Monday is my Pre-Op Visit

BTW, I SEE THAT YOU LIVE IN THE CHARLESTON AREA. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN INVITED, PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR THURSDAY NIGHT GET TOGETHERS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY BYPASS BUDDIES ... IT'S AT 6:00 TO WHENEVER AT MS CHERYL'S BAR & GRILL (JC's BAR & GRILL) ON ASHLEY PHOSPHATE. WE ARE VERY, VERY INFORMAL ... LOTS OF LAUGHING & JOKING AROUND, QUESTIONS ANSWERED & SHARING ... BUNCHES OF HUGS. MS CHERYL HAS A MENU JUST FOR US WITH UNSWEETENED TEA & CRYSTAL LITE TO DRINK. SHE KEEPS THE BAR ACTIVITIES DOWN UNTIL WE LEAVE (ANYWHERE BETWEEN 7 - 8pm). NICK & I ARE USUALLY LATE DUE TO HIS WORK SCHEDULE, BUT SEVERAL LADIES ARE ALWAYS THERE ON TIME. WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU ... PLEASE COME & BRING YOUR HUBBY OR A FRIEND IF YOU'D LIKE. NICK COMES WITH ME ... BARBARA'S & ROSE'S HUBBIES COME AS WELL AS DO OTHER SPOUSES. THERE'S A BIG SCREEN TV IF THE GUYS WANT SOME "BUDDY" TIME. WE'VE HAD ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 8 TO AS MANY AS 30 MEMBERS SHOW UP BUT IT USUALLY AVERAGES ABOUT 8 - 10. MS SUSANN IS OUR FEARLESS LEADER & IF YOU GIVE HER YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, SHE'LL SEND YOU A WEEKLY REMINDER. SHE'S ALSO WORKING ON A MEMBERS DIRECTORY RIGHT NOW SO WE CAN ALL HAVE EACH OTHERS' CONTACT INFO. HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON ... GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICK PS: ANYONE IS MORE THAN WELCOMED TO JOIN US ... PLEASE COME & JOIN US!!!

Linda...I am soooo happy for you and you know everyday I talk with people and some our happy for me and some share their horror stories of a friends of a friend and so on and I let it fly. I know I made the choice for me and I am happy and I have to let it go. But at least your husband is on your side. So we can't wait till you are on the losing side with us. God bless, Joan M

PS My mom and dad were against this surgery as was a good friend from church, who the day before surgery told me I was making the biggest mistake in my life, and that I should do it naturally, and that God did not intend this for me!!!! Well, God DID intend this for me, I know I heard from Him as I prayed for 2 years before the surgery, and after my parents saw me doing so well, they are soo happy and jumped on board. I think people get jealous and are scared, but its mainly from lack of education. Now I have to have this hernia surgery stuff and my dad and mom are scared again, but I told them this was a complication and a risk I knew of well before surgery, so even though I have to do it, is it worth it??? YES!!! I would do it again, even with this upcoming surgery! PS, the hernia surgery means we lost so much fat around our intestines it creates space Who would have known?? Congrats!! Deb

Good luck monday. You are almost there. Hugs Julie

My surgery is scheduled for Nov. 13th so I know what you mean. I can't believe in less than 3 weeks I will be on my way to becoming a new person on the outside. My daughter is good with it but I think my son is a little too young to understand (he's 7). My sister had gastric bypass last year and has lost about 140 lbs. I don't have that much to lose but I am looking forward to being a new person! How did your pre-op go? Mine is scheduled for the 31st. What do they do? Who is doing your surgery? Dr. Morgan is doing mine. I haven't met her because I planned on Dr. Byrne doing it but when they said he didn't have any openings until mid-December, I switched to Dr. Morgan. Good luck and God bless! Susan

DR BYRNE'S DID MY SURGERY BUT I HAD DR MORGAN FOR MY INITIAL APPOINTMENT & SHE WAS A DOLL ... VERY PATIENT & VERY INFORMATIVE. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR THE ENTIRE SURGICAL STAFF & FOR THE 6 FLOOR WEST GASTRIC BYPASS STAFF AT MUSC ... THEY ARE THE BEST! YOU'RE HAVING YOUR SURGERY ON MY NICK'S BIRTHDAY ... WOW, WHAT A GREAT DAY TO START YOUR NEW, HEALTHY LIFE! WA-HOOOOOOOOOOOO FOR YOU, MS SUSAN! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICK

Hi Susan, My pre-op was pretty good... First went to see the nurse, weigh in , get vitals, sign paperwork, look over paperwork, then Dr. Morgan came in , She is doing my surgery, talk to me for a little while, asked if I had any questions and she commented on the questions I asked..then signed more paperwork with her and then she left and the nurse practioner came in with the remainder of paperwork, chat for a short while, then went to the financial person and then down to pre-op workup... they took blood, did an EKG and you talk with the Anesthesiolgist (which I didn't because I'm being admitted 2 days prior to my surgery due to the blood thinner I'm on for my heart vavle) and that was the jest of it. I'm so anxious and now I'm finally realizing this is for real....reality is setting in and I'm nervous but excited all at the same time..... Remember me in your prayers....Dr. Morgan seems wonderful. Linda