MauiGirl5555

My DR insists on removing the gallbladder after surgery for everyone. He said it is common to get gallstones. He wont do it during the surgery which I find annoying b/c I would rather only have 1 procedure. I have had gallstone attacks in the past. They are very painful. They feel like a freight train just ran you over.

@@bikrchk, @@NavyMom2006, @@livvsmum, @@Sleeverino Thank you for your responses. It gives me a degree of peace.....I appreciate your honesty. I feel as if I am approaching a cliff and hearing your stories give me more strength to jump off the cliff and know that it will be ok. It is the most frightening thing I have done in my life.

Thank you for your input. I am not scared at all about the procedure or the pain. I am scared about how life will be afterwards. In 3 months will I regret my decision....will I watch my husband eat anything he wants and be jealous.....

Thank you all for your replies. Beni, it sounds like you and I think alike. I am a planner in every sense of the word. I like to plan for and think about the worst case scenario.... I do it with every part of my life ....I hope it will all be ok...but I am fearful of the process. It is hard to imagine what life will be like on the other side... I don't have kids so I can't relate to the childbirth stories.....but I can imagine it is similar...life will never be the same and it will be hard work!

Hello Everyone.....Nov 7 is my meeting with my surgeon to go over all forms and submit to insurance....the DR said my insurance would come back within 2 weeks and then I will get a date. I am so overwhelmed with all of the details and trying to think about how my new life will be. I compare it to waking up one day and living in Mars. I looked at the post op meal plan and I cant phathom 2 teaspoons of pureed tuna fish for a meal.....I cant picture not being able to gulp down a bottle of Water in 30 seconds.....how do you chew your meal until it is like applesauce in your mouth.....the NUT told me I would hardly be able to swallow my pills/vitamins and to get chewable everything..... Please tell me there are other people out there whose heads are spinning just like mine......everyone seems so excited and ready.....I am scared out of my mind!! I have talked to a few people at a support group and they are all sunshine and roses...I ask what their struggles were and they seem to not have any....I just dont buy it...... I know I will get through this....but I would love to hear from other people who are scared like me so I feel like I am not alone....and I would love to hear from some people who are past this bumpy section ~~~ maybe you have tips that will help me get through this phase and prepare for life on Mars. Thank you.

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Thanks for your post. I travel alot for work and how to survive travel once I have the surgery is a fear of mine. (surgery will be in December) Most of my travel is 2-3 weeks at a time visiting 2-3 cities ....half the time I dont have a car....so I have to figure out how to pack or ship what I need to survive the trip. Any hints for what to do in airports or on planes? My average day of flying is roughly 12-14 hours so I would need multiple Snacks. Thanks.

Thank you everyone for your answers. I have the same concerns as Flutterfly19. It is a foreign concept to not be able to turn to food for everything....you all seem like you have such a handle on your eating and that seems foreign to me. I am an event planner so I tend to think out every detail and try to plan how to make things work and for the life of me I cant seem to figure out what my day to day life will be like without turning to food the way I always have. I equate it to all of a sudden moving to Mars. I have to find strength in the fact that it seems to work out for most people.

Thank you so much for your help and answers. I appreciate it.

I have my final DR appointment on 2/20 and should have the surgery shortly after that. food has been my friend for so long...and I know my relationship with food will be very different after the surgery. Was it very hard for you to adjust how you ate and what you ate? I wonder what I will do when I am sad or frustrated and cant turn to chocolate....I cant imagine not always having candy in the house. Are your food cravings less than they were before surgery? Any insight you can offer would be very much appreciated. It is a very big scary step to take. Thank you.

Hi Everyone....I have my final appointment with DR on 2/20 and should get my date shortly after that. Is anyone else frightened at the thought of such a drastic change? I am overwhelmed that this is a lifetime commitment since I failed at every other attempt to loose weight. I will miss all of my comfort foods and will have to find other ways to get comfort. It is starting to feel very real now that it is January and I am slightly terrified. Anyone else feeling the same? Thanks.

Aloha Everyone...I am new to the forum. I have been thinking about LB surgery for a while. My husband just got a new job and we can pick between HMSA and Kaiser insurance. Does anyone have feedback as to which may be better to get the surgery with. The cost of the surgery is overwhelming to me. Thank you.