Hi all,

I am just beginning my journey, I just attended my information class this past Monday and decided to go for it. I will have my first appt. this Tuesday the 18th. I am going thru Greenville bariatric solutions out of the Anderson office. I am on medicare due to a back disability. My BMI is around 48. I am probably going to go the gastric bypass route and not the sleeve, but I will let the doc decide what is best for me. I have to attend 10 support classes and also have get a OK from my cardiologist since i had a heart attack about 1.5 yrs ago and had to have a stent put in. and since I am over fifty, i will have to have a colonoscopy along with my EGD. but doc said they can schedule both to be done on same day. Other than that I am probably looking at April? maybe sooner. I will know more this Tuesday.

Good luck to you. There is a lot of information on this forum but your practice is the first place to ask questions and follow the answers. Every practice has different regulations and expectations.

Good luck and congrats on your hard work this far.

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Hi Mountain Man,

It is good for you and brave of you to take on this journey. Sometimes it takes time to get set up for me it was a 3 year wait until things lined up and the correct surgeon and hospital stay was finally performed. My options were limited also due to my mobility issues. My one year anniversary comes up this month and so far I have lost 150 lbs and internally and for my mental state feel much better. Pain is still there but it takes much less medication to control it due to weighing half of what I weighed before the modified RNY last year. I was on a cpap machine nightly and tested that I no longer need that. Plus gerd is history I no longer have acid reflux that burns my nose and mouth when I wake up. And even though I still have some trouble swallowing due to scarring it is still a great improvement. Excited to talk to you on your journey.

Hi moonbabe,

I am also on cpap since 1992. At present I don't take any pain meds due to the fact I have a high tolerance on any pain meds except morphine and they won't give that to me lol. I had a spinal cord stimulator put in 3 years ago to control the s1 nerve pain. Congrats on your anniversary and your weight loss. I went for my first appt this past week to mainly get details of what was required while in the program and sign papers. I see the dietician next thrusday. Looking at April at the moment for surgery. Will keep you posted.

Hi Mountain Man,

It sounds like you are on the way. My little sister was on pain control through a spinal cord stimulator and she had it removed 1 year ago due to some over work or defect. She is now battling an oral medication journey for pain relief. She had several spinal fusions attempting to correct cracked and crushed discs but only gave her partial relief. Thankfully she is much tinier weight wise ( she is 5"10 and weighs 110lbs and wears a size 0) and can take a few pounds that medication tends to put on a person working with pain issues.

I loved my dietitian and I kept contact with her before, during healing of surgery, and after for suggestions. She made me charts and a basic do's and dont's list that I still utilize. I am excited for you and your new journey. Please feel free to ask me about anything. I would love to keep in contact. The best advise I can give you from a pre-surgical stand point is don't give up, I know it seems like a lot of hoops but it is worth the wait.