Is it Just ME or Does Anyone Else ??
Im just curious, the more i read this forum,
the more anxiety and disapointment sents in
reading about ones who are set up for there dates
for surgery or getting ready to go in to get theirs
done, or starting there liquid diet to get closer to there
dates etc,
is it just me or does this/is this making anyone else feel
this way ? Especially when its comming from ppl
who havent been waiting for so long to get this done
such as myself who have been waiting a lil over 11 yrs now.
but it makes my anxiety act up and my moods change and i get
anchious wondering why there r ppl getting in and getting done
or are closer to a surgery date then the ones who have been waiting so long.
*pls dont think im crazy* lol its just my emotions taking over and running wild..
Dr Pace told me before cmas -- but then he ended up not doing none over the summer
and now im told not till in the new yr, everything just seems to be a waiting game
i know ive waited 11 yrs i can wait a little longer but getting that news is just disapointing im sure i
am not the only one who feels that way, or please tell me im not
dont get me wrong the forum is a helpful resorce but also at times can be draining.
anyways thats just my thoughts for the day and wonder does anyone else
feel the same way i do.
the more anxiety and disapointment sents in
reading about ones who are set up for there dates
for surgery or getting ready to go in to get theirs
done, or starting there liquid diet to get closer to there
dates etc,
is it just me or does this/is this making anyone else feel
this way ? Especially when its comming from ppl
who havent been waiting for so long to get this done
such as myself who have been waiting a lil over 11 yrs now.
but it makes my anxiety act up and my moods change and i get
anchious wondering why there r ppl getting in and getting done
or are closer to a surgery date then the ones who have been waiting so long.
*pls dont think im crazy* lol its just my emotions taking over and running wild..
Dr Pace told me before cmas -- but then he ended up not doing none over the summer
and now im told not till in the new yr, everything just seems to be a waiting game
i know ive waited 11 yrs i can wait a little longer but getting that news is just disapointing im sure i
am not the only one who feels that way, or please tell me im not
dont get me wrong the forum is a helpful resorce but also at times can be draining.
anyways thats just my thoughts for the day and wonder does anyone else
feel the same way i do.
I don;t think your the only one..I guess he just wants to get a few more with lower bmi under his belt before he starts with higher ones...I have gained weight since I have saw him in may and having a hell of a time trying to loose it....We just have to keep on doing what we can till our turns comes and it will in time...I was hoping to have mine before I turn 50 in Feb...maybe who knows....hell now I see that number i feel like an old woman..Keep smiling
Valerie
Valerie
Stay positive ladies. One thing you have to keep in mind is that the program is still new. Don't you want a surgon who is going to be operating on your body to know what he is doing and have lots of practice at it? When you think about it, you may have been waiting for the program to come to NL for a long time but really how long have you been waiting since you had your referral sent in. I had my referral sent in last week and I found out yesterday that my BMI was too high to qualify for surgery. In order for me to fit in under the cut off I have to lose 80 pounds. At first I was like how can I be too fat for 'fat surgery' (hope I didn't offend anyone with that statement). But then I took a step back and said to myself, this is my motivation. I can lose the weight and I will lose the weight. I know it is going to be difficult but I need to try my best to do it. I had a nice conversation with Raleen, who is a very nice lady I might add, and I am now ready to get moving with this weight loss. You need to take the negative and turn it into a positive. By staying positive you keep your frame of mind in the right place so that when you do get your call then you are right there perfectly ready to go.
When it comes to this forum, I try to focus on the posts concerning the actual surgery and the days after the surgery and trying to educate myself on the procedure and aftermath. Try not to focus too much on the this one has been waiting for this long and this one was referred after me and got in before me. Those kinds of posts will bog you down and send you into a mini depression which means weight gain and we don't want that.
Just remember to stay positive....you time will come!! :-)
When it comes to this forum, I try to focus on the posts concerning the actual surgery and the days after the surgery and trying to educate myself on the procedure and aftermath. Try not to focus too much on the this one has been waiting for this long and this one was referred after me and got in before me. Those kinds of posts will bog you down and send you into a mini depression which means weight gain and we don't want that.
Just remember to stay positive....you time will come!! :-)
Cheers, Mellybean 
Hey Mellybean: YOU CAN get that 80 lbs. off, all you have to do is use that "I want this
surgery" motivation as you said. Commit to that liquid diet for just 2 weeks. Don't look
ahead of that 2 weeks. I don't know if anyone else can confirm this but when I did it. It
has accually helped me not to over eat now. I am noticing that my stomach is used to
eating less, when I try and eat too much I feel full. Before I could eat twice what I was
eating now before feeling full. I got a bag of these Frozen sugar free Mott's Fruitsations
bars ( they are like Mr. freezes ) and I would reward myself at the end of each day with
one. The sweet taste is satisfing. Also, I ate the flavoured yogurts. The diet doesn't have
to be all bad. Replace one meal with a shake. I liked lunch because I am not a breakfast
person, Iate a late breakfast and then the shake in a late lunch. Then had my light supper
and my treat... I know you can do it...GOOD LUCK Mell.
surgery" motivation as you said. Commit to that liquid diet for just 2 weeks. Don't look
ahead of that 2 weeks. I don't know if anyone else can confirm this but when I did it. It
has accually helped me not to over eat now. I am noticing that my stomach is used to
eating less, when I try and eat too much I feel full. Before I could eat twice what I was
eating now before feeling full. I got a bag of these Frozen sugar free Mott's Fruitsations
bars ( they are like Mr. freezes ) and I would reward myself at the end of each day with
one. The sweet taste is satisfing. Also, I ate the flavoured yogurts. The diet doesn't have
to be all bad. Replace one meal with a shake. I liked lunch because I am not a breakfast
person, Iate a late breakfast and then the shake in a late lunch. Then had my light supper
and my treat... I know you can do it...GOOD LUCK Mell.
Terrie 
Hey newfie... where is the sunshine part of your name??? I hear ya girl !!!! I was talking to
Rayleen yesterday on the phone and I feel a little better about having to wait. I was one of
the 1st. names on that referal list. She got it right on the money when she said HOW CAN
I BE TOO FAT FOR FAT SURGERY? Well, we just have to face the fact that when Dr. P
feels comfortable about do us we will be sitting here waiting for him. I know that I want him
to feel confident when he is standing over me with that scalpel. I told Rayleen it's hard
watching people below you on that list going and getting done and they are already on that
losers bench where we long to be, as much as we feel happy for them, it hurts and we
are only human. But, our time will come soon enough and we can be confident that the doc.
will feel better about it too. Hang in there ladies.
Rayleen yesterday on the phone and I feel a little better about having to wait. I was one of
the 1st. names on that referal list. She got it right on the money when she said HOW CAN
I BE TOO FAT FOR FAT SURGERY? Well, we just have to face the fact that when Dr. P
feels comfortable about do us we will be sitting here waiting for him. I know that I want him
to feel confident when he is standing over me with that scalpel. I told Rayleen it's hard
watching people below you on that list going and getting done and they are already on that
losers bench where we long to be, as much as we feel happy for them, it hurts and we
are only human. But, our time will come soon enough and we can be confident that the doc.
will feel better about it too. Hang in there ladies.
Terrie
Good evening ladies.
I hear your exasperation in the wait time, and in having to lose weight to have a 60 BMI and under for surgery.
On February 25th of this year I seen Dr Ellsmere here in NS/halifax for my hernia (my gut is fully outside my abdominal wall.) I had been eating 1500 cal diabetic diet and had lost well over 100 pounds when I had seen him.
When Dr E asked me if I was committed, it kinda threw me..here I had lost over 100 pounds already... I thought I was committed. He said for me to lose 30 lbs (I was 430.1lbs that day with over a 61 BMI) and he would put me into the WLP and have WLS and then when I got down to to 250 he would repair my hernia.
Well I went home and read their info/website and realized there was alot more I could do and became committed to ME.
Today I weighed in at 288.6 lbs. I have my one on one not until November 8th. I more than likely will be at 250 by the time I see Dr E again.. :)
Realize the VSG is a tool.. WE do the work and have to work on our behaviours, to keep us losing. YOU have the power to learn and change your lifestyle in waiting. waiting lists we cannot change but what we can change is US.. our thinking, behaviours and lifestyle.
YOU ALL CAN DO IT!!! NEVER GIVE UP!! you have to do it after surgery...why not work on things now??
I hear your exasperation in the wait time, and in having to lose weight to have a 60 BMI and under for surgery.
On February 25th of this year I seen Dr Ellsmere here in NS/halifax for my hernia (my gut is fully outside my abdominal wall.) I had been eating 1500 cal diabetic diet and had lost well over 100 pounds when I had seen him.
When Dr E asked me if I was committed, it kinda threw me..here I had lost over 100 pounds already... I thought I was committed. He said for me to lose 30 lbs (I was 430.1lbs that day with over a 61 BMI) and he would put me into the WLP and have WLS and then when I got down to to 250 he would repair my hernia.
Well I went home and read their info/website and realized there was alot more I could do and became committed to ME.
Today I weighed in at 288.6 lbs. I have my one on one not until November 8th. I more than likely will be at 250 by the time I see Dr E again.. :)
Realize the VSG is a tool.. WE do the work and have to work on our behaviours, to keep us losing. YOU have the power to learn and change your lifestyle in waiting. waiting lists we cannot change but what we can change is US.. our thinking, behaviours and lifestyle.
YOU ALL CAN DO IT!!! NEVER GIVE UP!! you have to do it after surgery...why not work on things now??
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