Hi all,

I'm 30 in a few days and have finally Made the decision to get RNY.

I'm 6'3" and 160kgs(353lbs) living in South Africa I cannot wait to be banded! Going to go discuss my options and plan with the doc on Thursday afternoon, it's such a relief to make this decision. . I have a strong need for this. I have been at 40+ BMI since I was 14 and although it hasn't got super out of control I have tried everything under the sun!

Now is my time to shine!

Bring on the RNY I say!!

Welcome and best of luck on your journey!

welcome to the boards.

Welcome to our board .

Welcome!

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Congrats on your decision

Congratulations on your decision. Deciding what to do is half the battle...

Congratulations to you for making your decision. Half the battle is making the choice that is right for you. We all can empathise with you...please share your journey with us...

Welcome to the group

welcome and congrats for deciding to get healthier. You are young and have many many years ahead of you. They might as well be years you can enjoy. I feel like I have lost more than half my life to feeling bad. I am ready for this second part of life to be healthier and to LIVE.

Thanks everyone! It's scary but exciting.

I cannot imagine what it's gonna be like to be thin. My mind is going wild with ideas

So I saw the Surgeon today, and boy oh boy is he cool. He was straight with me and generally really nice, and listened to me and answered my questions.

I feel totally comfortable with him.

He has said that I am the best candidate for this operation, yay, so my appointments for the other specialists have mostly been booked and I will be doing most of them on Tuesday the 13th Nov.

I'll most likely have my Surgery at the end of Jan if all goes well.

Welcome!

So, today I had a huge round of appointments, first saw the Bio Kinetecist and he is completely more than happy to recommend the surgery for me. Next was the Dietician, and she was really impressed by my current diet / eating habits, and so has adjusted slight for a pre op diet, and ten Willl see me in a months time, and is also completely happy for me to have my surgery.

So now I am at my Physician appointment for my bloods, am sure it will be an awesome result.

Ok, so all my Dr's visits are done and dusted. Just got my Pathology back, and everything is normal. Which is pretty much why i am getting this surgery, nothing seems to be wrong with me other than my metabolism is shot.

So next I have to see the Dietician on the 11th Dec and she will give me my liquid diet.then in Jan I will go see the Surgeon, and get scoped and then set a date for the surgery.