Surgery date scheduled - June 25, 2003

I have a Laparoscopic RNY scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, 2003. The surgery will b at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. My surgeon is Dr. Vishal Mehta. I am excited, but nervous. I hope that having this WLS is the correct decision.

Your nervouseness is normal. Last month I celebrated my 1-year anniversary. I had an open distal RNY, and have gone from 321lbs to 200lbs, and will have a hernia repair/tummy tuck done on July 15th. My goal is 175, and I will lose around 10-15lbs from the tummy tuck, bringing me sooooooo close to goal. The hardest part of the surgery for me was that my surgeon had an NG tube down my nose for the first 3 days, making me have a terrible sore throat and a sore on the tip of my nose. The pain was acceptable. From my conversations with male post-ops, it sounds like they don't need to use pain medication at home hardly at all, and seem to bounce back to normal quicker. I wish you the best of luck with your weight loss journey!

Best of luck, David. I am having mine on June 23rd, so I know just how you are feeling. Carol Beadle