PreOp RNY, Hope for Surgery in 2010, pen pal wanted

Hi,

I am 33 years old.

I live in California.

I am hopefully having surgery at Kaiser Hospital, Richmond, CA with Dr. Aaron Baggs as my suregon before the end of 2010.  

I have been on this journey for a long time.  I have seen at least 9 doctors and N.P.s to get to this point. 

I am on Kaiser's Pre-Op diet and I am 1 week into losing weight before surgery.  I will meet with my surgeon on 10/1 to find out exactly how much weight I need to lose before surgery.  

I would like to find a pen pal who is in a similar situation.

Best wishes to everyone!

Shannon

Hi my name is patrice i live in cleveland, ohio..I am looking to have RNY before 2010 is out i have been going to see the nutritionist at the cleveland clinic in ohio for 7 months i have 2 more months to go..I will be finished with everything for insurance approval in november..

Hello Shannon, Wow this means a lot to me , I also meet my surgeon 10/1......I went to he's seminar Aug.19th. I have been waiting for this day and now I am a Little excited. This date with him in  N.Y Hospital, is a one on one appointment. I can't wait to meet him so I can explain to him how badly I need this operation. I was going for the Lap-Band, but have changed my mind reading the post from other people. I am going for the VSG.  I don't like the part where if I got the LB, I would have the port under my skin and NEEDLES, I hate needles.Plus I want this to be LONG TERM... I am 53 yrs old and full of life and can't live it do to pain in knees and back. I just want to WALK again ....Ops!  Sorry for going on & on& on....So I wish we can stay in touch, so we can exchange stories.  Good Luck & Best Wishes  to all....Elite52

Hi, I also am 53 however I am opting for the RNY.  My daughter is going to have the VSG we have met our surgeon and have our Psch appt 11/12 then just need to consult our case manager for a surgery date.  We are hopping for a mid-Dec surgery.  Our surgeon told us we could possibly have our surgeries the same day.

Our surgeon does not put in drains or ports for either procedure.  We had to lose 20  pounds and used Kaisers pre-op diet and are already at our surgery weight.

Keep me posted on your journey and I will do the same.  Good luck to you!

Shannon,

My daughter and I both have Dr Baggs.  We went to orientation on the 10 of Sept had our appt with Dr Baggs on Sept 27.  We had been following the pre-op diet faithfully, and both of us had lost 16 pounds since orientation.  Dr Baggs wants us to lose 4 more pounds (Yahoo, we can do this).  We have our Psch appt in Richmond on Nov 12.  We are both already at our surgery goal weight.  Dr Baggs is wonderful, my daughter and I are hopping to have our surgery on the same day and he says that is definately doable.  We are hopping to have a mid-Dec surgery date.

My daughter is going to have the sleeve which I agree for her that is a good choice for her.  I am going to have the RNY since I want  the dumping syndrome as a reminder to get me honest.  I am 53 and don't have many do-overs with my back and neck issues.

Let me know where you are on your journey.

Sherrie