New member--have surgery date!!!
Hi Maria,
Welcome, you will not find a better bunch than right here, everyone is so friendly and there for you when you need them. I wish you the best for your surgery...I also hope that your fibromyalgia dosent present a problem for you, I am sure your doctor will make sure you are comfortable.. Keep up the good work ...
Deb P
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Thanks for the WONDERFUL welcome, everyone. 
When I have a chance I will include my picture in my personal info that will be displayed with my entries. Btw, I am currently 250 lbs. The weird thing is that I was always a size 8 or 10 until about 2 years ago, when my repro system went haywire. In 6 months I gained about 80 pounds (and then more on top, more gradually). My thyroid then joined forces with my repro system, and was described as "dying" 4 months ago. I will eventually need to have it removed, but I was also told that the RNY will give my thyroid a "second wind" for a couple of years, and may put off thyroid surgery for a while.
Anyhoo...thanks again for all your words of encouragement! It's great to know that you are out there for me to ask questions of after my surgery. I've gotten a lot of "nitty-gritty" details from another girlfriend who had this done, so I think I have a pretty good understanding of what may follow surgery, good or bad.
Congrats to all of you on your individual progress!
You are all an inspiration to me! God bless!!!!!
When I have a chance I will include my picture in my personal info that will be displayed with my entries. Btw, I am currently 250 lbs. The weird thing is that I was always a size 8 or 10 until about 2 years ago, when my repro system went haywire. In 6 months I gained about 80 pounds (and then more on top, more gradually). My thyroid then joined forces with my repro system, and was described as "dying" 4 months ago. I will eventually need to have it removed, but I was also told that the RNY will give my thyroid a "second wind" for a couple of years, and may put off thyroid surgery for a while.Anyhoo...thanks again for all your words of encouragement! It's great to know that you are out there for me to ask questions of after my surgery. I've gotten a lot of "nitty-gritty" details from another girlfriend who had this done, so I think I have a pretty good understanding of what may follow surgery, good or bad.
Congrats to all of you on your individual progress!
You are all an inspiration to me! God bless!!!!! 
Hi Pam, it is a pleasure to meet you!!!
Thanks for posting with the fibro info. Did your doctor take any extra precautions for you before/during/after surgery? My doc and I are discussing using an epidural for the surgery, plus starting narcotics for pain BEFORE I go under. Apparently it will help desensitize the pain impulses post-surgically. I've also begun taking Lyrica as a pre-emptive move. I have been combing the Internet for info on this, and I was surprised to find a lot of info regarding fibro pain precautions before surgery. I meet with my doc for my pre-op on Tuesday, and I hope he is open to these suggestions. After my hysterectomy a year and a half ago, when they shut off the epidural, the pain was so bad I was screaming at the top of my lungs (my ObGyn heard me over the phone at the nurse's station). It was worse pain than labor, and I underwent natural childbirth with both of my children!
So thank you for your post. Everyone at this forum has been SO supportive and informative. God bless!
Maria
Thanks for posting with the fibro info. Did your doctor take any extra precautions for you before/during/after surgery? My doc and I are discussing using an epidural for the surgery, plus starting narcotics for pain BEFORE I go under. Apparently it will help desensitize the pain impulses post-surgically. I've also begun taking Lyrica as a pre-emptive move. I have been combing the Internet for info on this, and I was surprised to find a lot of info regarding fibro pain precautions before surgery. I meet with my doc for my pre-op on Tuesday, and I hope he is open to these suggestions. After my hysterectomy a year and a half ago, when they shut off the epidural, the pain was so bad I was screaming at the top of my lungs (my ObGyn heard me over the phone at the nurse's station). It was worse pain than labor, and I underwent natural childbirth with both of my children!
So thank you for your post. Everyone at this forum has been SO supportive and informative. God bless!
Maria
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