Rafa3

Hello, everyone! So very inspired by your success stories!!! I'm in the per op process now, have had 1 dr appt and seen the nutritionist once. Have all my other appointments set for August, then workshops and finally SURGERY
Probably looking at October. I'd love to know how everyone is doing and looking for some encouragement. BTW, my surgeon is Dr. Kruger at Tobey. Hope everyone is doing great and look forward to hearing from you

I'll be having a revision from band to RNY on 11/19. Super excited/scared/happy/nervous... all at the Samar time lol! I'll do a 10 day pre op liquid diet and have bought Unjury, which is delicious. Anyone else has a favorite Protein Drink they want to share? God bless all of us November RNYers

About to go in to get pre-op'ed for surgery!!!! Ready to get this journey started!!!

Today (10/11/13) the Los Angeles Times published the results of a study published by the New England Journal of medicine that shows that the surgeon's skill has a huge impact on the complications stemming from surgery.. Surgeons ranked in the bottom 25% of the skill ratings had 4 times the patient complication rates of surgeons ranked in the top 25%. Similarly, mortality rates for the less experienced were much higher at 0.26% vs. 0.05% for the experienced surgeons.
The key determinant of a surgeon's skill was found to be the number and frequency of gastric bypass procedures performed. Practice apparently does make perfect! The most skilled surgeons averaged 157 gastric bypasses per year and 241 bariatric procedures per year. Total number of years in practice, being at a teaching hospital and other factors were less important.
http://www.latimes.c...0,2063803.story
This suggests to me that patients in non-urban areas should strongly consider surgeons in larger communities or at regional medical centers that do many more surgeries per year.

Hope all of the losers are doing well. Wishing luck to the losers to be. Starting to feel like I own this. I'm going to be that girl from the inside!
Surgery 10/2/13
Hw 265
Sw 258.5
Cw 255

Soooo super happy to report that I saw my surgeon for my pre op visit on Friday and he said I would just take the ABX for the H Pylori for the 10 days and they could book surgery. No need to wait 4 weeks!!!

Soooo super happy to report that I saw my surgeon for my pre op visit on Friday and he said I would just take the ABX for the H Pylori for the 10 days and they could book surgery. No need to wait 4 weeks!!!

Soooo super happy to report that I saw my surgeon for my pre op visit on Friday and he said I would just take the ABX for the H Pylori for the 10 days and they could book surgery. No need to wait 4 weeks!!!

Soooo super happy to report that I saw my surgeon for my pre op visit on Friday and he said I would just take the ABX for the H Pylori for the 10 days and they could book surgery. No need to wait 4 weeks!!!

Hello everyone, I'm on the second day of my treatment for H. Pylori and have some nausea and a headache anyone else experienced this or any other side effects from this treatment? Advices on what to do to relieve this are always welcome thanks!

Thank you! We are all gonna be rockin new bodies by this time next year!!! Maybe even 6 months from now . Has anyone's doc given them specific weight loss goals? Like how much you should be losing by when?

iv is in, meds taken...should be leaving for the OR within 30 min...
see you on the losers bench! good luck to all of us going today!

Well so sorry ladies I will no longer be an October surgery. Got my date today and they're doing it on wed. Sept. 25th. Way sooner than I expected. good luck to you all in October!

I am not sure if my Surgery will be in October, but my colonoscopy and endoscopy is October 2nd, and my surgeon usually does those a few weeks before the surgery. I am exited and nervous at the same time. This will be life changing, I lost 16 pounds so far since June 29... and I seen the changes, Imagine when I loose ALL that weight.

Dear October, your lives are about to explode!!!the most exciting time in your life is here. You're going to be a mass of nerves and emotions. Excitement followed by bra ra ra ra ra......so followed by complete and total confusion. Do I really need this? What about kids and spouse. It's your month on the roller coaster of emotion.
Just know, going in, this ain't magic, it's close but it's not magic.it took us years to get this fat and out of shape.it takes years ro get it off. Comparing your loss to others leads to heart ache. If you follow your docs rules, you will lose weight. It may not happen as quickly as you like but you will lose it.
You will have stalls, there are times when your body just stops and reevaluates what you've done to it. Ignore the stalls, they are evil and make your brain hurt. Face the stalls with a sense of humor and possibly a glass of wine.
The magic trifecta is exercise, Protein, and Water. Missing any components will slow down weight loss. If you have a true stall (not a 2day stall) either enjoy and wait it out or increase calories and decrease work out intensity or just change things up!
Enjoy the ride, enjoy the ups and downs. There are so many moments along this journey that should be savored, don't lose site of the journey while staring at the goal.
HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 198

WOW, I'm scheduled for October 3. My doc is not requiring me to do 10 day liquid diet!!! Stoked! He said I was on the fence with my BMI and I could do the surgery or not.......I am post lapband removal and have done so much research on all surgeries.... I just blurted out SCHEDULE ME :} My husband laughed at me and said that I did not even ponder on making the decision. I told him I was tired of not seeing results of our workout and eating right....I wanted payoff!! No more people thinking I'm pregnant. I carry a lot of my weight in the middle..No more obesity, cause my whole family line is obese. I don't want that. He is so proud. That makes me feel good.

Awesome!! I can't wait to find out my date. Suuuuper excited for all of us

I loved it! I have 2 more as a requirement for surgery but I'll probably continue to attend

Yay October 1st and getting so excited!!!!

Tomorrow 9/11 is my surgery. I'm pretty anxious to get it done and start my new journey. I would welcome and prayers and happy thoughts for a successful operation and recovery..... Thank you!!!!

I feel the same!!! Glad we all met!! raja the support groups are great!!! I plan to go to as many as I can after the surgery too! It's so great to everyone's stories and to know you're not alone!!