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The Second Time Around

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Greggroovy    14

Greggroovy
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Hey Guys, greetings from Australia.

I'm having Gastric Bypass surgery on 6th November, so 1 week to go for me.

I previously had Stomach Stapling (Vertical Banded Gastroplasty) 29 years ago. The year was 1985, and I was 21 years old. This was back in the Dark Old Days of weight loss surgery, and the procedure was very new. Also, the Surgeons in Australia didn't have a lot of experience with this type of surgery........... I am sorry to say that the operation was not successful.

The Staple line leaked while still in hospital, and an abscess formed requiring Two more operations, and 3 months stay in the Hospital. The worst of it was that the surgery was not successful. The pouch was too large, so all this for nothing . Bummed to say the least.

So , it's taken 29 years for me to get the courage, I suppose, to go ahead with this type of surgery again. It's way safer, and I have a very experienced Surgeon this time, so I feel more excited than scared. I won't be around for long if I don't do something, so i'm really happy to try this again, and hopefully " Get Livin' ".

Good luck to everyone, Greg.

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Darcie46    32

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Wow...good for you! I can imagine it would take some time to be willing to try any sort of weight loss surgery again. I know it will go great, like you said...much safer now! Congrats on your bravery!

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Jonathan Blue    311

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It takes a lot of guts to come back after a bad experience and try again. I know you want to regain your health bad enough that you will be successful. Good luck on the surgery. It is a ton safer now so I know you will be just fine.

Best of Luck,

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smiley922    447

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Best of luck to you, awesome courage to try again. Way safer now. Keep us informed on your journey!

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Greggroovy    14

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Thanks for the support. It means a lot. I have found Bariatric Pal a great place for information and resources, and you guys all very caring and generous with your time and experience. Glad I found you all. Cheers, Greg. :D

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Alumace    53

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I'm in Perth Australia n having gastric bypass same day as you if you ever want a buddy don't be afraid to send a msg my way

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Greggroovy    14

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Hey Alumace, will be great to talk as our journey's progress. I have actually been bumped up two days now, so getting done on Tuesday 4th. I'm well prepared, so more excited than nervous now. I will be glad to get off this Pre Op diet a few days earlier. It's been hell.............The wait is over. Good luck on the 6th. :)

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filmgal    45

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I am going through a second time around as well.. I had a lap band in 2009 that flipped twice and was taken out in 2013. I was admitted from the ER. It took me awhile to get over a genuine fear of setting myself up for another procedure that would possibly make me sick all over again. But I did and went for the Roux n Y, Oct 21, 2014. I did the pre op pretty religiously and seem to be healing well. Not keen on the gruel I am eating, but seem to be okay liquefying real food to eat. I have lost about 20 pounds already, which is nice. I was at 285 before the pre op flush.

The weird part is I seem to be eating all the time... making a huge effort to get Protein so my stomach can heal well. Be prepared for the post surgery gas attacks. Ucky but they do pass...no pun intended, Good luck!

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Greggroovy    14

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Hey filmgal, like they say, what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. You gotta look for positives I guess. Sounds like you're back on track now, so good luck with everything. Keep me posted.

Thanks for your advice about the gas attacks. I'm prepared for anything and everything. hahahaha.............Actually, they brought my surgery forward 2 days, so getting done on Tuesday, 4th now, so getting very excited. This journey is 30 years in the making, so feet don't fail me now !!!!!!! :)

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tomas090    1

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Thanks for the support. It means a lot. I have found Bariatric Pal a great place for information and resources, and you guys all very caring and generous with your time and experience. Glad I found you all. Cheers, Greg. :D

Just went through same revision in same time frame It's like night and day, you should be very happy The only thing I might "warn" you about is adhesion/scar tissue from 1st procedure, I was 8.5 hours on the table but all came out well email any questions I can help with Tomas090@hotmail.com

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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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      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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        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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