I am starting this so all of us who are beginning 2013 in a big way can share stories, advice and experiences.

My surgery date is 1/21/13 and this has been a year long journey for me. I began last December with a physical and my Dr. and I decided it was time. I had to go through 6 months of weigh-ins and visits with the nutritionist before I was even allowed to see the surgeon. I finally met him in July and then was given a whole new list of tests and appointments that needed to be done. My insurance finally approved me earlier this month, but only for surgery after January 1, so January 21st it is.

I am so excited to start this journey and thank you all in advance for sharing your experiences here!

Feel free to add to this list and edit it as dates come along. The following are confirmed surgery dates for January 2013....

thynnlynn – 1/4/13

preacherswife26 – 1/7/13

Frogjlr – 1/7/13

Teka2011 – 1/9/13

feelin-lika-cow – 1/14/13

Trailblazer57 – 1/14/13

Lovealways – 1/15/13

Libralisa – 1/18/13

Wdwfreak – 1/21/13

Jayla_mom_of2 – 1/21/13

Copmom – 1/22/13

Vbgirl264 – 1/22/13

How exciting!!!! 2013 is our year!!!!

Feel free to add to this list and edit it as dates come along. The following are confirmed surgery dates for January 2013....

thynnlynn – 1/4/13

preacherswife26 – 1/7/13

Frogjlr – 1/7/13

Teka2011 – 1/9/13

feelin-lika-cow – 1/14/13

Trailblazer57 – 1/14/13

Lovealways – 1/15/13

Libralisa – 1/18/13

Wdwfreak – 1/21/13

Jayla_mom_of2 – 1/21/13

Copmom – 1/22/13

Vbgirl264 – 1/22/13

How exciting!!!! 2013 is our year!!!!

Yes it is!! Best wishes to you all!! I'm counting down the days!! )))

Man I can't WAIT. The best of luck to everyone. Cheers to our healthy new lives. Waaahoooooo.12 more days

THANKS EVERYONE AND GOOD LUCK

I'm sooo excited to get the revision done... Mine is 1-22-2013

I will keep u all up to date as the date gets closer

Good bless ....

Goodbye Lapband hello RNY ......

Everyone have a Happy New Year....... I know I will....glory be to God.....

Feel free to add to this list and edit it as dates come along. The following are confirmed surgery dates for January 2013....

thynnlynn – 1/4/13

preacherswife26 – 1/7/13

Frogjlr – 1/7/13

Teka2011 – 1/9/13

feelin-lika-cow – 1/14/13

Trailblazer57 – 1/14/13

Lovealways – 1/15/13

Libralisa – 1/18/13

Wdwfreak – 1/21/13

Jayla_mom_of2 – 1/21/13

Copmom – 1/22/13

Vbgirl264 – 1/22/13

mrspitts11367-- 1/30/13

How exciting!!!! 2013 is our year!!!!

Hi, I am new here. Started my journey in August. Up until last week I was scheduled for the sleeve. Doc reevaluated my images from the scope and explained that I have some damage from reflux. He wants me to have bypass instead. My surgery is sched for Jan 3, Federal Way WA. I'm starting my liquid diet. I woke up feeling anxious this morning. Called the nut. office and sched a visit for 3 week post op. I think that will help! I love reading all the posts and how supportive everyone is! Also, just to double check RNY is for any gastric bypass surgery? Thx! ????

Hi, I am new here. Started my journey in August. Up until last week I was scheduled for the sleeve. Doc reevaluated my images from the scope and explained that I have some damage from reflux. He wants me to have bypass instead. My surgery is sched for Jan 3, Federal Way WA. I'm starting my liquid diet. I woke up feeling anxious this morning. Called the nut. office and sched a visit for 3 week post op. I think that will help! I love reading all the posts and how supportive everyone is! Also, just to double check RNY is for any gastric bypass surgery? Thx!

1st of all, welcome and congrats! I requested this change myself for the very same reason. I am currently waiting for the approval, surgery is scheduled for 1/10/13-hoping I get good news by then. As of today when I checked, the backup to the surgery coordinator could not find my file, OR any sign of submission of my paperwork. She returns tomorrow and 8am cannot come fast enough-I just may be at my doctors office tomorrow!

I am simply devestated!!!!

We drove 3 hours to my pre-op testing and I went to the nutrition class and did all the x-rays only to find out that my thyroid test was too far off and they cancelled my 1/4 surgery!!! I have an old, blind, deaf dog who has been changing my sleep hours all around and I have missed some of my thyroid doses. They said the TSH was 73.96 and it has to be under 20.00 before they will reschedule me and I will have to do the entire PAT thing over again.

They suggested I call my PCP and see if I can have my already high dosage upped for a little and have it checked in a month and if it is under 20, they will reschedule me whevever. I am no longer a January date and have no idea how long it will take for it to build up in my system. The one nurse was thinking even up to 3 MONTHS!!!!!

This has really hit me hard as I was so very prepared for this and now it has to start all over again.

Have any of you run into this and have an idea when I can realistically got in for a sucessful blood draw for good TSH levels if I faithfully follow my med schedule? I do not want to waste a trip.

I am simply devestated!!!!

We drove 3 hours to my pre-op testing and I went to the nutrition class and did all the x-rays only to find out that my thyroid test was too far off and they cancelled my 1/4 surgery!!! I have an old' date=' blind, deaf dog who has been changing my sleep hours all around and I have missed some of my thyroid doses. They said the TSH was 73.96 and it has to be under 20.00 before they will reschedule me and I will have to do the entire PAT thing over again.

They suggested I call my PCP and see if I can have my already high dosage upped for a little and have it checked in a month and if it is under 20, they will reschedule me whevever. I am no longer a January date and have no idea how long it will take for it to build up in my system. The one nurse was thinking even up to 3 MONTHS!!!!!

This has really hit me hard as I was so very prepared for this and now it has to start all over again.

Have any of you run into this and have an idea when I can realistically got in for a sucessful blood draw for good TSH levels if I faithfully follow my med schedule? I do not want to waste a trip.[/quote']

I am so sorry, I know exactly how you feel. Mine was cancelled in may at my pre-op for insurance purposes. I also have thyroid problems, hypo, and would just suggest you immediately take your correct dose, call your pcp for a potential increased dosage and advice, and take it faithfully. I would ask for a blood test every 2 weeks because this is so important. Best of luck!

I just talked to my PCP and he will not increase my dosage, however, his nurse said that if I faithfully take my Synthroid in the proper manner that it would more than likely resolve within a month, so I am going to wait the month and have it done and see where I am at. I was just shocked to see that it had gotten so bad, as I had labs done for the hip surgery that got cancelled in October and they were fine at the time I had the PAT for that.

I am just feeling like Eeyore and hoping that I can get this together and that they will have a cancellation date available for me. They did say they do get a lot of cancellations like mine, so, hopefully I can get it done within a couple of months. I also discovered I gained 12 pounds since my appointment and need to get those off!!!

Hi my name is Jane my surgery is January 9. Looking forward to the journey I have been on the liquid diet since December 19. Good luck with your surgery.

Glad you got some resolution Lynn. I hope time flies for you. I had a message from the surgery coordinator this am that I had been approved, and to call her if I had questions. I did of course-and as usual she didn't answer and I had to leave a message. Her backup from yesterday called a couple hours later to follow up and told me about my approval, I asked and she confirmed it was for the RNY, and I was able to keep my 1/10/2013 date. I even asked for it in writing. I'm going there today to get it, as well as have some paperwork I need for work completed. I want to be, but I won't get too excited until it's here. Ugh-this stuff stresses me out.

Glad to hear you can keep your date. I discovered that not only was I not in compliance with my med taking, I was taking the wrong dose. This is going to soiund really stupid, but I am supposed to be on 250 mcgs of Synthroid daily and they do not make a 250, so I have been taking a 200 and a 50, or so I thought. I know I had a mixture of white and orange ones in the one bottle (as they raised it for a bit and it was too much) and thought the orange ones were the 50s, but they are the 25s. So, instead of taking the 250 mcgs, when I took them, I was only getting 225 mcgs. This sounds like a piddly amountm but between that and then not taking them as I should really made a difference. I am going to up it to 275 mcgs per day and have my blood retested in a month and hope it has come down enough to be put back on the schedule and hope for another cancellation so I do not have to wait so long.

It is not that I am in such a hurry to lose the weight, rather I have to wait till the band to RNY heals enough for me to have a revision on my hip replacement which is a big surgery with a long recovery time and I do not want it to interfere with my summer activities, which include a lot of walking.

Good luck to all of you that have January dates!!!!!! :wub: Wish I was still one of you!!

Hi my name is Jane my surgery is January 9. Looking forward to the journey I have been on the liquid diet since December 19. Good luck with your surgery.

Hi Jane! My Surgery is the 9th! Another surgery sister!! Yay =] I just started my liquid on Wednesday, how are you doing with it?

Hi Jane! My Surgery is the 9th! Another surgery sister!! Yay =] I just started my liquid on Wednesday' date=' how are you doing with it?[/quote']

Doing okay lost 7 pounds so far need to lose another 5 before surgery. I luv the shake it is Bariatric Advantage chocolate . I have it 2 x a day then I have either apiece of chicken with veggi or a salad. How r u doing so glad we met we will definitely be going thru this together.