32 days post op

Hi all!

WOW! This is amazing! Im 32 days out and am 53 pounds down! My surgery and recovery are very successful and Im very pleased!!

OK - I will add this - at 45 days post-op, Im nearly 60 pounds down. I will bet I can reach 70 bythe end of November! WOW! This is awesome! I will say that I have had some issues with hunger and being tired. But, all in all, I feel fantastic!

YAY! Congratulations (:

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your success!!!  I currently have just begun my 6 month pre-qual for insurance purposes, so I am praying they approve me and I can finally get my surgery scheduled.  I have chosen Dr. Chae also for my RNY.  Did you have RNY surgery?  Can you tell me how your surgery went? 

I am so very scared this may actually happen and I want to be as prepared as possible.  Can I ask, were you in a lot of pain after surgery?  I pray you weren't!!!!  Can I ask how you came about choosing Dr. Chae as your surgeon?

Anything helpful you can tell me would be greatly appreciated! 

 Hi!

You are in REALLY good hands with Dr. Chae. He is a great surgeon and his team are excellent as well.

I had the RNY. It was the best decision I EVER made. It went very smoothly although I was scared during the prep. However, the nurses at 

 SkyRidge are very attentive and made me feel very comfortable. The anaesthesiologist was also very good. 

The recovery wasnt bad at all. I was in very little pain if any. I didnt get much sleep and getting to the bathroom was a pain because I was all hooked up. Yet, all in all, it went very smoothly.

You will be uncomfortable for probably a month afterward. Once things begin to heal and you are on pureed foods, you will really begin to notice a difference. The 10-14 days of pure liquids are tough but its a good way to begin the healing.

Youre in really good hands.

All the best!

 One more thing - you asked how I came to chose Dr. Chae. A friend of mine's husband had it done by Dr. Chae. She was in my accounting class and highly recommended him. I did my research and really liked what I learned. Thus, I went with him.

Thank you so much for your help.  It is really nice to hear from someone who actually had this procedure done with the same surgeon.  I am so happy to hear everything is going so well and the surgery went well also.  I have a baby and I fear of something terrible happening to me.
Did you talk to a lot of people who had the procedure done to reduce your fears?

Also, I read a lot on this site for people that have had RNY-that you can go back to old habits of not eating healthy-do you think a long term support group would be helpful?  I only ask because there isn't one in the town where I live-but there is one online here at OH.
Thanks again for your help!