surgery scheduled!
I decided to go with Dr. Zachary in Chicago. He was my most expensive option, but I like the fact he's been doing these for decades, he specializes in body contouring for massive weight loss patients, and that he does all his surgeries in a hospital (and makes you stay overnight there).
so August 10 is the day. After an afternoon of exhilaration, I was freaked out about it last night ("what am I doing? This is so expensive - do I REALLY need this? Or is this just 'the thing to do'? Why do I want this again?"). Feeling a little better this morning. I suppose it's because it's all suddenly become real to me...
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
The nerves are normal. Just use all that anxiety to make lists of questions and if he is a good doctor, he will want to answer everything to make you comfortable. That is why I decided to go with Dr. Forman, no question was too dumb or avoided. Also as people told me, take this time to refocus on your dense protein and healthy eating. Also strong thigh muscles will make the getting up and down easier...lots of walking, swimming and some weights if you can.
HW: 248+, SW (RNY: 2/28/17): 244, GW (10/17): 125; LW: 115; 45# regain (19-20); CW: 135.6; new goal: 135; Plastics: Ext mastopexy, Ext abdominoplasty-5/18/2018; diagnosed w/ gastroparesis 11/20.
Also, if you get some extra back muscles it will help. I didn't imagine how bad the back pain would be from having to stay hunched over. It's a funny story- the morning after my surgery when I went to see my surgeon for my follow up he and the nurse were surprised that I had make-up on and hair sort of done and proudly I said "I even tried to stand up pretty straight when I was putting on my make-up" and my surgeon freaked out and told me that I should NOT be doing that.
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
on 5/25/18 3:14 pm
That switched to the past tense afterward for me... "What did I do? This was so expensive (and frustrating to recover from) did I really need this? Why did I want this again?" I think after my healing gets to the point that I feel more like myself and I can focus on my results, all those questions will have positive answers. This middle bit just sucks for me. You might be like the super healers though who seem to have an easy time of it and are back on the horse in no time!
