Hello and welcome to "Operation Operation" for me.

I have read quite a few stories over the past 8 months prepping up for the day I would be lucky enough to get a date for surgery. I have found them useful so I decided I will attempt it and try to use it as a sounding board and future reflection for myself. Someone I respect highly said that EVERYONE should write their own autobiography. That has always stuck in my mind and maybe one day I will but until then I will use this blog.

My date to change the rest of my life is day after Christmas, 26 Dec 2013.

Here are some reasons I am happy:

I am happy for monetary reasons because my out of pocket expenses have been this year and now I won’t pay anything or surgery!!! Also my deductibles and out of pocket expense amounts are all raising to over 2.5 times what they are this year (thanks Obamacare!!). So if I had it in January it would be a lot more!!

I am of course ecstatic because this is what I needed for a while and wouldn't allow it because I figured I could lose the inches without it but I have proved that false. I would lose a lot of pounds just to see them come back faster than it took to take them off and of course with some extra weight to add.

I am glad because my twin 8 yr. old girls will have Daddy in their lives for many more years.

I am delighted that my wonderful Wiff will get to have me around for the rest of her days on this planet. Not sure she is glad about this but I am (Just kidding of course.)

I am joyful that I will not have so many physical problems with this body.

So I will be updating "Operation Operation" here.

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by knt4ever

I just swallowed it whole. I never had any issues. I'm almost six months out and am taking Vicodin for my broken foot. I still don't have any issues with taking any pills. I'm even thinking about trying vitamin capsules once I run out of the chewables.

Edited December 20, 201312 yr by JeanaLuvsKisses

They are having me cut the Vicodin in half and take 30 minutes apart.

I took vicodin routinely for my back issues. I took it whole with no issues.

I love your story...and look forward to reading your journey. You and your wife sound alot like me and my hubby. We enjoy each other and love to laugh. My hubby always makes the best of any situation and always supports me.

Good luck on your surgery and wishing you a quick recovery and many pounds lost. Merry Christmas.

Wishing you all my best, your posts are encouraging to us all especially us pre-ops. It is nice to hear all the little "tricks" to great health after surgery. It seems as though from what I have been reading from your posts that eventually after surgery in time you will make a fantastic mentor with all your experiences, I say this because I see your compassion for others in your posts and it is greatly appreciated.

Good luck.

Awesome Operation Operation. ..I wish you the best and it is definitely work but sooo rewarding...nice Xmas gift to YOU!

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by doingthisforme

Wishing you all my best, your posts are encouraging to us all especially us pre-ops. It is nice to hear all the little "tricks" to great health after surgery. It seems as though from what I have been reading from your posts that eventually after surgery in time you will make a fantastic mentor with all your experiences, I say this because I see your compassion for others in your posts and it is greatly appreciated.

Good luck.

Thank you very much wow. I will try to help for sure because I have been helped by so many here. Thanks again!

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by knt4ever

Awesome Operation Operation. ..I wish you the best and it is definitely work but sooo rewarding...nice Xmas gift to YOU!

Merry Christmas to you too and thank you.

The military in me comes out with using "Operation ........" I do this all the time at home like I will say to my daughters, "It is 'Operation Clean Your Room' time!" I am positive they love it.

Less than 12 hours to go and I am glad today is Christmas because it isn't giving me anytime to think about tomorrow. I feel like I am my daughter's age (8) and tomorrow is Christmas for me!

I will keep updating this to help relax me tomorrow. Thank everyone for all the advice and knowledge!

Edited December 26, 201312 yr by knt4ever

Good luck and prayers

Less than 12 hours to go and I am glad today is Christmas because it isn't giving me anytime to think about tomorrow. I feel like I am my daughter's age (8) and tomorrow is Christmas for me!

I will keep updating this to help relax me tomorrow. Thank everyone for all the advice and knowledge!

Best wishes! You will do great my friend!

Thinking about you! I can't wait to read how it went for you!

Just took the dreaded "Before" pictures.........wow.

That is the reason I avoid being in pictures the last couples years, because I didn't want to see reality.

About to go to sleep and wake at 0430 to get ready to get the tools to change my life.

Alrighty then!


In surgery pre-op area all prepped with IV in and talked with anesthesiologist and he made my Wiff laugh saying he could park a small Volkswagen in my mouth because I have such a large airway.


Should be rolling out in half hour.

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by knt4ever

Goodluck!!!! Now is he talking about like a rabbit or a toureg?