deepdarkgreen

Hi! My surgery was rescheduled for August 10th, this Thursday, because I got sick the week of my original date. I'm in the lower Hudson Valley, NY, just north of NYC. I'm having the SADI-S (aka SIPS / aka Modified Duodenal Switch). My surgeon doesn't put his patients on a liver reduction diet, but he does ask us to eliminate refined carbohydrates and I've been working with the dietician to increase proteins and decrease carbs overall since last October. On Wednesday I need to do a clear liquid diet. My nerves started last night, after I read through all the consent forms to sign, and when it really hit me about giving up my food habit. It's not like I hadn't thought about any of these things, but they seemed really far away so I didn't worry. I'm so happy that there seems to be a nice little cohort of us for August, so we can support each other! I'll go look for the FB group too. Good luck to everyone! I saw a few were having their surgeries early this month, how has it gone?

Excellent! I am doing SADI-S with Dr Roslin, but not at Lenox Hill. He also practices out of Northern Westchester Hospital. The bariatric doctor that I saw recommended him and I read one of his papers published on the Lenox Hill website. Once I understood his rationale behind preferring the SADI-S surgery, I made my decision. It's nice to meet another SADI-S patient!

My surgery is scheduled for July 13th!

Thank you so much for sharing! This is really useful for me.