RNY surgery date July 11, 2018 excited
on 6/14/18 9:37 am
I had my surgery at Humber as well and it was a good experience- everything went smoothly and the staff were all great. Congrats and good luck:)
Orientation Oct 24, 2017 at Humber; Meet surgeon Dec 12/17. Internist Jan 24/18; SW/Nut/nurse appt Feb 15/18;surgery March 19/18
Opti -12; M1 -25; M2 -18; M3- 18 M4-9 M5-11 M6-7
Congrats! I'm having surgery July 9, at St Mike's. It's kinda nice that we get our month off recovery time during summer :)
Kara
Age: 43, Height: 5'8"
Highest Weight: 420; Opti Starting Weight: 395; Surgery Weight: 371;
Current Weight: 322.1; Goal Weight: 160
"Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful."
-Vincent Van Gogh
my tip:
if you like pina coladas (and getting caught in the rain ) I used to mix the vanilla optifast with water, lots of ice and a few squirts of crystal light Aloha Pineapple squeeze in flavour (found it at walmart). It really does feel like you are having a treat.
Good luck with this next step in your journey.
Surgery Jun.2/17 at TWH ----- HW 215 - SW 197.2 - GW 125 CW 124.6
Pre-Op=8.8lbs --- Optifast= 8.4 (was on it for 9 days due to cancellation)
M1 - 20.6... M2 -10.2... M3 -8.0... M4 -5.8... M5 -9.0... M6 -5.2... M7 -7.0... M8 -2.2... M9 -0.9... M10 -2.6... M11-0.6... M12-2.0
liquid diet is super challenging. The first 4 days or so are the worst.
Also, the purees are difficult too after surgery, but soon enough you will be back onto solid foods and the yucky stages you went through to get there will be a distant memory.
Surgery Jun.2/17 at TWH ----- HW 215 - SW 197.2 - GW 125 CW 124.6
Pre-Op=8.8lbs --- Optifast= 8.4 (was on it for 9 days due to cancellation)
M1 - 20.6... M2 -10.2... M3 -8.0... M4 -5.8... M5 -9.0... M6 -5.2... M7 -7.0... M8 -2.2... M9 -0.9... M10 -2.6... M11-0.6... M12-2.0
I hated the Opti phase but after a few days it got easier. I found adding cocoa powder helped with the taste and benefibre helped to keep me regular. I had my surgery at Humber 3 months ago and had a great experience (except for not being able to tolerate the anesthetic). The staff and accommodations are great. Your in good hands, it's life changing!
Orientation July, Surgeon consult Sept, Internist Nov, RD/RSW/RN Dec.
RNY March 2, 2018 HRRH Pam (49 / 5'5 ½)
HW: 237, PreOpti: 226, Opti: -10, M1: -20, M2: -12, M3: -13, M4 -10, M5 -9, M6 -7, M7 -2, M8 -3, M9 -1 CW 138