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Me! Approved for surgery today! My Birthday.

Unless there are special circumstances you should be able to eat. I ate up until a couple hours before I had my son, and ate within an hour of having him. I did a labor and delivery rotation last July and the only ones I remember being restricted from food were those with planned c-sections. I honestly don't really remember being very hungry during active labor with my son, but I was starving following delivery. I did vomit the first time I ate after I had him, but I got cleaned up and went back for more and was fine.... ha ha.

You know I went in wanting RnY. I was quite surprised when my surgeon said that he recommended the sleeve for me. His main points were that if I had walked in a year ago that he would have been RnY all the way, he said in the last year he has seen how well the Sleeve is working and due to my lack of co morbidities (I do have sleep apnea.... dx in March) my age and not being diabetic he thought it would be appropriate. He was highly against the lap band, said a majority of his surgeries the past year have been revisions. He also talked about how with my age, that if 30-40 years down the road I was putting weight on, that I could be revised to a RnY. Than I found this great forum and read a lot of literature and was just thrilled with what I was reading.

Oh man, I am sorry you are dealing with this. Fortunately my physician was the one who recommended it, she was actually a Nurse Practitioner who I frequently see in a family practice. My family practice set me up with a resident (learning hospital) who has been equally supportive, and very excited (I am her first to go through this process so she is very diligent in the process) Are you in a family practice that has multiple doctors? I have about 12 doctors and 26 residents I can choose from, not to mention 2 NPs and 2 PAs.

Oh lets see.... sleep Study Follow up Sleep Study Labs Upper GI Psych x 3 (1 for testing, 1 for approval and a secondary approval within 3 months of surgery) Exercise Physiologist Nutritionist (once, and again before surgery) EKG Minimum of 1 support group, have attended 5 out of 6 Two appts with surgeon, once to see if I was a good candidate and I will have another pre op. There is another pre op class that is required (surgery date, pending approval, August 29) They go so quickly. I really enjoyed the process. It was hard and yet very worth it.

I have a date of August 29th. I have not technically been approved yet, the paperwork was submitted as of last Tuesday. I really wanted August 13th, I am in school and it would have given me 10 days before I had to be back in class to get over that initial hump, without missing any class, but my surgeon took a two week vacation. I requested the first day after he gets back. It might mean a missed day of school, but I am just going to do it. Otherwise I have to wait until December. Let's go approval letter!

Yes intubated but you won't remember. Possibly a sore throat after, I didn't have one after my gall bladder though.

I have read this one, I really enjoyed it. It gave a really great perspective on the emotional/mental parts of surgery.

Paperwork faxed today, surgery date of Aug 27th. Wanted the 13th but my Dr is on vacation for two weeks, at least he will be well rested!

I had to loose 5lbs and waited until the last week.... I went low carb, very strict and it was off in no time. I was down 7.9# by my appt.

I am so sorry! That must be so frustrating. I am struggling for my patience right now, they have been telling me for a week that they will fax my stuff, but as of 12 today it was still sitting on the PAs desk. I have very limited time to make a surgery date work this summer, and if it doesn't fall within a workable time frame, it will have to wait for December...... Hoping it all works out the way it is supposed too!

I know if I go a week without it I'm avoiding something. I weigh daily (pre op) I have to its my motivator when I loose and my kick in the pants when I gain.

My surgeon said that this last year, at least half of his surgeries were lap band to RnY revisions. I never asked for it and he definitely didn't recommend it.

I feel like the donkey with the carrot hung right in front of my face. Friday the office said as soon as the PA signs off on my stuff they will fax it. Monday she said it still wasn't done, but soon. Tuesday is surgery day and nothing yet today. They said they will call when they fax it so I'm trying to be patient, but it seems to be weighing on my mind every moment of the day. It's just one more hurdle, I've made it 6 months I know I can hang in there a bit longer. The anticipation is killing me. ----I'm hoping to laugh at this post a year from now---

You said your two week check up, are you 100% sure your home scale and the Dr scale are the same? My scale weighs nearly 4# heavy.

It was nasty stuff and I burped for hours after, I luckily had my results immediately. Good thoughts your way.

I have not had surgery, but struggle with compliments. I am a baker, and a cook and tend to be on the creative side so I tend to be complimented frequently in those areas. My response is generally a "oh uh hmmm yeah" followed by a spastic look down, up and to the side and a fast get away. I have a friend who told me, you need to realize when people compliment you, they do it because they like something about you, or what you did. It isn't meant to make you uncomfortable, it isn't them being snotty or hurtful. She also said I know you are used to being rejected and hurt, and the idea of a compliment is foreign but you need to own up to that compliment and outright say "Thank you" that is it. Then you need to realize that you deserve the compliment, and you need to be proud of it. We all have our demons, and have all been rejected and hurt in one way or another. When someone gives you a compliment, just say thank you, and mean it. Maybe try to envision what they are seeing, or complimenting on and understand why they would compliment you. You deserve the compliment, otherwise they wouldn't give it to you.

Paperwork is being submitted today, with an anticipated August date.

Yes. My navigator was there and I email her a couple times a month, and see her at the support group every month and she is active in our FB Group. It's pretty nice.

And if you are going to a seminar they wil more than likely help you. My first step, after my referral from my physician, was the seminar. I met my patient navigator who did all the work for me. She called my insurance, found out what I needed and what they were looking for, I met my surgeon about a week later and walked away with a list of things to do and before I left his office my patient navigator had scheduled me for half of them. Ive had to be proactive enough to make sure I do what is expected of me, but I have always been able to fall back on my patient navigator when I get lost.

Good Luck! It will be worth it!

Oh good to know. I should have surgery in August. I will have to pick up a case before the sale is over.

They do vary greatly. I have found it to be quite fascinating. The first few days will be the worst, I haven't done it but I have done similar things and that first few days is a lot of detoxing. Just keep up on ur fluids, split the shakes up if you need too and remember that it's not forever.

Same(ish) boat. My paperwork goes in Monday, the PA just needs to sign off on it. I too will have a low fat diet vs liquids. Good Luck!

It really does sound like the gall bladder. How strange.