Thanks so much for the good advice and words of encouragement.   MY SURGERY is scheduled for Friday November 16.

Starting my two week liquid diet this Friday the 2nd.   I really do appreciate the comments and advice...every night I read the posts in OH and I know I'm NOT alone.... that is the most comforting of all.

Night all  ...  Patty Jo

Hi Becky...

We definitely must stay in touch...I am so happy you read my post....

You didn't develop diabetes after your txp?   I hope...I had a pancreas/kidney txp so have been diabetes free,,,,

I don't remember the doc ever saying I would gain all this weight and of course, when I go for my labs every two months, I see alot of ppl who are skinny.  I guess they were naturally skinny and know how to keep the weight off. 

My blood sugars are great but my A1C has gone up to 6.0....I have been eating....So now I must focus and get that down.

I just went to my pcp last week and he will send all the info to the surgeon who will inturn send it to Medicare....So now the wait begins for approval.....My pcp wanted me to try the new diet pill out because he is so conservative about having this surgery,  I want the surgery.  My kidney doc is sending a letter in for me too.

Did you have to have a blood test called H.Pylori IgG?  It is for stomach ulcers and the bacteria.  When my pcp had my labs drawn (he asks for add'l blood work that the txp labs don;t do) and he added the h.pylori which I wasn't concerned about.  I must have read it for those going to have surgery and some tests the surgeon wanted.  Well SHOCK, I was positive...Treatment is a combination of antibiotics to kill the bacteria...It won't affect my surgery but since I am doing the sleeve, I guess it could...Probably another delay. 

 

Ok Becky, I am off and will keep in touch.  I'll send you my email address on your website...

 

ttyl

 

alese

 

 

Hi Patty Jo:
Please remember that, after surgery, you won't be ABLE to fit those things into your small pouch.  You also will have a change in your appetite, so you won't be as driven to do what you just did.  I'm not saying you won't feel tempted, but you will be PHYSICALLY UNABLE to do the same thing. 

The month before surgery is very hard on most people because there is this feeling that you are doing a "farewell tour" to eating.  I absolutely refused to allow myself to do that because I knew that it would screw up my blood sugars terribly and cause my liver to be fatty (which puts you at risk for having open vs. laparoscopic surgery). 

Please try to make some peace with the farewell tour - lots of people do it and I think you need to just figure out what yours will be.  I will just say that you WILL eat again, you WILL eat foods you like, albeit in small portions again and this is not the end.  Try to think of it as the BEGINNING, and you just might treat yourself better in light of that?

Best of luck.  Do you have a surgery date?
 

I agree with your doc as my doc suggested the sleeve as well.  I only knew about the RNY and Band and thx to this oh site I learned to steer away from the band...

Are you seeing a kidney doc?  Good, the doc will keep you healthy....But, your WLS should help also (meaning being thinner).  I take it your a diabetic too?

With my kidney failure and being a Type 1.5, I was eligible for a pancreas....However, it is a struggle to get donors that the txp teams only do Type 1 and 1.5 vs Type 2's.  One day that will change. 

OK good luck and I will keep you posted....

What is your name?

alese

THANK YOU......ALESE