fleabag1975

my surgery is 26 March. i have to have open procedure due to 3 other ops (band), sleeve, hernia, and scar tissue. I am in Australia. I was able to draw superannuation to pay the out of pocket $9k the rest is covered by health insurance. 10 weeks to go, getting scared. Have dietician still to see and dont have to do fluid pre op diet, thank god...the post op is bad enough!

got my open surgery for GP on 26 March. Would love a buddy if someone else is also getting open surgery so we can compare stories and support. I weigh 98kg, i am 5ft 4.

had a bit of a chuckle, there a few spelling mistakes in the book! I have the kindle version. So far is brillant though!

my surgery date is 26 March. I have to have open surgery as I have prior had band (slipped) sleeve (stretched) and hernia repair. very scared! got all my Vitamins and taking now to be on safe side. Scared of waking up i tend to throw up when i wake up....scared of open surgery and the pain i may be in!

I was very scared -- even wrote goodbye letters to my family the night before surgery. However, my risk if dying from obesity was greater than my risk for surgery. My husband was very worried -- he's been supportive AFTER the surgery. I have told very few people otherwise. I had diabetes (controlled by insulin and pills), high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and high tri with stage 3 fatty liver. I followed the pre-op diet for two weeks without cheating. My liver was still fatty. My surgery was a lap RNY 13 days ago. I didn't die. They also repaired an umbilical hernia while they were in there. So far I am down 37 lbs -- and am completely free of ALL diabetes meds and HBP meds. . Thus far I am complication free. so glad to hear. I was told i wont live next 12 months as my insulin is producing 10 times more than it should and killing my liver and kidneys, i am also insulin resistant. I only weigh 100kg but need bypass to correct the insulin and get rid of the diabeties and repair the liver and kidneys. scary stuff, i too arranged my funeral and letters to family. so glad you are loosing only 13 days into it - well done. Are you on puree food now? What liquids were you on? I still need to find everything out through the dietician 12 march before surgery 26 march. Did you have open or laprascopic?

hi there vicki1205 I am having mine done 26 march. open as well, because i have had, band, sleeve, hernia, all laprasopic, now due to scar tissue etc i have to have open.i have been told 3 nights in hospital. please keep in touch, i can see you are only a few days away! good luck....hugs

hi wilbskinny yeah i had a band, then sleeve and that stretched, then had hernia, so due to scar tissue have to have open surgery... i am so nervous and scared as I havent had open surgery so i dont know how much pain to expect...

Having open surgery gastric bypass 26 March scared to death! Got appt with dietician coming from up as I need to learn what to eat as my fear is dumping syndrome. At this sstage been told 3 nights stay. I too have osteoarthritis bad shoulders, type 2 diabetes and take cholesterol pills so look forward to coming off meds. Taking all the vitamins etc now so my hair doesn't fall out!