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Smithagkv    1

Smithagkv
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I'm having surgery w dr frenzel on 27 th. I was very impressed at the time of consultation, he spent an hour n half w me explaining everything. Anybody else have pre op or post op suggestions for me?

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Smithagkv    1

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Oh wow!!! I am scheduled for this Friday. I am guessing you haven't started the pre op diet yet. I currently did the sleep study, blood work and x rays. I really liked the fact that he spent abt an hour w me for my consultation and last Friday we had a pre op visit and he spent another hour explaining everything to me.

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wannabeeskinny    10

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Hi!! I'm new to the boards, but Im one of Dr. Frenzels patients.. I have one more dietician appointment before I can get my insurance approval. I'm starting to get nervous and have doubts? Is anyone else going thru that?

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Changetome    8

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My surgery was scheduled two months before the actual date. Plenty of time to go through the range of emotions - from excited one minute to scared to death the other. Everytime I squeeze into my jeans (I refuse to buy a bigger size), I realize that I am making the right choice. I tell you, though, I am scared of not waking up and having a blood clot. But I am so excited about being in good health. When is your surgery date?

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Smithagkv    1

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My surgery is this Friday, I'm getting an EGD done today. I'm a little stressed cas initially I though I didn't have to get the sleep study or stress test and all I needed to do was my blood work n x rays but last week when I went they threw all of this at me. On top of getting all these things none of them told me what the results were. So probably before my EGD if I get to see Dr C I'll probably ask what's going on. I've been lugging my weight for 15 years now so it's time to take it off.

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wannabeeskinny    10

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I haven't gotten a surgery date yet, they told me I have to wait till my last nutrition appointment. I'm also very afraid that I won't wake up after surgery, but I'm so ready to lose to weight I have been putting my fears aside

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Smithagkv    1

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Today I went for my EGD and it went pretty well. I was really uncomfortable initially cas my nurses were male, my anasthesiologist were male. They made me feel very comfortable. I have a new outlook towards male clinicians. My anasthesiolgist only poked me once to get an IV. They rolled me in explained everything step by step. Next all I remember was waking up in the ER. I will update u after my surgery on Friday.

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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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