I just joined this group and I have really enjoyed reading all the posts. Very useful information here. I hope that I can contribute as well to others as you all have done for me. My surgery is this coming Monday. I had the Lapband which was an absolute failure. I had that taken out about 7 months ago in preparation for this! Nervous, anxious, excited...all at once.

Hey there. Good luck with your surgery. Im so nervous also buy anxious as heck! Anyway, i have a lapband currently and want to revise to gastric just waiting on insurance approval. And im also hoping that it can be done all at once. I would hate to wait so long to have the revison. Anyway, why did you have to wait so long? Was it a stipulation of insurance or just doctors orders? Anyway, good luck hun. This site has been really helpful to me so far. Hope you are finding to useful also.

@@losttexan how did it go? How are you feeling?

Edited February 20, 201511 yr by nerdmom

Hey there. Good luck with your surgery. Im so nervous also buy anxious as heck! Anyway, i have a lapband currently and want to revise to gastric just waiting on insurance approval. And im also hoping that it can be done all at once. I would hate to wait so long to have the revison. Anyway, why did you have to wait so long? Was it a stipulation of insurance or just doctors orders? Anyway, good luck hun. This site has been really helpful to me so far. Hope you are finding to useful also.

Hi Kiki,

My surgeon said that he wanted to give it at least 6 months for the stomach to return to "normal", as as close as possible. He, and others, have found they have less chance for issues such as leaks, etc. if you wait at least 6 months. Makes sense. Good luck to you too!

@@nerdmom

surgery is Monday...almost there.

Oh oops! @@losttexan I was thinking it was this past monday. My days are off. I'm still waiting for my surgeon to send the letter of medical necessity And I think I have fog brain. I hope all goes well! Keep us updated!

I just joined this group and I have really enjoyed reading all the posts. Very useful information here. I hope that I can contribute as well to others as you all have done for me. My surgery is this coming Monday. I had the Lapband which was an absolute failure. I had that taken out about 7 months ago in preparation for this! Nervous, anxious, excited...all at once.

Hello I too will be getting surgery Monday. I am going in for the bypass and I am so anxious and nervous also. The anticipation is killing me. Lol im stalking my phone waiting on the call to tell me what time to come in monday. Congrats and good luck on your weight loss journey!

Good luck and congrats on taking steps toward being healthy. I was thinking of having the band by my surgeon and I discussed it and thought bypass would be best for my lifestyle and goals.

Keep us posted on your recovery and progress!

Edited February 20, 201511 yr by blashlee

Congrats on your upcoming date!!! I remember the exciting anticipation. I hope you are resting. The day before my procedure I did a lot of busy work like cleaning and laundry because I knew I'd be out of commission for a while. I pray that your surgery is 20 times better than you expect and anything you heard. God bless you.

So exciting. Best wishes for a quick recovery!

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