that my PCP recommended me to. His name is Dr. Kennedy from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I was really nervous when I first met him, as I have never really liked doctors. He told us (my mom and I) that he thought that I was a good candidate for this surgery and also that I would really benefit from it as when I seen him I weighed close to 500 pounds. After the first visit it was almost 9 months before I heard from him again by which time I had gained more weight and was more miserable then before. During this second visit we discussed more about what would happen during the surgery and also about the things I would need to do before surgery, such as testing and consults and etc. at the end of this visit I left feeling more informed and ready to do this. I also was set up with more appointments for a psych evaluation, sleep study and with the dietician.
