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Hello everyone,
My surgery is scheduled for Feb. 9,2010. I am having BPD DS at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. My surgeon is Dr. Stephen Boyce. Best wishes to all, Alan.
Good luck to you on your journey!
Jim
Thanks Jackie,
Good luck to you as well. Before you know it, it will be our turn to be on the loser's bench.
Jim
I wish you the best of luck on your surgery. It sounds like you and I will be having surgery the same day. I will keep you in my prayers that not only do they keep the appointment this time but that your surgery goes well and your recovery fast.
Take care,
Jackie Flake
**This includes 32.2 lbs. pre-surgery!**
I can relate to all of you...a mixture of excitement and nervousness. I already had all my stuff done, vitamins purchased, prescriptions for iron, etc, filled, my hospital bag was packed. My approval letter from the insurance company was received,etc. So now I have to wait 3 extra weeks. But at least I don't have to do anything but relax and keep myself as busy as possible so that hopefully the time will go by quickly.
I only have to do liquids 4 days before my surgery. I have been on a healthy lifestyle since November, 2008, way before I decided to have the surgery. I gave up fried foods, red meat, etc, and added exercise to my routine. When my surgeon checked my liver, he said it was healthy so thankfully I did not need to do a two-week shrink the liver liquid diet. The problem is that I have only lost 46 pounds which is just a drop in the bucket of what I need to lose to be a healthy weight and lower my blood pressure. I'm hoping the surgery will enable me to lose ALL of the weight so I can get off the blood pressure medicines.
Congratulations to all of you who have received your surgrery dates! This is going to be a great year for all of us!
Weight When I started the WLS Program: 351
Current Weight: 240
YAY!! My date is 2/15/10! I can't wait! would love to make some February friends!! Feel free to add me as a friend! 
That's terrible Jim! I sympathize with you. I was scheduled for Monday, Jan. 11th and got rescheduled for 2/1 because the surgeon had a family emergency. It is an absolute emotional roller coaster. It takes a lot to get mentally prepared and then to have it yanked from under you is such a bummer! Let's just hope that we can keep ourselves busy so the time will pass quickly! Good luck to you!
Weight When I started the WLS Program: 351
Current Weight: 240
Jim
