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DukeLacroix

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  9. Posted

    Hello,

    I had my surgery in June 2011. I have been in mourning and in therapy since my S.O. committed suicide the day I had my surgery.

    Long story, but here I am mentally ready to restart my weight loss journey--at 62yrs old.

    Am I too old to start all over?

    Is there anyone out there that would be willing to give my badly needed support? I live in RURAL upstate NY and am literally alone.

    I made an appointment to see a nutritionist this Tues.. I thought that would be a good place to start, since I have forgotten almost everything that I learned pre-op, and I have a SEVERE allergy to soy and a lesser allergy to all other legumes.

    I guess what I really am looking for is a friend or two. I need a friend right now.

    Valentina

    Your S.O. committed suicide the day you had Bariatric surgery? Unbelievable! Was there a connection? Did she not want you to have it? Was she so afraid of a change that she couldn't stand it?

    My wife has been very supportive. I guess she worried that I'd die on the table, but I'm 4 days post up so that ain't happening.

    Look, I was in dire need. Each month was a new problem: arthritic hip, back pain, knee pain, inability to walk over 200 yards. My blood pressure was creeping up, my diabetes was getting worse, blotches on my leg---the letters CTD kept creeping into my mind---"circling the drain." Man, I didn't have a choice.

    Two and a half years at WW and stuck (yes, I attended meetings religiously).

    I don't know what's at the end of this road, but I knew what was at the end of THAT road.

    I'm 60. I'm not looking to be svelt again. I just want to be able to walk again. I want to go someplace and not be looking for the next place to sit down and rest. I'd like to be able to watch a movie to the end and not leave the theatre to pee. These are simple desires.

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  17. Posted

    Ok,

    I'm trying hard to trust this new doctor that is coming on..... But the surgeon I originally had told me I would have to have a full liquid diet for 2 weeks pre op..... And that its dangerious not to follow the diet. In fact, if I didn't that he would know when he opened me up seeing that my liver didnt strink and wouldn't preform surgery.

    Got the call I've been waiting on today to schedule surgery..... June 14th!! Yay!!!

    But she said this new doctor doesn't require you having to do the liquid diet pre-op as we have to deal with a lot as it is....

    So please please please tell me if any of you guys were told the same thing and if you had good or bad results..... I only want to hear from people that was told the same thing!!! Thank you!

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