Hi I'm 53 yrs old and live with my little dog and I would love to have a few bariatric buddies. We can meet sometimes if you're local or just talk on the phone no matter where you live. I believe it would be a win win situation. I was scheduled for March 27 after I decided to have RNY but then I changed my mind after going to a mandatory seminar & decided to have VSG instead. Then my concerned doctor called hoping he could change my mind back to RNY but I really want the VSG & unfortunately, less than a week later my dated was pushed all the way back to May 8 plus an additional meeting with the dietitian!!!! I just couldn't believe it because my dad who's my only support system, just made his travel reservations to leave the country on May 8 (same as my delayed surgery) and paid for this non-refundable ticket a couple of weeks prior to this shocking unexpected bad news!!! I cried so much & feel I got the shaft for no good reason. Then the GI specialist who did my endoscopy told me last week that there was acid in my stomach & a tear in my esophagus that will also be operated as a Hiatal hernia procedure at the same time as my WLS!!! He gave me meds for 2 weeks and I'm scheduled for a second endoscopy a week after that!!! I was really surprised since I never had to take anything for acid reflux or heartburn all my life but unfortunately by having this new information, I felt like I had no choice but to change the procedure back to RNY again so I called and told the operation coordinator but I really wanted the VSG for many different good reasons

Unfortunately, I don't have any support system, just my dad who's gonna be gone for a while but I'm very nice and someone you can count on so please drop me a line or two, let's exchange our phone numbers & take it from there

Thanks

Hi Tarjou!

i originally wanted Sleeve but after going to all classes my baractric Dr. strongly recommended RNY because it has a much higher success rate. I agreed but wanted it done Robotic. Mayo only had 1 surgeon specializing in baractric surgery that did Robotic so I had to wait. Surgery was ok, no pain except for gas. I only used pain meds for 1 day. Was walking the halls evening after surgery.

Your so right to seek out a support team. Where do you live? Have you asked your Dr about a support group? I met some great people at the nutrition classes, we exchanged email addresses. Plus my friends are close by & of course my very supportive husband.

You can do it!

Hi Tarjou!
i originally wanted Sleeve but after going to all classes my baractric Dr. strongly recommended RNY because it has a much higher success rate. I agreed but wanted it done Robotic. Mayo only had 1 surgeon specializing in baractric surgery that did Robotic so I had to wait. Surgery was ok, no pain except for gas. I only used pain meds for 1 day. Was walking the halls evening after surgery.
Your so right to seek out a support team. Where do you live? Have you asked your Dr about a support group? I met some great people at the nutrition classes, we exchanged email addresses. Plus my friends are close by & of course my very supportive husband.
You can do it!

Hi sweetie thank you so much for your kind response. I live in Tarzana, a suburb of LA, in San Fernando Valley but having surgery in Beverly Hills. They have a nutrition support group monday nights from 6 to 7:30 but that's rush hour traffic and a nightmare to deal with. I went to the one mandatory seminar and asked one of the women if we could exchange phone numbers but she said she's getting her number changed so not good timing! She actually hurt my feelings but that's LA for you. Fake plastic people. I don't have anyone to talk to and can really use a few surgery buddies. My surgeon does robotics too with DaVinci but when I asked him he said he only uses it for sleeve! That was one of the reasons I had selected him, so [emoji53]
I haven't been able to find any support groups around here and I'm getting very nervous. Please let me know if you're interested to be in a buddy system and keep in touch. Good luck [emoji5]

In Boston for few weeks! Cold! I will get back to u when I return!!

Hi Marie. That would be great. Thanks