Anyone From Houston?

[Krenea 18]

I live in the Houston area and had my gastric by-pass at Memorial Herman 1-30-17.

Hi Mickie0130, which memoria Hermann did you have your surgery? I'm having mine there too

[Mickie0130 61]

Hey Krenea! I had mine done in Houston at the Med Center. Where are you having yours? Are you having by pass?

[Mickie0130 61]

Not A Newbie...I live in Deer Park. Howdy neighbor!

[Not a newbie 2]

12 hours ago, Krenea said:

Hi Mickie0130, which memoria Hermann did you have your surgery? I'm having mine there too

Hello ladies. I had mine at Memorial Hermann Memorial City in May 2012. And, I just discovered this site. I sure wish I had known sooner.

[Not a newbie 2]

8 hours ago, Mickie0130 said:

Not A Newbie...I live in Deer Park. Howdy neighbor!

How cool is that! We'll have to get together and compare notes.

[Krenea 18]

Hey Krenea! I had mine done in Houston at the Med Center. Where are you having yours? Are you having by pass?

I'm having mine at Memorial Hermann Memorial City and I'm having the bypass, is that what you had alao?

[Mickie0130 61]

Krenea...yes I had RNY by pass. I will be 5 weeks post op tomorrow. Best decision I've ever made. My first nursing job was as a post op surgical nurse and I used to take care of patients who had the procedure. It's come a long ways since then. Laparoscopic is one of the advances. Back then everything was done open. If I could give one piece of advice...follow the drs orders to the letter. There's a reason for the instructions. Don't advance your diet until you're supposed to. I took care of patients who were admitted back due to complications and 8 out of 10 were because they didn't follow the instructions they were given. And don't give in to head hunger. It will pass...I promise.

[Mickie0130 61]

Not A Newbie.. What surgery did you have done and how has it been?

[Krenea 18]

Krenea...yes I had RNY by pass. I will be 5 weeks post op tomorrow. Best decision I've ever made. My first nursing job was as a post op surgical nurse and I used to take care of patients who had the procedure. It's come a long ways since then. Laparoscopic is one of the advances. Back then everything was done open. If I could give one piece of advice...follow the drs orders to the letter. There's a reason for the instructions. Don't advance your diet until you're supposed to. I took care of patients who were admitted back due to complications and 8 out of 10 were because they didn't follow the instructions they were given. And don't give in to head hunger. It will pass...I promise.

Mickie0130... Thank you so much for that advice! 5 weeks, congratulations. Where you nervous? How did you overcome the nerves? How long were you out from your job?

[Not a newbie 2]

4 hours ago, Mickie0130 said:

Not A Newbie.. What surgery did you have done and how has it been?

I had the rny may 30, 2012. It was laparoscopic and I did great. Mine wasn't to lose weight even though that's a plus. I had a stomach stapling procedure back in 1985 and my stomach had created a fistula and I kept being sick. Nearly 5 years later and I'm very happy I had it done. I hope you have great results also.

[Mickie0130 61]

Krenea...sorry for the late reply. No I wasn't nervous. I was excited to get a new lease on life and to start feeling better. I'm down 50 pounds now and I feel so much better than I did. I have no regrets. I have my six week post op check up this week. Little nervous about my diet being advanced but I'll do fine I think. I was off work for 4 weeks. First two weeks were kinda rough and my energy level was low. Taking care of patients is physically demanding so I wanted to be feeling as good as I could when I went back. First week was tough but it's much easier now. [emoji846]

[littleme032017 55]

Glad to hear thimgs are good. I am a nurse and am 63 y/o female. I weight 235 lbs. My pre op surgical appointment is next Thursday mornimg. All pre op requirememts are complete including insurance approval . Would love to buddy up with other Nurses on this site.

[Krenea 18]

Krenea...sorry for the late reply. No I wasn't nervous. I was excited to get a new lease on life and to start feeling better. I'm down 50 pounds now and I feel so much better than I did. I have no regrets. I have my six week post op check up this week. Little nervous about my diet being advanced but I'll do fine I think. I was off work for 4 weeks. First two weeks were kinda rough and my energy level was low. Taking care of patients is physically demanding so I wanted to be feeling as good as I could when I went back. First week was tough but it's much easier now. [emoji846]

Mickie0130,
I understand it gets busy, no need for an apology. Thank you for sharing with me. I start my pre op diet on Thursday which I have to be on for 2 weeks, then it's surgery day! I work in a clinical setting, I do mental health as a social worker so not as physically demanding for me. I'm thinking I'll be out of work for 2-3 weeks. Congratulations on your 50lb weight loss, that's amazing!