Day 21 of Optifast -- Waiting on call to find out what time to go in tomorrow morning for Surgery

Wayne H.
on 2/7/17 10:32 am
RNY on 02/08/17

I made it!!  21 Days of Optifast which in the end I don't really mind and was actually quite filling. 

 

SW 404lbs,  Weight before Opti 382lbs,  CW 354 measured at hospital yesterday.  28Lbs on Opti Alone WOW  :-)

 

Just got the call, Booked for surgery tomorrow at 11am.   

 

See all you losers over on that bench real soon !!!   Maybe even run into some of you wandering the floors of the Ottawa Civic. LOL

 

 

Kathy1212
on 2/7/17 10:48 am

Woohoo, Dagwood!  Congrats on the AWESOME opti weight loss, and on your upcoming surgery!

I'll save you a spot on the loser's bench.  Good luck, and try to update us when you get the chance.

 

Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto

1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017

Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017

  Kathy  

Linda M.
on 2/7/17 11:10 am - Orillia, Canada

Congratulations and best of luck.  Wow!  28 lbs.  What a great start.

Orientation: June 29th, 2016, Surgery March 22, 2017. Pre-surgery: 16 lbs, (Size 2x, 18/20), M1: 19 lbs. (Size 1x, 16/18), M2: 13 lbs. (Size 16, XL) M3: 10 lbs. (Size 14/16, large). M4: 6 lbs. (Size 14, large/medium). M5: 10 lbs. (Size 14, solid medium - lol), M6: 9 lbs. (Size 12, medium). M7: 8 lbs. (Size 10/12 and small/medium). M8: 7 lbs. (Size 10 and small/medium). M9: 2 lbs. (Size 8/10 - small/medium). Lost 100 lbs by Month 9! M10: 5 lbs. M11: 4 lbs. One year: 6 lbs. Total 111 lbs. lost!

Patm
on 2/7/17 1:17 pm - Ontario, Canada
RNY on 01/20/12

Good luck tomorrow. Sorry you did not get posted to the surgery list. I could not access your post.

  

 

 

 

MC_Akeson
on 2/7/17 2:27 pm - Ontario, Canada

Congrats on your awesome weight loss with Opti!! Best of luck tomorrow and you are in good hands with all the staff at the Civic. I'm 1 week out and enjoyed my stay there. Welcome to the L Bench. Kathy, we will need some contractors to expand our bench LOL

RNY: Jan. 31, 2017, Ottawa Civic with Dr. Amy Neville

5' 2"; HW (@ start of Optifast): 267 & 45.5% BF; SW: 247

Monica9811
on 2/7/17 3:08 pm - Peterborough, Canada

All the best tomorrow. See you on the losers bench!  You've got this. Congrats on your weight loss so far. You will do amazing. Just remember they fix your stomach not your head so stay diligent no matter what!!

            

Wayne H.
on 2/7/17 4:44 pm, edited 2/7/17 8:44 am
RNY on 02/08/17

Thank you for the support everyone.  I will post back with my progress after tomorrow.   

One last Opti in about 45 min and I can look forward to the next phase after I recover from Surgery.

Sip, toot, walk and repeat if I read the comments from others correctly.    When can i get to the refried beans?  Lol

leeann73
on 2/7/17 4:49 pm
  • You've got this. Way to go. Can't wait to hear all about it. 

referral: early June 2016; surgery Feb 21, 2017

Lisa C.
on 2/7/17 5:11 pm

Good luck tomorrow, keep us posted.

Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.

Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-

Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017

Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD

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