amyemer

Hang in there!! You know how badly you want this and you can do this. Just keep fighting!!!

I'm happy to hear you are back on track after your surgeon found the mass. Hopefully this journey has saved your life in more than one way. Please keep us posted. Also all of you can also find me on Facebook in the Bariatric weight loss family (not for profit) group as well as here.

This is my shake mix

I picked up the vitamins but haven't started them yet but I was already taking vitamins so I'm doing those until I have my surgery. I had to buy the shake mix from my surgeons office so I'm doing 4 of those a day. I'm allowed some vegetables, sugar free jello, broth, and sugar free popsicles. I live near Chico and my surgery will be in Lodi.

I'm in Northern California and I'm having RNY on the 28th.

I just started the 2 week pre op diet. I'm hoping the next 2 weeks go by quick.

I'll be having RNY too. Glad to hear you are doing well. If they put a tube down your throats that could explain the cough. Are you still on liquids?

I finally have an official surgery date of September 28th.

Awesome!!!! I'm still waiting on a confirmation on my surgery date but due to high confidence in my surgeon I started the liquid diet. Can I ask what meds you've had to take for surgery? I know I was prescribed norco, compazine, an anti acid and something else.

Where in Oregon? I'm near Chico, CA

I haven't looked for any vitamins yet but I think I'll be starting on what my drs office has.

They don't cover the shakes unfortunately. They just require using what they supply which I pay for. I'm hoping to hear good news regarding my surgery on Tuesday.

I'll be doing a 2 week liquid diet but my surgeons office provides the shakes.

Good luck on Wednesday!!! I'm having RNY.

I'm in California and hoping surgery will happen on September 20th. Still waiting on insurance approval.

More protein. Peanut butter if allowed.

I don't but I'm sure a lactation consultant can help you out. I'm sure as long as you stay hydrated you'll be ok.

Had my appointment with my surgeon today. Still looking at having RNY and tentative surgery date is September 20th

No surgery date yet. At this point hoping for September and I'm looking at having RNY. My next appointment with my surgeon is Thursday.

Did you have the sleeve or rny?

Surgery will be August or September at this point. I'm leaning towards RNY.

Which surgery are all of you having? I'm torn between the sleeve and RNY. I was leaning towards rny because of the higher weight loss percentage and the dumping syndrome to be used as a tool. However after having a consultation for the endoscopy the doctor that's doing it said not to have rny and to have the sleeve. He said he's seen so many people with issues later that had rny because they can't absorb all of the nutrients they need. He said to have the sleeve to keep the continuity of the stomach with the intestines. My FIL had the sleeve last Feb and also recommending the sleeve. So now I'm not sure what to do.

I'm hoping for August

Got my lab work, ekg, and chest X-ray done today. Just need to get the psych evaluation done and wait for the endoscopy

Yes it does as I don't have much faith in the office staff. I finally got scheduled for the psych evaluation but that was pure hell. Despite working for a hospital no one is taking new patients. Even for a one time thing. Luckily one of the schedulers I spoke with is having gastric bypass as well and managed to get me scheduled. So the only other thing to get scheduled is the endoscopy which is out of my hands. I wish they gave me the order so that I could just take care of it. I'll take care of the labs, X-ray, and ekg next week.