jessiej1979

@ Betsy, lol, my surgery isn't until January 16th and my hospital bags have been packed since mid-December!! I'm a over-achiever, I guess u can say...lol. Good luck to you!! My surgeon requires a minimum mandatory hospital stay of 4 days for a Laparoscopic RNY. I just hope it can stay a laparoscopic procedure. I've had multiple previous abdominal surgeries with a lot of scar tissue so I'm keeping my fingers AND toes crossed!!! Cheers to the New Year and all our future endeavors in a smaller pair of pants!

I definitely agree Jessie! My insurance didn't require me to loose weight, and I'm glad because I can't. I very been doing Protein Shakes for Breakfast since August

I just had THE best Protein Shake this morning! I went to the grocery store and came across this packet for banana smoothie mix that required milk, ice and one ripe banana. So I purchased some bananas, and Lactaid fat free milk. I put the bananas in the fridge for a while to ripen them a bit then I threw the smoothie mix, banana, milk, ice AND a packet of Unjury chocolate Splendor flavoring Protein Powder in the blender for a minute and you talk about something SOOOO good! Give it a try!!! Unjury is such a breath of fresh air! No after taste...no chalky-Ness.

My ultimate fear is quite different from yours. My fear is that it won't control my appetite. I feel like I could eat 6 cheeseburgers right now. Its a weird fear but it's mine

I am having such a difficult time with this 2 week preop liquid diet and I'm only on day 2. I'm starving and I want a huge cheeseburger but I know that if I do it, I'll get in that operating room and my liver will still be big and they won't operate on me. I'm on 2 Protein Shakes a day and full liquids but I just feel so tired with constant headaches so I had a half of glass of diet coke. I'm ready for my stomach to be smaller so I won't have this huge appetite anymore!!! #FeelingFrustrated#

I have a surgery set for Jan 23rd. Being it's the new year I decided to start my pre-op yesterday on the 2nd. I just "joined" this site looking for encouragement from people going through the same things at the same time. I am excited to see/experience what this year will bring.

Hi hear you! I just want to eat eat and eat! Anything in sight will do! If I lived close to fast food joints I am sure I would be there. My fear is after surgery I will just want to keep right on eating!

I'm having laparoscopic RNY on January 16th and my surgeon signed my FMLA paperwork requesting I'd need off a mandatory 6 weeks. Its funny how some people can have the same type of surgery but how surgeons' opinions differ so much.

HI, My surgery is the 16th also. I am also very excited!

Good luck today!!!!

Good luck tomorrow!!!!! Thoughts and prayers coming your way. Mine is the 16th!!

At least we get to experience a little bit of Christmas supper! That's a positive!!

My day one starts today!!! Not looking forward to it but if it gets me one step closer to my RNY on Jan 16th, then I'll do just about anything.

I start my pre op diet in the morning! Two weeks till surgery! I'm excited but nervous!

Did or does anyone else have a 2 day bowel prep for the RNY? My surgery is 1/16/14 and I have to start my bowel prep on 1/14/16

Everything will be ok think about why you're doing this it's all worth it

Well, good luck to you!! And hope your holidays are wonderful

Hey!! My surgery is January 16th! I'm soooo ready!

One step closer :-)

Im in Baltimore, had lapband 2 years ago. Just had panniculectomy and breast reduction 12/13/13 to get rid of access skin...everything is going great, hardly no pain at all. Good luck to you guys!!

Surgery date for me is January 16th, I start my pre-op full liquid diet on January 2nd. I don't think it'll be that bad...I can have cream based Soups, Protein Shakes and puddings.< /p>

My surgery is set for January 16th and I'm interested in knowing if I have anyone near me?!?!?

Jan 16th and I just did my xrays and upper GI yesterday. All I have left is blood work and physical. Coming together. Exciting

Information regarding the elastic ring - All gastric bypass patients are encouraged to consider the placement of a silastic ring. The procedure is the same as is performed for Gastric Roux-en-Y with one modification: a silastic ring is placed around the pouch just above the connection between the gastric pouch and the bypassed intestine. This creates additional restriction for patients, and many surgeons believe that the ring helps patients avoid weight regain in the long term.

Anyone?!? My surgery is Jan 6th and looking for others