I'm set for February 11th in dallas and dr. Frenzel is my doctor!!!

@@KatieD6982, the malabsorption would also mean that you may experience difficulty absorbing nutrients from food, thus it increases the risk of nutritional deficiencies. Therefore, after surgery, ti will be important to follow your doctor's guidelines for nutritional supplementation (i.e., vitamins, calcium, iron, etc.)

Yes. I plan on following the program to the letter. The thought of nutritional deficiencies is scary to me.

@@KatieD6982

I would love to have the full bypass. Everything was going good for it till my doc saw that I had once had kidney stones. And didn't think it would be a good idea since that is a complication. She told me that in her experience that the sleeve and full bypass results in the same amount of weight loss. (I hope she is right) I didn't want to argue since things were going so smoothly.

Ok I have a question for yall.

I started my journey back in sept. Had a meeting with a nutritionist, a phys eval, a physical therapist, then I had my mandatory 90 day wait with weight checkups. Dec they sent the info to the insurance, month later got approved, got call with the date (Feb 4th), got another call for a phone pre-op class (next week), surgery is the following week.

They mailed me a packet yesterday that had info in it for after the surgery.

My question is this. Where you all told to do a pre diet?? There is nothing in my packet about this. Just the usual stuff about only liquids the day before , nothing after midnight. Start taking a stool softener a couple days ahead of time.

What exactly is your prediet?

Thanks

@@mdlange

How's the lethargy today? I guess my dietician knew what she was talking about- no headache today (day three of pre-op diet)! I hope yours has left too.

I'm scheduled for February 6th. Oing for pre op on the 28th.

I am having my surgery the week of February16th. On Monday they will give me my definite date!

February 5th 2015 in Baltimore @ Johns Hopkins Bayview campus and like everyone else I'm nervous and excited. Good luck to everyone in the struggle and keep pushing and praying!!!????????????

^{Scheduled for Feb16th in Michigan! Prayers appreciated!}

My husband just got a sleep study last night and after having told me for months that he would NEVER use a CPAP, they titrated him because his sleep was so bad (50 minutes of stopped breathing in two hours) and he said he had the best sleep ever.

Man, I love a convert.

I'm Feb11th as well in Fort Worth!

Who is your Dr.?

@@mdlange

How's the lethargy today? I guess my dietician knew what she was talking about- no headache today (day three of pre-op diet)! I hope yours has left too.

Much better! I think I have hit the "sweet spot" in this diet! No more headache, no more weariness. I actually thought I was getting sick for a few days there. But, now everything is going just fine. And, I haven't stepped on the scales yet, but I KNOW I have lost weight! The top roll under my boobs is much smaller! Had to snap my bra on the next set of hooks this morning! YAY!

Who is your doc in Mexico? I'm seeing Garcia.

I am using Alejandro Lopez at Vida Hospital.

@@mdlange

Not down to the next set of hooks yet, but I am down four pounds in four days. Hooray! You are probably down even more.

I will step on scales tomorrow and find out for sure. I started at 225, it will be interesting to see where the numbers are now.