MKGlidewell

Add me! Got my appproval today from UHC! Pre-op at Dr Dietrick's Thursday @ 1130. June 17 @ 0730 surgery!!!!!! I work in an OR so I know the deal...ask if you can be 1st or 2nd so the surgeon isn't too tired/worn out when they get to you :-)

ARTZ137 you are the winner. In order to get to the stomach the surgeon has to lift the liver. Anytime a laparoscopy is done they use the instruments to lift and move the,liver out of the way for a better view in that small space. The smaller the liver is the less force has to be put on it to retract it, which greatly reduces the chance of there being a tear or lasceration. Truly it is in everyone's best interest to do a pre op diet, not only to get your body used to relying on fewer calories and less food (reduces caloric/fat distress which can lead to hair loss) but also shrinks the liver which reduces the likelihood of a secondary complication.
When it comes to a leak test...some docs do it, some don't do it right away. The rationale is that very very rarely do we leak immediately post stapling. It is usually within the 1st 24 hrs after we have been moving and what not. Your surgeon should most definitely do a barium swallow/upper GI the day after your surgery to check then for leakage, and to make sure the liquid will pass through your GI junction. Neverthelesss, you should wake up from surgery with a drain (hemovac) as a precautionary measure. If you do leak this drain will collect the infectious Fluid and drastically reduce the complications of getting a leak and becoming septic.

ARTZ137 you are the winner. In order to get to the stomach the surgeon has to lift the liver. Anytime a laparoscopy is done they use the instruments to lift and move the,liver out of the way for a better view in that small space. The smaller the liver is the less force has to be put on it to retract it, which greatly reduces the chance of there being a tear or lasceration. Truly it is in everyone's best interest to do a pre op diet, not only to get your body used to relying on fewer calories and less food (reduces caloric/fat distress which can lead to hair loss) but also shrinks the liver which reduces the likelihood of a secondary complication.
When it comes to a leak test...some docs do it, some don't do it right away. The rationale is that very very rarely do we leak immediately post stapling. It is usually within the 1st 24 hrs after we have been moving and what not. Your surgeon should most definitely do a barium swallow/upper GI the day after your surgery to check then for leakage, and to make sure the liquid will pass through your GI junction. Neverthelesss, you should wake up from surgery with a drain (hemovac) as a precautionary measure. If you do leak this drain will collect the infectious Fluid and drastically reduce the complications of getting a leak and becoming septic.

Add me! Got my appproval today from UHC! Pre-op at Dr Dietrick's Thursday @ 1130. June 17 @ 0730 surgery!!!!!! I work in an OR so I know the deal...ask if you can be 1st or 2nd so the surgeon isn't too tired/worn out when they get to you :-)

I didnt think it would ever come 2 this & u got me thru some really rough times 2 say the least. I thought we were friends but u turned out 2 be my enemy...but like they say "keep ur friends close & ur enemies closer." It seems so hard 2 let u go but I have 2, yes I remember the times u comforted me when I was sad, angry, happy or just feeling alone. U been there thru my most darkest moments in life & at the time I THOUGHT I needed u. Sometimes u were good 2 me but most times u were bad, I didnt think I would ever feel this way about u out of everything that we've been thru, 2 be honest u got me 2 where I am 2day, I know u didnt do it alone it was alot of factors but mostly u....I know u want 2 hang out like we use 2 but we have out grown each other & although I want 2 keep a relationship with u it will NEVER be the same! So I will see u around just not as much as I use 2. Im startin my liquid diet 2day & will be sleeved June 3rd So heres 2 u food from an OLD friend!!!!!

That's awesome that you're able to get all that protein in! Our bodies all absorb bioavailable(consumable) nutrients differently, just so you're aware. I'm a pre-med student, so I've been flooded with all this info. There is always a biological explanation as to why we experience change in our bodies. Nothing is ever just one of those things. With that said, your hair loss could be from the distress that your body is going through or from malabsorption of the protein you are consuming. Keep at it though! Your body will adjust if it's stressed, and if it doesn't you could switch up the types of protein you are consuming and when you're consuming them. Best Wishes :-)

As a side note for the ladies, dont forget to get bra fitting after a significant amount of weight loss. I just had one last week and it just feels amazing when you're lifted properly. My new clothes fit fantastically now and it looks like I've lost more than I actually have! Yeah baby!

I'm 5' 11.5" & highest weight was 323 last year. I'm now 311, & waiting on insurance to approve my surgery so I can do this!

I'm 332 and my surgery date is may 28th! I was starting to feel like a whale seeing people who are 180 and wanting the surgery lol!