Hi everyone-

I've been lurking as a "visitor" for some time now and finally decided to join up today. I'm pre-op and started my research on various WLS about 2 years ago. Initially I was considering the LB like so many others... it sounded perfect! and completely reversable- woohoo. But the more I read about it, the more it scared me! And then the thought of constant fills and a foreign object inside me.... no thnx.

I have a close friend who got banded in Jan and she has had some success but tons of problems and regularly vomits after meals... She also tends to eat pretty terrible stuff because "it stays down"... I can't imagine that lifestyle.

I came across the VSG forum on LapBandTalk and eventually found my way over here... VSG sounded like a good match for me and I found a local surgeon I was happy with about a year ago and made plans for surgery.

I'm a self pay, so things were moving quickly when I found out I was pregnant!

It came as a complete shock for DH and I but we were thrilled! Surgery had to wait till after the baby. Not long after finding out I was pregnant, we found out we were having twins! LOL.

Now my twin girls are 5 mo old (see avatar) and I've been back in communication with the local surgeon to get things moving on my VSG.

I go for my pre-op consultation Sept 10th and will schedule my surgery then. I'm excited/nervous!

I look forward to reading more about everyone's journey and will update with my own as things get rolling!

Wow, twins must keep you really busy!

Congratulations on your up coming surgery! Welcome to our little corner of the

WLS world.

Congratulations on your twins and surgery date!!!

I had my surgery in Lafayette with Dr. Cunningham and had a great experience. Best of luck to you!

Congratulations on your surgery date - Oct. 7th - great day - that is my youngest son's birthday - you'll do GREAT I know!

My surgery is in the morning!

...must try to sleep....

My surgery is in the morning!

...must try to sleep....

Feffers - that is great -- by the time I get up, I imagine you'll be in surgery -- or maybe even recovery...may the grace of God be with your surgeon! We'll be looking forward to hearing how you're doing!

Will be thinking of your today !

Can't wait to hear how you're doing!!

Good luck today, Feffers. We are all thinking about you!

Wow you got a double gift! Welcome to the forum. Can't wait to hear updates.

Wow, what a wonderful gift...... Cant wait to hear your updates too..... Your on your way!:lol0:

Feffers,

How are you doing since your surgery?

Feffers,

How are you doing since your surgery?

Hi ya'll

I'm doing fantastic!

Bright and early wednesday morning, DH and I dropped our twins off at a family member's house so he could join me at the hospital while I was in surgery.

On the way back to the interstate we were stopped at a busy intersection when a HUGE black pickup ran the red light and plowed 3 other cars into our tiny little Prius.

The first car accident I was ever in just had to happen on the way to a hospital... ironic.

Thankfully everyone was ok and ours was the only car that was drivable following the accident.

I called the hospital on the way there to tell them I was going to be late and explain the situation. Everyone was fantastic and my surgery was pushed back to the 3rd and final surgery for the day.

When we finally arrived, the doctors checked me over to make sure I was ok from the car accident and then got me prepped for surgery. Dr Bellanger stopped by before surgery to chat with me and my husband which was nice.

That's pretty much all I remember up until waking up in recovery. I just kept asking "are you done yet?" and the nurse would tell me the surgery was over. I must have asked 3 or 4 times.. it just didn't seem possible that it was over already. I was in a lot of pain as I began to wake up and my face itched like crazy from the anesthesia.

Once the pain was under control (yay morphine), I felt fine. Very sore and gassy but no nausea. I was able to start sucking on ice chips which was great since I had awful cottonmouth. Dr Bellanger came to check on me again and was pleased that I could keep down some broth and Jello.

DH came back up to the hospital that evening with my twins and I was able to snuggle them one at a time while we watched a little TV (Glee- I love this show!). I ended up sleeping most of the evening and barely noticed the nurses coming in every few hours to check vitals.

Thursday Dr. Bellanger came to check on me again and we talked about followup and what to look for at home if I had any problems. I was discharged around 11am.

So far recovery has been very easy. lots of sipping but I'm getting in all my Fluid AND my Protein. I find it a lot easier to get my fluids in if I stay on top of my pain management, every 5 hrs I take the pain meds to keep any serious pain at bay. As of today my pain is nearly gone and is mostly just some discomfort. I stopped the pain meds and only plan to take them tonight to help me sleep.

I've read a lot of people's experiences comparing the VSG pain to a Csection pain, but to me- the VSG was so much easier.

I'm really happy I went through with the VSG. Dr Bellanger has been fantastic and St Elizabeth's was excellent.

Thanks everyone for your support! I'll update more when the scale starts to move. :001_tt2:

I'm so happy to hear that you are doing wonderfully.

Glad to hear you're doing well - and that neither of you were injured in the car accident. Cars are replaceable, people are not!

Wow, glad you weren't hurt in the accident and everything was able to proceed as planned.

Glad you're doing ok! What an awful thing to happen on the way to the hospital!! But........ it all worked out, thats whats important! Glad you and the family are ok!

Good luck in your new journey.

I'm thankful that you and your husband were not injured in the accident. You surgery team sounds very caring to take such good care of you after what happened.