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Good evening everyone! My name is Mike and I will be having Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on December 12th at St. Vincents in Carmel, IN. I have had my pre-op testing as well as a Cardiology appointment. It looks like all systems are go! Tuesday is my Nutrition Class. I am starting to get nervous, but also excited. I hope to be able to use this forum to help me through it all.

Welcome, Good luck to you on your upcoming surgery, we will be ready to welcome you to the losers bench! You are about to embark on a wonderful new life full of WOW moments, get ready, it is an amazing journey! Keep posting,feel welcome, that is what we are all here for! Hugz Dawn

oh good luck, come back and tell us how you are doing after too.....or even if you have someone who will come and let us know while you are still in there....that would work too...and come back and post....don't forget about us

Welcome Mike, you have come to the right place. I am scheduled for testing on Wed. and Nutrition class on Thurs with surgery coming up on Dec 20 with Dr. Inman. I also will be at St V's. I think that's the only place to be. You will learn so much on this board. I know I have. You'll also make some new friends. I KNOW I have. In addition to reading the postings, you can click on anyone's name at the top of their posting (except mine ) and get more info about their amazing journey. We also have several guys who post on this board that you can connect with too. I haven't figured out the whole blog part yet. I am sure if I really took the time I could do it, but haven't so far. Good luck and keep posting. No question is too slight. Someone has some answers. You will be in my prayers for a speedy recovery and save me a spot on that Looser's Bench since you'll be on it a little before me. Karen

You came to the right place!! Encourgement is our middle name around here. We have some wonderful men who are REAL LOSERS to help you thru the mens side of t hings.. (if there is one). Soon you will be a loser too!! Merry Christmas to you!! Linda

Welcome, I just had my RNY on 11-21 at St. V. It's good to have you here. Linda Vicory

Mike, Congrats on your journey so far. Who is your surgeon? I think you are going to find St. Vincent's a dream! The bariatric wing is just terrific. You just feel well-cared for there. The nursing staff is so understanding of the bariatric needs. You will love them! If you weren't getting a little nervous, you wouldn't be normal. Whew! You're normal! LOL! Just be sure to ask any question you have and that will help. If you think of some after your nutrition class, call your surgeon's office & ask them...or try asking it here. We have quite a few post-ops here that doesn't mind popping on and helping out. If it's something that we think you'd be better off asking your surgeon, we'll tell you that too. And as was already mentioned, we have several men on here too, do if it's a 'male sensative' question, feel free to ask them. There's many forun's here on OH that you might would like to check out. To name a few: men only, RNY, surgery anniversary date. Looking forward to getting to know you! Sherri