Preliminaries

August 28th, 12.30 p.m Appointment with Psychiatrist

September 4th, 9.00 a.m Appointment with General Practitioner in Melbourne

October 8th, 12.00 noon Appointment with Harry

October 8th, 1.45 p.m. Appointment with Harry's Dietician, assuming the other two doctors deemed me fit for surgery

My last hurrah will not be at the wedding it will be at the Hobson's Bay Mayoral ball the weekend before because at the wedding I will be only having Optifast shake.

I am so excited about all of this

Taking bigger steps

This is Mr. Harry Frydenberg, my surgeon. Reid and I had a lovely chat with him on Friday and he has given me two options:
1. The Lapband

2. Gastric Sleeve

Check out the links to see a detailed explanation.

The second option is more radical but there is no need for follow up visits. This would save on fuel, accommodation and other travel costs over the first twelve months.

I have to go to a psychiatrist and a general practitioner and then back to Harry after they have assessed me as fit for the operation.

We have chosen October 20th tentatively because the general practitioner is hard to get into and Harry is having three weeks off in September. We have a wedding to go to on the 17th so that will be my last hurrah.

If by some chance I can get back to Harry quickly it will be sooner but not likely.

If you have some thoughts about the choices, please leave a comment.