New Member - surgery 01/15/08

Hey Cathy, I'm a pre-oper -- but also doing it at DHMC.... I have my first appointments up there tomorrow!!  I have completed the entire registration packet.... Now, it begins!!!  I'm getting very excited!!!  Nice to meet you. Valerie

Hello Valerie:  Nice to meet you too!    Good luck with your appts tomorrow!  You're right - now it begins.  I can't believe my date is so close.  I'm nervous, but excited at the same time.   Cathy.

Cathy.... i talked ot my dr. gens about my coffee love, and he did tell me i could introduce it back in with moderation.... and i do plan on doing that, i am tempted by trying to trick my self with decaf for a while when i do, then do the half calf then coffee.. i just want to be smart about it and follow what my dr says. but the morning drag is tough...... do you drijnk decaf tea?. i like tea as wekk, i like the decaf flavored teas myself.... the best thing about the tea for me is i don't need to put much in it unlike my coffee. i love my half and half in it and splenda.............hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........lol.. just typing it out makes me want it, but only in my head... i never hungry anymore! amazing i tell ya amazing! treading. tkae all the time you need to make up your mind, it's a huge choice to make. and the bypass is truly once you do it " my final answer" meaning, once you do it, there's no going "back"

Hi SweetPea-  Thanks for the support.  It means a lot to me from those who are in the know to affirm taking a good bit of time to think this through.  I was sure, just certain, four months ago that I would not have WLS-that the very idea was an indication that my docs were quacks!  I'm pretty young and though I have some issues I am not THAT bad off.  I don't have diabetes and I'm pretty active.  But I do have some issues with my heart and now I have this very bad back and I got a new scan result that indicated future troubles brewing in my spine.  Well, it took a week for that to set in and I had come around 180 degrees and was ready to open my mind.   I was just sure, conveniced, I would have the band and I couldn't ever take the risks of RNY.  And now I am really moving in favor of RNY.  I can't imagine NOT taking the time to process this in small bites.  So, I am trying to do this with care.  Thanks again - hope a bit of coffee in the mornings doers the trick.  Treading