RDeWald's Bariatric Surgery Story

The Before-Picture Gallery - save yourself from thousands and thousands of words....
The After-Picture Gallery - updated regularly!
Origins - what brought me to consider bariatric surgery.
Choosing the sleeve gastrectomy - my reasoning for my choice of procedure.
The operation - from pre-op to the recovery room.
In-patient - my brief post-op hospital stay.
3 weeks post-op - the last word on 2009, three weeks after the procedure.
The first Rant - finally, the lid blows, my rant regarding the online bariatric surgery support community.
1 month - where I am one month after the proceudre.
Life as a bariatric all-star - my first post-surgical visit with the surgeon. Seven and a half weeks post-op. A mini-rant about nutritionists.