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Pret-Op Process & Struggles

A blog by SamG in General

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Struggles and Fears Prior to Surgery

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Now I Wait....

Today was my last appointment with my nutritionist. I was beyond nervous. I was praying that I hadn't gained any weight and that everything would go as planned. Well I'm happy to report that I did not gain any weight and she said that she would be submitting my paperwork to the board for approval. So now I wait. I have to say that I'm not excited, nervous or anxious. I actually don't have any emotions going on right now. I guess because I don't want to get my hopes up only to get denied. So I'll
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Almost there!

So, I was told by my nutritionist that I needed to come to my next appointment with the vitamins that I will take after surgery as well as what protein I will be using. She wants to make sure I have everything lined up and don't have to think about it at the last minute. I am going to take the Bariatric Advantage Complete Multi Formula chewable vitamin. I tried one yesterday. I was scared that I would gag, because anything that I have to chew usually does make me gag but it wasn't bad at all. It
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Loose Skin Worries

My worse fear besides getting acid reflux would have to be loose skin. My body has always been pretty solid (see pic), but it still terrifies me! I have two more appointments with my nutritionist and I'm going to let her know at the next one that I'm going to be lifting weights. I was supposed to loose 5% of my weight, which I have done, but I'm sure that the scale will go up once I start lifting weights. I think the only area that I'm nervous about are my legs. My arms would be the second thing
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Bariatric Class #2 Completed & I Hit My Pre-Op Weight Goal

So yesterday I completed my Bariatric 2 class which was very interesting. We went over the post-op diet, protein and vitamins. I have to say that I'm super excited now; two more nutritionist appointments and I'm done! So all through class I kept wondering if she was going to take our weight. And sure enough, she asked everyone to stay so she could. I was so nervous because I had not been monitoring my weight so I had no clue what the scale was going to say. At my last appointment with her earlie
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Bariatric Class #2

So today I have my 4th appointment which is my second Bariatric class. I'm excited as this only leaves me with two more sessions before my paperwork is submitted to the board for approval. This process has gone quicker than I thought it would. Oh, and I've also decided to start attending an over eaters anonymous meeting. I never really thought of myself as an over-eater, however, I do eat when I'm bored so I guess that could be considered over-eating. I hope to get to the root of the problem and
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I lost it!

So, I went to my third nutritionist appointment yesterday and I am down 8 lbs. I had been stressing out because I lost 5 and then gained 2 back, but nope...I'm down 8! My appointment went really well and she said that she would let me take my gastric bypass 2 class in April instead of May. That means I see her in May and June instead of May, June, July and my paperwork will be sent for approval during the July board meeting. I must say that time is definitely flying and I'm getting excited. I no
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Gaining Weight

To give you all a little background information. I started the process with Kaiser February 6, 2013. Kaiser requires that you do the following before your paperwork is submitted to the board for approval. 1. Complete GB1(1st month) and GB2 (4th month) Class 2. Complete a weight control class 3. See a nutritionist for 6 months 4. Get a mental health evaluation 5. Sleep Study   So as of today, I have done the GB1 class, sleep study and have seen my nutrionist twice, my thrid appointment is
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