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Congratulations!! You look great!

Hi I am from Peachtree City, Georgia, South of Atlanta. I am preop but I have my first appointment tomorrow with my surgeon. I am going to Wellstar Bariatric in Marrieta. I am hoping I will get a surgery date during my appointment. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Men are usually happy that you get naked for them at all. Try not to worry. We always see ourselves worse than what we really are.

Good Luck and he sounds like a nice guy.

♪♫ Happy Anniversary to you ♪♫♪ Happy Anniversary to you!!

Congratulations on your success! I meet with the surgeon on Tuesday and hope I will be able to know when I will be able to have my surgery.

clmomof2' date=' I am so happy to hear that my divorce is a possiblilty! Thanks for giving me something to look forward to.[/quote']

The divorce is with my CPAP, not my wonderful hubby. Just wanted to make it clear. LoL.

I am just ready to feel better and sleep better. Looking better is just an added bonus.

Sending Prayers to everyone that has upcoming surgeries and for quick recoveries. I am just starting the process and hope I will be able to have surgery sooner rather than later but I am scared but know it is something I have to do if I want to live.

It's a little twisted, but I think everyone has a little bit of twisty-ness in them. Maybe she has no will power (I can empathize) or just if she is just overweight doesn't think she has a problem. Maybe just switch the roles, and think how you would feel. BTW, congratulations on your weightloss so far. You are more than half way to your goal!!

I am planning on bringing little goody bags for my co-workers on Halloween but just on that day.

clmomof2, I am so happy to hear that my divorce is a possiblilty! Thanks for giving me something to look forward to.

How do you know you're ready? What a great question. And I think you'll likely get a lot of great answers.

From a purely objective viewpoint, it's similar to asking how do you "know" the surgery will succeed? Or how do you "know" there won't be serious complications? How do you "know" you won't fail? The answer is you don't. There are risks. There are no guarantees. No absolutes. No certainty. Can you "know" you're ready? Probably not.

But there is an old saying - "If you know something to be true, it's a fact. If you feel something to be true, it's faith." Like you, I did extensive pre-op research. I was meticulous about the sources I chose for the information I was looking for. The Institutes of Medicine, Harvard, mayo Clinics, the World Health Organization, the food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, WebMD, countless major universities and hospitals across the country and around the world - the list goes on and on. By the time I made my decision, I was convinced (and still am) that RnY is the single most effective treatment known to medical science for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and more than 30 comorbidities associated with obesity. I had read all of the statistics. I was convinced that in spite of the very real risks, some very serious, that the odds of my having a successful outcome were overwhelmingly in my favor.

I felt that it was the right thing to do. And that was enough. Does that mean that I wasn't scared on the morning they wheeled me into the OR? Not hardly. Does that mean the thought of failing never crossed my mind? Not hardly. Can you ever really "know" that you're doing the right thing? I don't think so. But courage is not about never being afraid. Courage is not about certainty. Courage is about doing what you feel is right, in spite of your fears and your doubts.

This last Sunday was the second anniversary of my surgery. Now, I know I was ready. Now, I know it was the right decision for me. Now, I have a new life that at one point not so long ago I "knew" I would never have.

I "feel" that you're gonna love the new you!!

Wonderfully Stated!!

Oh, I almost forgot, I want to break up with my CPAP and my asthma inhaler. May not be able to break up with the inhaler totally but I would love to give it the cold shoulder!!

Good Luck on your journey B! I hope to have my surgery by the end of this year or beginning of next. There are so many things I am looking foreward to being able to do. I want to wear a cute bathing suit next summer for the first time since high school. I want to be able to go up the flight of stairs at work without getting winded. I want to dress like a solid gold dancer on halloween (silly I know), I want to actually enjoy to go clothes shopping. I want to run the Disney half marathon. And I want to feel better most of all.

Keep posting on your journey. I can't wait to Celebrate your victories!

I haven't told many people and it's not that I am keeping it secret, I just don't feel it's anyones business. I believe its on a need to know basis. I will tell my boss once I get my surgury date but other folks probably not. If someone asks, I will be honest and tell them. Just because I tell some one, it is not an invitation to give me their opinion. If I want it, I will ask for it. I've been very forutnate with the few that I have told. They all have been supportive and caring.

I am hoping to get my surgery by the end of December or beginning of January. I went to the seminar October 9 and completed the package. According to the call I made to my insurance company, I don't have to do any monitored diet, so that is a big plus!! I have to attend 2 support group meetings, and get the phys eval. But I think that's it. Oh and no preop diet either. Keeping my fingers crossed.

_{Good Luck and prayers for a quick recovery and lots of loss!!}

I got my referral from Tricare, but it had another surgeon's office listed than what I asked for so I have to go to another seminar. I'm not sure why Tricare changed who I requested, but it's all good because I researched the surgeon and he is one of the best in the country. I go to the seminar tomorrow with my hubby and hopefully I will be able to get the appointment with the doctor soon afterward.

Has anyone else experienced their insurance company changing who they requested? Just curious.

Woot Woot!! Way to go! Can't wait to get my bypass and be in onederland someday!!

I've pretty much decided on the bypass. I've read too many posts of people having problems with the band and a lot of band to bypass revisions. I am so excited to begin the process.

I went to my PCP today and she was wonderful! She submitted the referral to the surgeon so I can start the process with the surgeons office. I am so excited. The ball has finally started rolling!!

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my sweet girl on the 13th and it was unbearable. She was only 5 years old and was the love of my life. She had a surgery that her little body just wasn't able to handle and she was in a lot of pain and I had to let her go. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I miss her everyday. I had a dream and my sweet girl came to me and told me to get a new furbaby to help me heal. I recently got a new furbaby and my heart is healing.

I have terrible Migraines and my Asthma is not controlled. I think my Asthma has mostly to do with my weight and possibly the headaches. Has anyone that had the bypass done also suffer from these and saw resolution after your surgery?

I am really hoping that once I have surgery, these issues will start clearing up as well as my sleep apnea, depression, and painful joints.

Thank you

Try some prune juice. I hope you feel better soon!

The following drugs are NSAIDs or include NSAIDs in their formula and should not be taken after weight loss surgery:

Advil

Aleve

Amigesic

Anacin

Anaprox

Anaprox DS

Ansaid

Arthrotec

Ascriptin

Aspirin

Azolid

Bextra

Bufferin

Butazolidin

Cataflam

Celebrex

Clinoril

Combunox

Darvon

Daypro

Disalcid

Dolobid

EC Naprosyn

Ecotrin

Equagesic

Excedrin

Excedrin IB

Feldene

Ibuprofen

Indocin

Indocin SR

Indo-Lemmon

Indomethagan

Lodine

Lodine XL

Meclomen

Mictainin

Midol IB

Mobic

Motrin

Motrin IB

Nalfon

Nalfon 200

Naprapac

Naprelan

Naprosyn

Nupin

Orudis

Oruvail

Pamprin IB

Percodan

Ponstel

Relafen

Rexolate

Tab-Profen

Tandearil

Tolectin

Tolectin 600

Tolectin DS

Toradol

Uracel

Vicoprofen

Voltaren

Thank you for providing such a compete list. I will keep it for future reference.!!

Hi everyone, Well I went to my WLS seminar on Saturday and learned so much!! I have actually decided the Bypass would be better for me in the long run and so I will be spending most of my time on the gastric bypass forum rnytalk.com, but have made such a huge connection with many of you, I want to keep in touch. Anyway, I've gotta make sure I post my solid gold dancer costume picture next year! LOL

I wish you all luck in your journeys and much loss!

WOW, I think 24 pounds in 6 weeks is amazing!! You are also gaining muscle from the walking as well. Kudos for doing so great! Good luck and Good loss!

This gives me some hope!! . I also have Tricare Prime and am calling my PCP tomorrow. I really hope it will go smoothly. I'm not close to any base, so I go through civilian physicians entirely. Keeping my fingers crossed.