Surgery tomorrow at TWH

Lisa C.
on 6/19/17 9:10 am

Hi All.

One more sleep! Although I am not sure I am going to sleep at all. My surgery is at TWH tomorrow at 2:00 pm with Dr. Timothy Jackson.

I am so excited, and just as scared. But I am sure I will be fine. Please make room on the losers bench for me!

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

LauraLeafFan
on 6/19/17 9:33 am

Lisa,

You are in great care...he is a fantastic surgeon. Good luck tomorrow and welcome to the losers bench.

Laura

Kathy1212
on 6/19/17 9:48 am

How exciting, Lisa! Your new life starts tomorrow; woohoo!

We're always shrinking and making room for more on the loser's bench! Looking forward to seeing you there.

Prayers for a quick and complete recovery.

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  

michelle W.
on 6/19/17 11:36 am
RNY on 06/12/17

You will do excellent lisa... time will pass by quicker then you know.

Referral - March 23rd 2016 TWH Orientation - June 15 2016 Social - Sept 6 2016 Nurse - Oct 3 2016 Nut Class - Nov 14 2016 Psych - Dec 14 2016 Nut Jan 4 2017 Surgeon - Feb 24 2017 Pre-op May 23 2017 Opti start date May 29 2017 Surgery Date - June 12 2017 HW-285 CW - 154.2 Opti start weight - 261.5 SW - 256

Preop-23.5 Opti-5.5 M1-13.8 M2-14.2 M3-11 M4-9.5 M5-9.9 M6-6.8 M7-9.4 M8-5.9 M9-4.2 M10-4.6 M11-2.4

eLoon77
on 6/19/17 12:46 pm
RNY on 09/22/17

Good luck!!! I'm 3 months from now, and so excited for you! You'll do great!

Feb 17/16 - orientation TWH | March 3/16 - nurse | Nov 22/16 - Phone call f/u re-entry | Oct 18/16 - nurse | Nov 29/16 - nut class | Feb 16/17 - social worker | March 7/17 - nut apt | March 22/17 - psych apt | March 30/17 - team approved | May 5/17 - surgeon apt | June 8/17 - endoscopy | Sept 22/17 SURGERY RNY @TWH

oneatatime
on 6/19/17 4:32 pm
RNY on 09/01/17

Yay Lisa!!! Don't worry about sleeping tonight. Lots of time to sleep as you recover.

Be safe and touch base as soon as you can comfortably do so! It'll be great!!!

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Choose happy.

Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5

Century Club and Onederland in month 7!!

Manda32
on 6/19/17 5:07 pm

So normal to have mixed emotions, you will do great!

Good luck on your surgery tomorrow!

Take care.

Orientation April 2016 - Final approvals December 2016. Surgical Class January 23, 2017. Met with Dr. Reed February 7, 2017. Opti start date March 1, 2017. Surgery March 15, 2017 (Dr. Foute-Nelong).

HW 348 SW 316 CW 191

GW 160

Kerbear74
on 6/19/17 5:24 pm

Good luck, you'll do great!!! Out of curiosity did they give you a choice of when you wanted your surgery?

Lisa C.
on 6/19/17 5:43 pm

No I was given a date of August 22nd but I asked to be put on the list for cancellations. The hospital called me on May 31st and said they have an opening June 20th if I wanted it. I jumped on it.

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

Linda M.
on 6/19/17 6:56 pm - Orillia, Canada

I'm so happy for you. You will do well. Hoping for a speedy recovery.

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!

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