surgery date 2/17/10 RNY

I have 2 weeks till my surgery.  It is on February, 17th.  I am so excited!!  I will have my surgery at Sutter General with Dr. Patching!  I just bought all my vitamins yesterday and met with the nurse case manager.

Hi and Congratulations! We have the same surgery date! I'm excited too. I have my vitamins ordered and my bag to the hospital is partially packed. I have my pre-op appointment next week.
Well best wishes and see you on the other side!

Are you having RNY or lap band?    Where are you having your sugery done?  My pre-op is on the 12th.  Did you have to lose a certain amount of weight before surgery?  I know this is a lot of questions.  I am so excited for you.  We need to keep up on each other's journey.  Mary

Hi Mary, i am having RNY more because I think I need the stronger restriction in dietary limitions and the need for quicker results to stay motivated. I didn't have to lose any weight, infact I haven't even been on any liquid diet. But the surgeon may want me to do that next week when I see him on the 9th. Actually weight -wise my BMI barely qualifies me. Except that I do have high BP and the potenial for more conditions to happen. So its more preventative for me.
I am having my surgery done at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO..... my vitamins came yesterday. So I had to try them out - eek. Hope I can "stomach" them after the surgery.
I loook forward to sharing our experiences. Do tell me about yours too!
Cheryl

Hi Cheryl, I was going to have lap band.  I had totally researched it, and that was the sugery for me.  For about 10 years off and on, I have had issues with swallowing and food getting stuck in my esophogus.  As usually I did not go to the MD about it.  This got worse the past year, sometimes when I was eating I would take one small bite and that was it.  I could not even swallow my saliva.  I had an appt with my bariatric surgeon so I mentioned this to him.  I had to go for quite a few tests and they found out I had a stricture in my esophogus and a hiatal hernia.  So I went to have a procedure done where they break up the stricture under twilight sleep.  It was a miracle!  Now I take something everyday for acid reflux, which is what caused the problem, acid burning my esophogus and then scar tissue forming.  Then the gastrinterologist and Dr. Patching said it would be better if I had the RNY instead of lap band.  The lap band is placed right below your esophogus.  Wow, I have never wrote the word esophogus so many times, I don't even know if I'm spelling it right  Anywho, I  did not really need to lose any weight either.  I am 5"9' and starting weight was 279lbs.  I am 274 right now.  Dr. told me if I lost too much I would not qualify for the surgery.  It is mostly prventative for me also.  I have low thyroid, acid reflux, and a terrible family history of cancer, heart attack, high BP.  I lost to brothers to heart attack at 28 and 46.  My vitamins are from Bariatric Advantage and are chewable, they are not too bad.  I will be praying that your surgery goes well and recover quickly.  Wow did I tell you TMI?    Have a great day!  Mary

Can I join in?  My surgery is on the 17th also in South San Francisco. My doctor has me on a 2 meal protein drink and the third meal is lite.  I feel great and so ready to move on with my life.  Got my vitamins taken care of I just have to get my hospital stuff ready.  I am so nervous and excited all at the same time.

Hi! and good luck to all.
Clara

Of Course! Congratulations to you also.....We will all start a new life together!

Thanks for the welcome!  I am having the sleeve surgery.  After tons of research and meeting with my surgeon twice we have decided this is the best one for me.  I was originally going to do the lab band but decided I could not live with the port.  Just my personal thing.  I think everyone can be successful no matter which surgery they select as long as they have the right attitude.

The vitamins are difficult for me.  My doc had me starting them with my protein diet drinks.  It is just a lot consume.  I have always been a minalmalist when it comes to pills.  Just take exactly what is necessary.  Guess I will get used to them just fine.

I have actually lost from the 252 pounds on my ticker another 30 pounds in order to do the surgery.  I am 222.  That in itself was a great accomplishment for me.  I have had family ask me why I am having the surgery since obviously I can lose weight....Well just like everyone else I can lose weight but cannot keep it off. 

I know our journey will go well.

Congratulations onyour weight loss that is a huge accomplishment doing that while your getting ready to have surgery too.   I don't like pills either - but if it weren't for the chewables I don't know what I'd do.  Oh well, I try and take supplements anyway so its not so many more. It will be nice to keep each other posted on how this all goes. Have a good day!
Cheryl