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Dr. Lang is great!!

I live in Tallahassee. I'm not getting sleeved. I'm going for the bypass. But, my surgeon will be Dr. Eliot Sieloff from TMH Bariatric Surgery.

I found out that it will be billed to me and then I'll make an arrangement with the hospital. Thank goodness!

Well, I met with my surgeon and he highly recommended RNY. I also met with my OBGYN and she feels with supplements, nutrition modification, and being closely monitored, I can have successful pregnancies after bypass. I should have surgery next month. Thanks so so much for everyone's input.

I fit on rides at the fair!

I fit on rides at the fair!

I fit on rides at the fair!

I fit on rides at the fair!

I fit on rides at the fair!

It sounds like it's probably a combination of both. Now you have more energy, you're probably a little more flexable, your hormones have changed, etc. In any case, good for you! Sex gives you endorphins so I'd totally count it as exercise. ????

Being an accountant I sit at a desk I went back to work one week later. I also own a pet sitting business, I went to work 2 hours after being released from the hospital. Yes I'm crazy lol
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Most have regrets very soon after surgery. You're dealing with some pain (honestly not too much), you miss food, your tummy feels funny, you're tired, it's a damn full time job the first few weeks just to get your fluids and protien in....I could go on.
Fast forward a couple months. You are starting to feel normal, you can ALMOST eat everything again, and you've lost weight! And more than likely you have been taken off your meds for diabetes and high blood pressure. Score!
Fast forward a year or 2. You have lost so much weight that people don't recognize you! You actually exercise, and you love it! ( Well, maybe) You've had to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe, and you look and feel better than you have in years! Except for some much needed restriction that helps you to not overeat, especially in situations where you're tempted, you feel completely normal. And you LOOK normal. You're finally not the fattest person in the room. You FINALLY feel in control.
What's there to regret??

The initial post op phase of this thing sure does suck doesn't it? You want food, you don't fully get the implications of the emotional aspect, it's hard to adjust, and to top it all off, how will you ever find any comfort being as you cannot have much to eat. I know those feelings well. All of us do.
To be quite honest, sometimes it still sucks now. When I'm at a restaurant, when it's a holiday gathering, when I cook all day for the family and can only eat 5 bites, when nothing would make me happier than a huge cheeseburger - but wait - why am I going to waste money on a huge cheeseburger I can only eat a few bites of?
Having to work through the emotional part of this journey sucks too.
Let me tell you what I've gained by having to learn to live the sleeve life. I'm healthy, I'm not ever the fattest one in the room, I never count calories, I eat how ever much I can of whatever I want, and when I see my reflection in the store window I giggle because I cannot believe that's me.
Oh yeah - and I gained peace, confidence, and emotional maturity. I got these things by having to fight my way through the regret, the wild hormonal changes, the frustration of being denied my favorite method of comfort ( food), and the realization that I had quite a few issues to deal with.
There is no price you can put on that last part. It is priceless and it has given me a new found calm and rationale that I never new existed. They call this a journey. Everywhere you look someone is speaking of their "journey". And it's all true. If you want the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow you have to go the the rough part of the journey. It's a worthy journey. You can do it.

My doctors actually told me the opposite that at my age and considering long term benefits RNY was the better option!
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I had RNY 4 months ago...unfortunately I do not dump from eating sweets ....I haven't had ice cream, cake, doughnuts etc but I have eaten small amounts of chocolate and hard candy without any ill affects . It is what it is and I need to learn to deal with it in order to be successful...I have lost 55 lbs since surgery and 85lbs total . Slow and steady wins the race!

My seminar was December 2nd. I scheduled an appointment with the Dr at the Bariatric Center the next day. My first appointment was January 13th. I had to have blood work done, an EKG, a sleep study, and I had to lose weight. I also had 3 appointments with a Nutritionist and 3 appointments with a therapist. My first appointment with the surgeon was May 6 and my surgery was approved by insurance on May 24th. I got my date that day and my date is 6/15.

I start my preop on Monday. Heaven help me...... Lol
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I started mine on 6/1. Surgery 6/15. Today is day 7 and it is hard!! I want to chew something so bad and I'm tired of Protein shakes.

You're not the only one. I'm trying not to be a grump too.

The first two days I had a headache. Today is day 3 and I didn't have a headache.

After I got past day 3 things got so much easier emotionally. I am on day 9/14 and I still get a few temptations and cravings but it is easier to turn them away. I do miss chewing though.

I started mine on 6/1. Surgery 6/15. Today is day 7 and it is hard!! I want to chew something so bad and I'm tired of Protein shakes.

I am in the exact same boat. Today is day 3 of my liquid pre-op diet. My surgery is 6/15. The head hunger is kicking my butt today.

OH YES, I feel ya! June 14 is my surgery date and shrinking the liver is not easy, and I overthink everything, so I was like, "Do I really need this", I'm going to Google it and see what it says about the shrinking liver.diet that you have to have before your surgery, if it's good or bad or if they just tell you that you need to do it, and it's the best thing to do so that the doctor don't hit your liver, Google has a lot of information if you want to Google it and read all the information so yeah after that I'm sure thinking I really need to do the liquid diet to shrink my liver so that I'll have no complications with my surgery, I'm in the same boat as you and We Can Do IT!
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I'm scheduled for surgery on 6/23 and today is the first day of a 3 week liquid diet. Please pray for me!!!!????
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