My Surgery is scheduled for May 4th. I am excited and nervous at the same time. Dr. Steven Simper is my Doc in Salt Lake City. I have been super impressed with the program at Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians. They truly care about the patient's long term success. They require that I go through 2 pre surgery education sessions and enroll in their post surgery support groups. They also have a great partnership with a Nutrition and Counseling group and put on regular seminars.

Anyway, I am looking forward to the change in my life. Anyone else scheduled for May? What are you doing to prepare for the surgery?

Hi there! I'm scheduled for a revision from Lap-Band to gastric bypass on May 19. I have had my band for 5.5 years and have just had too much trouble with it almost the entire time but worse for the last two years, and I'm looking forward to having it out. I initially wanted nothing to do with bypass and thought the band would be my perfect tool but of course didn't anticipate all the negative effects. It took me a while to decide to revise and now it can't come quick enough!! I am most nervous about my port coming out as I've read that it can be quite painful, and it's been sitting in there getting all encapsulated for more than five years, whereas it seems like the majority of revisions are only two-year-old bands. My biggest hurdle will be my Protein shakes. I can't tolerate artificial sweeteners too well and don't really like whey protein, so I've been researching alternatives. I have an egg-white Protein powder and a vegan powder ready to go, which both are highly rated by consumers. I tried a sample egg-white powder and it was far better to me than whey. They are both sweetened with stevia, also better for me personally. I am also planning on purchasing powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup, which is whey but (apparently) better hidden with the savory flavor. Most of my prep is done and I'm just waiting. PS, I'm not too patient!!

Genepro protein is 30 grams of protein tasteless

My date is May 1, this Friday! Super excited and nervous all at once!

I'm scheduled for May 27th!

June 4 here

Today is the 18th, so I thinking of tonight, Veronda. I had bypass 1 week ago Tuesday and have done great.

Good Luck

Diane

Thinking of you Veronda! I hope everything goes well!

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