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Depending on how well I can see after my eye doctor appointment today at 4 I might be there tonight, I am going to try!! 
Hi Everyone!
Tonight is the Support Group Meeting at UIHC. It is from 6-7pm. I am excited to find out that I WILL be able to go tonight!! Woo Hoo!!! My mother in law is going to pick up me and the kiddo's and drop me off and take the kids out to eat and then pick me up!! Im not quite sure if Im ready to drive yet, although I have to be ready by morning because I have to take our youngest to Preschool in the morning!!
Hope to see some of you there!!!
~Jenn
heaviest/pre-op/current/goal
262/237/138/130
1st Goal: Get to ONEderland Accomplished 3/28/09
2nd Goal: 175lbs Accomplished 5/29/09
3rd Goal: Lose 100 lbs Acomplished 7/13/09
4th Goal: 150lbs Accomplished 8/22/09
5th Goal: Lose 100 lbs SINCE surgery
6th Goal: 130 lbs
7th Goal: to wear a size 8 pants/jeans Accomplished 9/4/09
Final Goal: to weigh in the 120's
~Jenn
As I began to pursue this surgery, I checked out three places. Genesis, Sartori and UIHC. I visited each place, talked to staff, attended seminars, asked questions, talked to people who had their surgeries there and talked to others about the whole thing. Hands down, without a doubt, UIHC felt the most comfortable place for me. The staff seemed to have the best handle on the surgery, it was the hospital where the bariatric surgeon who pioneered RNY taught and practiced at, they kept in touch with me when my insurance turned me down and they seemed to genuinely care about my health. All three places are the same distance for me so it really didn't matter to me where I went as I was researching the programs.
I'm not sure what is the best for you, but I agree with Jodi (I beleive she said it), you have to remember you will be making multiple trips there before and after your surgery and you have to think about that, too.
I wish you the best and hope that you take your time researching the programs htat you are interested in. Your health is very important and you have to go where you feel the most comfortable.
Keep posting and let us know how things are going for you.
Carol
Carol,
They will have your drain hung with a tape tag like Michelle mentioned while your in the hospital....or at least they did for me!! :) Thats how I got the idea! So glad that thing is out and a thing of the past now!!! Im starting to feel more human!!
~Jenn
heaviest/pre-op/current/goal
262/237/138/130
1st Goal: Get to ONEderland Accomplished 3/28/09
2nd Goal: 175lbs Accomplished 5/29/09
3rd Goal: Lose 100 lbs Acomplished 7/13/09
4th Goal: 150lbs Accomplished 8/22/09
5th Goal: Lose 100 lbs SINCE surgery
6th Goal: 130 lbs
7th Goal: to wear a size 8 pants/jeans Accomplished 9/4/09
Final Goal: to weigh in the 120's
~Jenn
I'll keep your suggestiong about the tape in mind so I can shower easier. All the suggestions help so much with this so anytime anyone has a suggestion, please post!
Thanks again for your suggestion, Michelle.
Carol
You are right to trust Debi and Amy and all the others there. UIHC is the best and they really know their stuff. I'm glad you are progressing with your diet too. Milk is good and I love it, but when it's about all you are eating, I'm sure it gets old.
Thanks for posting about your post op because it helps a ton!
Carol
Hello everyone!
Well I survived my first post-op appointment today! I was so nervous. I took a pain killer before we left because I was worried about the whole drain coming out thing. I wi**** just would have relaxed me a little more but oh well, its over now. So everything was good, I had a slight temp 99.7 i think they said....which is what i had the entire time in the hospital too. Dr. Samual says its normal, I think their thermometers are off....when i take mine at home its normal, so I dont know what is going on there. My heart was also racing like a fox, but its not now, so again...no clue...but i really do think it was my nerves?! Stepped on that dreaded scale, and I was down. I nearly fainted!! I looked at my husband and said...can that be right?? :S Debi says yes, so I am so happy about that!! I also found out that I can add my nsa nesquik to my milks now, which is a relief because the taste of plain milk just isnt doing anything for me! LOL. Although Amy says its ok, im nervous as hell to try it...Im so scared of dumping, but she says it will be fine!! I trust her! Thursday I get to start my Bariatric Full liquids, which means i can have pureed soups and yogurt and double milk puddings.....it will be nice to have some flavor for a change!
The weight loss makes me realize just how worth it it is to have this surgery and go through this process......my loss was measly compared to those who have lost 100+ lbs, so I can only imagine how they feel, and why they say it is worth it!! Im starting to feel a little better more and more each day, which is a relief!! So glad to have the drain out....its still tender and sore, but not in the same way!
Oh, and the bed thing last night, (I think i posted about that on here) ya it didnt work out. The drain was too much of a bother...i climbed into bed, layed there and thought NO WAY! So up i got and back to the recliner. Debi tells me its okay to sleep in my bed tonight, so I fully plan to do that, hopefully I sleep a lot more comfy now!! Wish me luck!!
Well thats all for now....
~Jenn :D
heaviest/pre-op/current/goal
262/237/138/130
1st Goal: Get to ONEderland Accomplished 3/28/09
2nd Goal: 175lbs Accomplished 5/29/09
3rd Goal: Lose 100 lbs Acomplished 7/13/09
4th Goal: 150lbs Accomplished 8/22/09
5th Goal: Lose 100 lbs SINCE surgery
6th Goal: 130 lbs
7th Goal: to wear a size 8 pants/jeans Accomplished 9/4/09
Final Goal: to weigh in the 120's
~Jenn
I know I love my PCP and I've switched clinics to follow her... even though it's on the opposite side of the metro area.
Keep in mind you will have to go back to your surgeon for 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, etc, as well as all of the pre-op testing, and then there are support groups etc.
As far as the hospital stay itself - I pretty much asked family and friends NOT to visit. I really just wanted my husband - and my sister who is a nurse around. (Seriously - when I'm tired, cranky, underdressed, and sometimes in pain, I really don't want people stopping in to chat.) My twenty something son and daughter each decided they really HAD to stop in ... my daughter was okay with it - but it really stressed my 20 year old son to see me hooked up to an IV, grimacing when I got out of bed, and walking so slowly. My 17 year old was fine with my recommendation that he just stay home and call if he wanted to chat.
Good luck!
Jody
I'll be at the meeting tomorrow, don't know what it's about yet!
Glad you're doing so well!
Michelle 
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