Vicki Loichinger

Everyone tolerates this surgery differently. If you have a good expierenced surgeon you will not have problems etc. I was back to work one week after surgery, I had no complications what so ever, the pain was minimal and that is coming from someone who cannot tolerate any pain what so ever -LOL. And I would do it again in a second. The key is to do exactly what your doctor tells you to do. Take your vitimans, drink you protien, eat what you are supposed to eat and you will be fine.
After surgery I was not hungry at all and had to make an effort to eat when I was supposed to eat. You have to work with the surgery, it is not a miracle cure becuase you get out of it what you put in. Only YOU can make it a sucess !!!!

"You're not big enough for surgery"
That statement fires my a**. Would these people tell a drug addict who only does their drugs on the weekends that they don't need rehab? Would these people tell someone who only drinks after work they are not alcoholic enough for rehab? Grrrrrr
Sorry for the vent.
After us November folk have our surgeries, the naysayers can kiss our looking fine behind. :-)

My boyfriend left me before I had the surgery. He is a overweight man and was on the program to have the surgery and decided to drop out.
I had the surgery and feel great, I felt bad at first since he left me but decided my life was more important. You will have to make sure he understand that you are with him and him only, show him that you are there for him.
For now instead of going out with your friends go out with him, you have to start to built your relationship all over again
Unfortunately this is one thing part of this surgery that is hard to deal with but keep your head up and you will get true this
I have lost many friends and work friends due to this surgery but I keep thinking that if they where really my friends they would have stand by me
Good luck

so happy, I knew you would be flying around that ER soon, and look at you go.

I do know its my decision, trust me on that. i just want to hear from folks who have had it, putting aside the yonger people who are under 40, because hell yea i would be excited as all get out to be able to get my groove back and buy new clothes and find a good man, but I am not looking for any of that. I am 56 years young married, and have a grand daughter. i just want my activity level up and just feel good. I am not looking for depression answers that isnt what i mean. I just want to know after it is all said and done are YOU happy? i appreciate all the good tips advice, and comments. Oh i am having the surgery dont get me wrong. next time i take my 5 yr old granddaughter to the zoo, i want to be smiling the whole way around it and pushing her to the next place.

praying for you and wishing you the very best recovering. Smiling for you because I know you are so happy and excited. I know you will hurt some this evening, but it will be worth it. Let us know when you are up to it how you are doing,

fingers, toes and eyes crossed for you. I got that call Friday and I was so happy and relieved. Now just waiting for a call with a date,
Wishing your phone to ring,
Hugs

nope Mommy no one should use this against you. I am so sorry. Tell who you want to tell. Those that you don't think will be supportive and positive just don't talk about it to them. When you start losing weight and get healthier and they ask tell them you have had a Life style change. Wishing you the very best.

I didn't have high blood pressure or depression, so those issues weren't a problem for me. My dr. took me off my diabetes medicine before I left the hospital. I regulated the same day.
I NEVER had incisional pain. I only took my pain meds to sleep when I got home. Just gas pain from hell for a couple days. I took infant gas drops and it dissolved in a matter of minutes. I still do occasionally but not often at all. I've never dumped, vomited, or been nauseated.
I have had no complications besides being dehydrated for two days the week after surgery. It was my fault, because I just didn't feel like drinking anything. I haven't dumped or vomited. I may have an occasional gas pain. I take some infant gas drops and it's over. I seem to tolerate all foods very well so far. I just don't go crazy. I've eaten Cookies, very thin slices of cake, candy, fried food, etc. JUST IN GREAT MODERATION. I still go out with friends. I'm even able to shop on the same side of the store with them now. I have no complaints.

Im very new too and felt the same way. I still don't know how to reply lol. But Monday i had my first visit with the nutritionist. I was almost going to cancel because i feel guilty taking that money away from my family. We struggle just to pay the bills. But i figured that i have put everyone ahead of me up until now that's why i am overweight now. That first visit with the doctor though made me feel totally at ease. Write down questions that you want to ask the doctor. That way you don't get the deer in head lights thing going on. I really like my surgeon so i feel comfortable after meeting with him. But i think its totally normal to feel like you do. Im just one step ahead of you so if you wanta chat sometime let me know. The diet visit was real easy they just tell you you'll need Vitamins and to switch to more Protein. I already wrote alot so let me know if you wanta know more. Gl!

I thank you for all of your replies, I see that this forum is going to help me out so much. Just with only the few replies I am getting insite to the life changing decision I am making. Although I am still new to the forum you guys jumped right in there to agree with me that it is scary and this is normal. I thank you again. Tomorrow (Friday) and the consultation and although I am scared, I am excited because the is the first step in achieving that goal. : )

Thats what i want to know from the 1000 of you folks on here.
I am 56, i am type 2 diabetic that takes 750 mg of metformin XR 3 times a day,
my cholesterol went up 1 time and was put on pravastatin, and because i am a diabetic doc puts me on high blood pressure so that the pressure doesnt build up on my kidneys from the diabetes, and in my entire life never had high blood pressure. it was never over 124/70 always just a little lower. now with the freaking pill which i discuss with my doc to let me 1/2 it for once a day, my pressure still runs low, even at one time it was 95 /62 that is too low. it usally stays now around 103/61 which i think is too low, but i will live with it. I dont care how i will look. I just want to stop being the biggest person in pictures, I want to be healthy enough to keep up with my 5 yr old granddaughter and do stuff like walk around the zoo and fairs and stuff with out giving out. and I refuse to use a wheel chair. I am not disabled. just fat. i havent ever been able to lose more then 20 lbs. its so freaking hard. and i didnt gain weight till i was 28, and then had depression so much i went for confort foods. chocolate addicted. i just want to feel normal and feel good and get off these meds. if it takes surgery then it will. i just want to know i wont still be depressed later like i am now. thank you for the comments

Old_hippi_gal you have every right to feel the way you do, once you lose the weight are you going to be happy? yes. Once u see how ur life is changing you mood is going to change, is it going to be hard? most definitely your emotions are all over the place Hun. Lets just take it one day at a time. You will see the change I you, and in your weight and you're lab work, you just have relax and try not to pest yourself. I'm the same way my surgery is Monday and my emotions are all over the place. I'm just letting God take control of this. In His name we will be ok. We are here if you need us. God has been carrying you already.

Old Hippe you are asking great questions and are awesome to want to know everything but don't over stress yourself either. The emotions are going to be a roller coaster for a bit right after surgery because your affair with food is over but there is still the emotional end of it. You will loose weight fast, the more you lose the more you want to workout and eat healthy. Just think of how wonderful it will be to chase your grandaughter around Make your grandaugher your focus and that will keep you on track. This surgery is a tool to make you healthy !!!

I just got the call from my surgeons office and she thought it was hilarious that I didn't even have to think about what date I wanted my surgery.... I am on the schedule for Nov 12 woot, woot!!!!!

No judging here, just don't let it derail you, don't dwell on it, move on, tomorrow is another day. You are human after all. I just think we have to not have the old mindset of "i blew it, I might as well do it some more" nope we can't do that. It will happen again. But again don't let it get you so down on yourself. Sending you so much positive thoughts.

I can honestly I feel AWESOME.... I have yo-yo dieted for the past 20 years. I once lost 100 lbs all by myself by dieting and exercise. Then put 60 of it back on, then lost it again.. then put it back on again. Now that I am 53 I was tired of the non-healthy yo-yo dieting, I knew a few people who hand RNY and never knew that insurance paid... if I knew that years ago I would have had surgery a long time ago.
My cholestrol was 220 before surgery and it is now 157, my BP was boarderline high is is now 115/76. Surgery helps you to not over eat, it helps you maintain control. Once you start loosing the weight you get a natural high that is so awesome. There is no feeling like when you put on a pair of pants that were tight and are now loose or someone say "wow you look great". That only fuels me to do even more I love the way I feel and look now !!!

Ok I have you to thank for a very sore belly today LOL, I just had to look up Oxycise last night. And that lead me to several you tube videos for proper breathing and deep breathing ect. I did so many deep breaths and diaphragmatic breathing that I feel like I did a million sit ups last night. I knew your plan was good. I am still doing the deep breathing today even though it hurts a bit. But I want these lungs in top shape for surgery. And my lungs are never in top shape.
Hope you are having a great day.

I have been reading so many of your post alot of them, I am in 3 different support groups, here, Facebook, and sparkpeople. I have read the post of folks going in for surgery, 4 days post op, and even up to 5 years post op. I have read about the weight losses, and great going for you!!,
I have read the pain in my side. the dumping, and all that, and the excitment to buy new clothes.
but not once have i read any post that says I feel so good now. I cant believe i could feel this good.
I need to know??
Yes i have read if i had a choice knowning what i know now about the surgery and the pains and stuff would I do it again. and most of everyone says hell yea in a second. and thats awesome
BUT ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?? is it everything you thought it would be? are you off the medications that you had to take for diabetes? and cholestrol, and high blood pressure. that the surgeons claim you will be off of? What about your depression, because i know most of us are depressed from being obese. are you still depressed?
I am scared and i just need everyone to be honest please.
thank you
janice

wishing you luck fatfree and crossing my fingers and toes, The waiting is the hardest part so far, But oh the joy you feel when that phone rings with and approval and a date.,
and Mommy327 don't let the nay sayers get you down. Some are just fearful for you and that isn't a bad thing. Some are telling you we love you no matter what. But that isn't why we are doing this. We want to be healthier, we want to be able to LOVE people and ourselves. We want to live. I know they are afraid, but if they only knew how afraid they should be for us being overweight. Very glad Hubby is on board. You don't need everyone, you need a few good ones.
Sending everyone positive thoughts for today no matter what stage of the process you are in.

I just gotta say, seeing my name on this list makes me so happy. We are all in such good company, I am excited for all of us. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers daily.
WE are going to do this.

Please add me to the November list
November 7, 2012
12:30 be at hospital 10:30
Wow hard to sink in that it is really going to happen
Revision from lab band to gastric bypass.

No judging here, just don't let it derail you, don't dwell on it, move on, tomorrow is another day. You are human after all. I just think we have to not have the old mindset of "i blew it, I might as well do it some more" nope we can't do that. It will happen again. But again don't let it get you so down on yourself. Sending you so much positive thoughts.