hi all
surgery went well overall...while they were in there they discovered my esophagus was twisted as well so they had concern about leaking at the connection of the esophagus and the stomach. My heart did some funny things post op and we have to keep an eye on that now, went really low and then really high all in the matter of a minute or 2

other than that i'm home now, sipping and trying some new things...applesauce and soup broth seem to be my faves so far...

baby steps!

Yes the decision of what type of surgery is up to you, Dr birch asked me if i had made a decision and why...i laid out all my reasonings why i wanted the sleeve and the cons for me for the other 2 surgeries...he told me i had done my homework and was happy with my decision.

While I agree the clinic should be able to answer our questions, I found during my clinic process i found out more information on my own. Did my own research and found my own answers.  The clinic told me i'd only lose about 50-60lbs with VSG on my first visit...i was devestated...if i hadnt found OH and done any of my own research i might not have gone back...

long story short, use them for guidence, but not as the gods honest truth...do your own homework

Don't get me wrong she is very very nice...... granted I have only seen her 2 or 3 times now...... it just frustrating that all the time spent at the clinic and its hard to get the answers I'm looking for (maybe I just ask to many hard questions lol)

I'm looking forward to the surgical class..... good to know you got alot out of it

Looks like we might have surgery close to the same time :)

It's just Dr. Nohr in Medicine Hat. I understand that he is booking into the first quarter of 2014, but his appointments get moved forward as things change in his surgical roster.  

I was considered a light weight and had no comorbilities other than pcos so by the time I was approved for surgery rny wasn't an option. Dr Birch felt I didn't have enough weight left to lose to do the rny.

I had done literally hundreds of hours of research and already had made up my mind that the sleeve was for me and I'm so glad that I did. The rny doesn't stop your grehlin production and for me I wanted that hunger signal gone. At over 2 years out it's still gone and I love it. I have no regrets and loved my time at the clinic. Things there have changed a lot as staff come and go. I was lucky enough to have the same team pretty much all the way through my 9 month program. Karla my psycologist went on mat leave just before my surgery so I seen Margo once and I liked her.

Kee.