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sooo i've been aiming to have this surgery for a good year and a half now and I finally got the ball rolling, I'll be talking to doctor Angus Lambros at the Nassau Uni Medical Center Oct 15th .. I'm a little nervous because I haven't read anything on here about him, and when I went online to furiously stalk him all I found was an old court case about a woman who had the bypass, had a leak and tried to sue him for malpractice, not a good sign at all

I'm kind of excited but super nervous.... and also kind of wary, i mean every surgeon has had some leaks right? The next nearest doctor my insurance is in network with is all the way in NYC a good 3 hours from me.

I dunno... what was your initial consult like? What should I expect/prepare

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Hi there! I had my consult and talked to my surgeon extensively. I asked how many VSG's she's done, how many leaks she's had, what types of pre-op tests are needed, what is used to close my incisions, etc. I suggest you make a list of all of your questions beforehand. Your doctor should be open and honest with you and if you feel like he/she isn't, then go elsewhere. I make a 2 hour drive to see mine and its worth every minute. Take a calendar bc you will be making other appts.

After the consult with my surgeon, I talked to a coordinator. He and I sat down and made all of my NUT appts, my psych appt, a support group appt, an appt with a physical therapist and an appt to go to one of their support groups. It is a 2 hr drive for me so some of my appts were on the same days as other NUT appts (I need 3, each a month apart). So, for example, I have a NUT appt on the 30th@10am, then at 1pm I will see the physical therapist, etc.

They gave me a binder with every phone number I'd possibly need and lots of info, plus a copy of everything we went over and everything I agreed to.

I'm so excited, yet scared, but ready to get this thing started so I can head towards a healthier me. I hope I helped at least a little. Good luck, April

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During your consult. The doctor should share their history with you. I know mine did. He went over all the surgery percentages on a large scale and where he ranked with respect to leaks, weight regain, support, other medical issues as well as mortality rates. Thank goodness, he's had no one die..but he was very open and very honest...about his stats vs the overall averages. I feel completely confident and comfortable with him.

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    • 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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      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

        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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