Hey Everybody, my name is Mike and I am new here. I am scheduled for VSG on 2/7/2011 with Dr. Brathwaite in Long Island New York. I am 30 years old today, well yesterday now it's after midnight. I am just starting my liquid diet tomorrow and have preop testing scheduled for 2/3/2011. I quit smoking about a month now. I am 461 lbs, 6'2 with a bmi of 58 or 59. I have severe sleep apnea, really bad acid reflux which has turned to Barrett's esophagus, and Crohn's disease to name just a few. So basically, I was told by my surgeon that the vsg would be the only choice for me, which I was very happy about because after doing much research of my own, I felt most comfortable with this choice. I am also very comfortable with this surgeon, he did my cousins surgery last year(she had rny) and she looks and feels fantasic. I have been very happy with my decision thus far, but now I am freaking out a little. I have like 240lbs to lose, can I lose all that with vsg? Am I making the right choice as far as surgeries go? Am I freaking and thinking these things becauseit's getting real now that it's actually here? Or is it the total lack of support from my select few people I chose to tell? Except for my cousin, not even my own mother is being very supportive. There are quite a few big people in my family, but no one as big as me and they act like I'm taking the easy way out and they do weight watchers, why can't I? Maybe because I have and always regain or hit a point where I can't lose anymore, and I watch all of them yoyo and it's not for me, not anymore. This is my story so far, I don't know, I might have just needed to vent, looking for some answers or reassurance or support. But it felt damn good to get it out to a group of people I know understand.

Thanks for your responses or just "listening"

Mike

im also pretty new to this site..im having surgery on 2/8/11 one day after you i too am getting nervous !! well excited nervous! please keep us posted after surgery

Hey Everybody, my name is Mike and I am new here. I am scheduled for VSG on 2/7/2011 with Dr. Brathwaite in Long Island New York. I am 30 years old today, well yesterday now it's after midnight. I am just starting my liquid diet tomorrow and have preop testing scheduled for 2/3/2011. I quit smoking about a month now. I am 461 lbs, 6'2 with a bmi of 58 or 59. I have severe sleep apnea, really bad acid reflux which has turned to Barrett's esophagus, and Crohn's disease to name just a few. So basically, I was told by my surgeon that the vsg would be the only choice for me, which I was very happy about because after doing much research of my own, I felt most comfortable with this choice. I am also very comfortable with this surgeon, he did my cousins surgery last year(she had rny) and she looks and feels fantasic. I have been very happy with my decision thus far, but now I am freaking out a little. I have like 240lbs to lose, can I lose all that with vsg? Am I making the right choice as far as surgeries go? Am I freaking and thinking these things becauseit's getting real now that it's actually here? Or is it the total lack of support from my select few people I chose to tell? Except for my cousin, not even my own mother is being very supportive. There are quite a few big people in my family, but no one as big as me and they act like I'm taking the easy way out and they do weight watchers, why can't I? Maybe because I have and always regain or hit a point where I can't lose anymore, and I watch all of them yoyo and it's not for me, not anymore. This is my story so far, I don't know, I might have just needed to vent, looking for some answers or reassurance or support. But it felt damn good to get it out to a group of people I know understand.

Thanks for your responses or just "listening"

Mike

Welcome Mike1981 and Thinbefore40!!! You will find a ton of helpful people and information on this site.

As for losing "that" much with the VSG, I do believe that you can do it. The wonderful thing about the VSG, is that it can later be converted to a DS if you are not losing enough weight. It was originally designed as the first surgery in the DS procedure, used for super morbidly obese. However, as it was a first part, what Drs. were finding was that the many many people didn't need to come back and have the DS done because they were able to lose enought weight with the VSG alone.

I think the hardest part is the emotions. And surrounding yourself with supportive people is hard to do when you bring up WLS. Hang in there, your time is almost here, and soon you will both be on the "losers" bench!

I totally agree with you! I am having my VSG done this Monday and am super nervous. I am not nervous about the surgery, but how this procedure is going to change my life. I think most people can agree that the surgery is the easy part... the hardest part is life after :-)

Welcome Mike1981 and Thinbefore40!!! You will find a ton of helpful people and information on this site.

As for losing "that" much with the VSG, I do believe that you can do it. The wonderful thing about the VSG, is that it can later be converted to a DS if you are not losing enough weight. It was originally designed as the first surgery in the DS procedure, used for super morbidly obese. However, as it was a first part, what Drs. were finding was that the many many people didn't need to come back and have the DS done because they were able to lose enought weight with the VSG alone.

I think the hardest part is the emotions. And surrounding yourself with supportive people is hard to do when you bring up WLS. Hang in there, your time is almost here, and soon you will both be on the "losers" bench!

Thanks guys, I just think that I'm getting some serious nerves as this gets closer. It's like 97% of me is so excited about it and then there is this nagging 3% that is just horrified, between wondering what life will be like postop, if I'll lose the weight, and the thing I like the most and the least at the same time... The permanency!!! Well, other than that this liquid diet is Hell already, got such a migraine. So thanks again for the input and Goodnight all.