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Beginning My Gastric Bypass Journey...first Visit Tomorrow



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Hello Everyone,

I had LapBand surgery in February 2006, revision surgery due to a slip in December 2008 and it ended with my band being removed in emergency surgery in February 2010. I couldn't revise to RNY then because my stomach was too inflamed. I went through an array of emotions the entire journey with my lapband and even more so after it was removed. I was relieved then depressed and what a cycle it was. I've tried yet again to diet after I regained confidence enough to try but, just like always in the end I've gained the weight I lost. I did great with my band, losing 80 pounds the first year and even with all the trouble at least I could keep it off. I have to face the fact I need help in losing and keeping it off. I started researching RNY again and now 1.5 years from losing my band I'm ready to make the move.

Tomorrow is a day full of visits to the bariatric center that I went to for my LapBand. I'm seeing a nurse to start the process, bloodwork, Medical Director for an exam, Nutritionist and Social Worker..together they all decide if they believe the surgery is for me and let me know.

I look forward to building friendships here to help each other along the way :)

Wish me luck with the visit :)

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Hello Everyone,

I had LapBand surgery in February 2006, revision surgery due to a slip in December 2008 and it ended with my band being removed in emergency surgery in February 2010. I couldn't revise to RNY then because my stomach was too inflamed. I went through an array of emotions the entire journey with my lapband and even more so after it was removed. I was relieved then depressed and what a cycle it was. I've tried yet again to diet after I regained confidence enough to try but, just like always in the end I've gained the weight I lost. I did great with my band, losing 80 pounds the first year and even with all the trouble at least I could keep it off. I have to face the fact I need help in losing and keeping it off. I started researching RNY again and now 1.5 years from losing my band I'm ready to make the move.

Tomorrow is a day full of visits to the bariatric center that I went to for my LapBand. I'm seeing a nurse to start the process, bloodwork, Medical Director for an exam, Nutritionist and Social Worker..together they all decide if they believe the surgery is for me and let me know.

I look forward to building friendships here to help each other along the way :)

Wish me luck with the visit :)

Losing,

I hope your visit went well today! Please let us know how things went. I'm a little over two months post-op from revision and still "new to the game", but will answer any questions you may have the best I can :P

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Thanks Leslie! The visits went very well. I have to go back next Tuesday for an ultrasound - making sure there are no gall stones and I have to attend an information session which I'll do this Thursday. That's it...then the bariatric team meets once all my visits are set to decide if I'm a good candidate for the surgery. Once they decide, I pick a surgeon meet with him to sigh an aftercare contract and I get a surgery date.

This is the same bariatric group that did my lapband so they have my full file so that helped. They've changed a few things since I went through the program such as now they have a two week liquid diet pre-surgery and that was explained to me today.

I do hope this site gets busier with members. Are there only a few right now? I now LBT was super busy and so full of information. I hope this one gets busy too. Thank you for your replies Leslie...I appreciate it :)

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i had the lapband 12/23/2008, and than i had my gastric bypass revision on 10/25/2011.i totally regretted the band instantly.fills/unfills.exercising more and harder than prior to the band. my doctor kept saying that i shouldn't have to work so hard to lose the weight.i was working out 5-6 days a week 1-2 hours a day. alot of things i could not eat or tolerate. a lot of things i had given up prior due tomy diabetes. the wt loss is slow. my dietician says because of the amount that i need to loose. yet i am still obese. So my journey is a very hard journey for me. being 50 years old and menapausal doesn't help at all.

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Losing,

How was your recovery with the band removal? I'm going to have mine removed sometime this month and I'm wondering how much time I should take off work. I'll hopefully be having rny surgery in March, so I'll be taking off 4 to 6 weeks then and I want to take only a minimal amount of time off from work now.

Have you been approved for surgery yet?

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Hi startingover....sorry I missed your post. It's been quite a journey for me and I haven't been on the boards as much. The recovery wasn't bad although because I had a really bad prolaps I did have to stay in the hospital for 3 days with an NG tube. It got that bad..then I stayed 1 more day because of snow and they didn't want me traveling in it. Otherwise once I was home it was super quick and I was back to work the following Monday.

So I've had to start my gastric bypass journey again due to my PCP wanting me to see the bariatric group associated with the medical group she's in. It's actually a nicer place than where I was going and I'm happy about the change now. I attended my information meeting on 3/12 and now I'm seeing the surgeon and therapist on 3/29. They said because this is still considered revision surgery the process will be quicker for me. I sure hope so, because I want to get on the losing weight side of this whole thing. I don't want to gain anymore to say the least. I'm hoping for surgery by summer...not sure how it will all go but, looking forward to getting the help to beat this weight battle.

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Good luck Losing. I had mine done two days ago and as long as you stay positive. It will all go well. Keep us updated!

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