So today's visit with Dr. K turned out to be a good one. I hadn't been to the NYU office in 6 weeks as it turned out, and in that time, I gained 6 pounds.
I wasn't surprised by that as I've been watching the scale, but of course the question came as to why.
I told her the truth which is just that I've been struggling with emotional eating, and I've had a fair amount of stress. She was surprisingly receptive when I told her about Alex being laid off and all the lay offs at my company and how I was reorganized into a new job. And now the move.
Despite the office itself being totally slammed, Dr. K was calm and spent more time than usual with me. She did say she thought it might be hard to find a Lap-Band doctor willing to take on a patient who they didn't operate on which surprised me. But I am going to send her my list of doctors, and she'll make a recommendation from there.
I also asked her about whether I had the okay to get pregnant and she said yes!! So we're in the clear! We'll probably take our time with all that's going on though.
And I got a hug from her when I was leaving. Certainly the first time a doctor has hugged me.
It was a very nice visit overall.
I also got a fill, one of the easiest ones. .3 ccs. We'll see how it works.
I wasn't surprised by that as I've been watching the scale, but of course the question came as to why.
I told her the truth which is just that I've been struggling with emotional eating, and I've had a fair amount of stress. She was surprisingly receptive when I told her about Alex being laid off and all the lay offs at my company and how I was reorganized into a new job. And now the move.
Despite the office itself being totally slammed, Dr. K was calm and spent more time than usual with me. She did say she thought it might be hard to find a Lap-Band doctor willing to take on a patient who they didn't operate on which surprised me. But I am going to send her my list of doctors, and she'll make a recommendation from there.
I also asked her about whether I had the okay to get pregnant and she said yes!! So we're in the clear! We'll probably take our time with all that's going on though.
And I got a hug from her when I was leaving. Certainly the first time a doctor has hugged me.
It was a very nice visit overall.
I also got a fill, one of the easiest ones. .3 ccs. We'll see how it works.
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I am so glad I picked Dr. K. Most surgeons are not very sensitive...but she is amazing. She give me hugs every time I've seen her, and I remember that before surgery, when I was getting panicky, she held my hand as I went under.
ReplyDeleteCongrats so exciting! One of my main reasons I got the lapand was for me to be able to get pregnant. My Dr a few months after I got married told me I should not get pregnant.
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