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Sonia

By Sonia, in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

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Sonia    0

Sonia
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Hello all,

I have been reading the psots here ofr a few days and psoted on another thread. Ifigured I had better introduce myself. My name is Sonia, and I am currently researching the lap band for WLS. I had considered WLS once before, about a couple of years ago, the duodenal switch, but was too afriad of such major surgery. A coworker mentioned the lap band, and once I found otu what it was online, I became excited about the possibilities. I am currently just reading everything I can get my hands on, and am planning on making an appt with my PCP tomorrow to get the ball rolling.

I am absolutely terrified (that word doesn'e begin to express the fear) of having surgery done. I have been put under 3 times when I was much much younger and had no adverse effects, so am telling myself that at least that part of it is no problem.

I am going to apologize in advance, becuase I will probably bombard everyone here with questions, and I hope you don't mind. I am kind of a worry wart, and just think of crazy thigns to ask about. If I ever go overboard jsut give me a loud yell and I will back off, at least for the immediate. LOL.

Thanks, and God bless!

Sonia

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Iluvharleys    15

Iluvharleys
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Welcome! There is a ton of information here on these boards. Take some time to read all the older posts too, you will learn a lot from them. Good luck in your journey to getting the band.

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Hi Sonia

Welcome!

Any questions you have we will be happy to answer if we can, we were all where you are once you we understand..so as Teresa said "Ask Away"

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Sonia    0

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Hi Sonia

Welcome!

Any questions you have we will be happy to answer if we can, we were all where you are once you we understand..so as Teresa said "Ask Away"

Thanks, I plan to take all of you up on your offers. Believe me, you will regret it!!n You don't know what you are all letting yoursevles in for.

Sonia

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Welcome,Sonia! For me the surgery was a breeze. In the past, I have had the type of abdominal surgery where they actually open you up (think HUGE scar), and let me tell you, this laproscopic thing is a piece of cake compared to that!

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Welcome,Sonia! For me the surgery was a breeze. In the past, I have had the type of abdominal surgery where they actually open you up (think HUGE scar), and let me tell you, this laproscopic thing is a piece of cake compared to that!

I haven't had any type of surgery at all. Been lucky, I guess. So I am just letting my fears get away from me.

Thanks for your welcome, and everyone else as well. I am so glad I found this place.

Sonia

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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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