These 6 months feel like they're going to take forever. Everyone seems to be getting their surgery in the near future... And then there's me... Pushing November. I'm sad!!!

Anybody getting theirs around the end of the year at some point?

Here's to hoping these 6 months fly by and are full of growth and change to prepare for the rest of my new life!

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The six months will fly by and November will be here before you know it. What dr are you using?

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I will be lucky if mine is in September. I just had my first of six weight checks on March 30th, next one scheduled for April 25th (I think). It does seem like it will go quickly though. I meet again with my surgeon, dietician, and psychologist in May so I'm hoping it moves fast but to us, I know it seems like forever.

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@@vandernoordh Dr. Hamilton from KC Bariatric

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@@Donna415 I should have it in October, but because I couldn't meet with the dietician in April it pushed everything back a month. Kind of sucks! I want it to happen and keep looking stuff up. It makes me want it more. Lol.

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I know the feeling for sure!! Mine hasn't been pushed but I feel like by the end, with all the information I've read, I'll be an expert lol. Keep in touch if you'd like, it sounds like ours will be close

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@@Donna415 I definitely will! I don't know anybody who is getting or has had this surgery and would love to have somebody who understands!

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I had to wait nearly 6 months for all my boxes to be checked so I could have surgery. There were times when I thought it was going SO slowly. Then suddenly I had approval and two weeks later I was in the operating room and then waking up from surgery asking if they really did surgery!

Focus on the journey, not the surgery. I found that when I focused on each step along the way instead of the end goal, time went faster. Every time I thought about how long it was until surgery, I would get frustrated about how long I still had to wait. When I focused on each new thing I was to learn to get ready, it was in much more manageable bites!

You can do it!

pam

@@mngreeneyes thank you! I guess I'm just eager to start my new life. Eager to be able to play with my babies without having to sit down and catch my breath.

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It looks like I will be an October surgery because it took forever to get an insurance quote. I sent in all my paperwork on August 16th 2015. I was hoping to have surgery within 1 year but a family vacation this year is in September so I asked if I could push it to October. My surgeon told me more than likely it will be at least October.

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@@spdmonkeymama oh wow that did take a minute! Well looks/seems like we will at least have each other through this journey! What had you set on bypass?

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I have around 200 to lose and when I did my research by the numbers it seemed the rny was the best option. I still haven't gotten the all clear from my shrink because one of the meds I'm on has serious issues with dosing. If he can switch my drugs (which that is our goal anyways I am weaning off that med) I get the bypass otherwise the surgeon says sleeve.

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I am a little nervous though. My father in law had rny and regained ALOT. He also didn't follow the diet exactly right and doesn't have the follow up support that's available now

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@@spdmonkeymama from what I can tell regain can happen with any surgery. It just depends on the person. I'm trying my hardest to go into this thinking and knowing that I will never be this person again. I have about just as much weight to lose.

It may not mean much but I'm always here and willing to listen! I need that myself. Lol

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I am glad to find someone else who is going through this. I went to my first support session through the program and everyone was post opp

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Trust me when I tell you those 6 months will go by so fast. I started this journey in September, 2015 and my surgery is Monday, April 11th; 4 days from now.

I thought the same thing when I began appointments, but there is really so much information to learn, and so much lifestyle changes to make that you will be happy to have had these last 6 months to take it in small bites rather than just being thrown to the lions. This takes a great amount of preparation, and although it annoyed me in the beginning, I'm so glad that I have the knowledge and the information that I have now. I'm still scared of screwing up after going through all this, but I know my fears are nothing that anyone else hasn't experienced. Sometimes you feel like you are all alone in this journey. Trust me you are not! Everyone here is such an inspiration and motivater that you will know that you've made the right decision.

Ask lots of questions. Write things down as you think of them so you can find out the answer. Being prepared is your best tool.

Good Luck to you.