Hello everyone. I’m Ashley and I’m scheduled for my RNY on 3/21/18. Super nervous and don’t feel prepared at all.

Don't be overly nervous, that's what we're,here for, to help you through it all. Glad to see you have a firm date. Where are you located & where are you having your surgery?. Please tell us anything you want to share, we all would like to be your friends. We have anything from newbies, to people who have done their prerequirements and are waiting for their date, people who have recently had their surgery, and finally seasoned veterans who have been through it all and only are too happy to mentor the rest of us. So any questions,? Somebody here will have an answer and usually a very good one. So welcome and we wish you a safe happy WLS journey.

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Good luck on your upcoming surgery. At your stage, I would recommend three things.

1. Take a good before photograph of yourself, so that you have something to compare to after surgery. Many times we are blind to our obesity. We do not see ourselves. Therefore when the weight begins to drop off rather dramatically, we question if this is really happening. Photographs are a good visualization of our success. Many people carry a before and after photo with them, just to remind themselves of their success.

2. Walk 30 minutes each day, every day until surgery (or equivalent exercise). Walking helps the recovery process go smoothly and minimized the pain levels from surgery.

3. Wean yourself from caffeine and carbonated beverages now. After I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit, I suffered from a week of severe withdrawal syndrome consisting of severe headaches and body aches. I was miserable. You don't want to combine the effects of caffeine withdrawal with the effects of surgery.

Don't be overly nervous, that's what we're,here for, to help you through it all. Glad to see you have a firm date. Where are you located & where are you having your surgery?. Please tell us anything you want to share, we all would like to be your friends. We have anything from newbies, to people who have done their prerequirements and are waiting for their date, people who have recently had their surgery, and finally seasoned veterans who have been through it all and only are too happy to mentor the rest of us. So any questions,? Somebody here will have an answer and usually a very good one. So welcome and we wish you a safe happy WLS journey.
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My surgery will be at Oakland Hospital. My surgeon is Dr.Matthew Weiner. I originally found him through his YouTube channel. I am located in Michigan. My date is set yes but waiting to hear back from insurance which they don’t think is a problem at all so they went ahead and scheduled me. Are any of you doing a YouTube journey series. I’ve started but my video is private atm just because until I have the surgery no one really knows. My fiancé and my mother know but that is it right now. Not sure how I feel about telling people. I’m really struggling there. I feel like I’m not prepared in the sense of having the things I need. I am thinking of choosing the Celebrate multivitamin. Any opinions or reviews from anyone taking them is more than appreciated. And yeah I just don’t want to be in a mad dash to get thing I need right before surgery. Also been trying to decide what my lifestyle of eating will be after surgery. I’ve decided to be a lacto-ovo vegetarian. And I know my fiancé and some family won’t support that fully or will make harsh comment and doubt my decision whiling I’m struggling with. So that’s where I’m at in my journey.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery. At your stage, I would recommend three things.
1. Take a good before photograph of yourself, so that you have something to compare to after surgery. Many times we are blind to our obesity. We do not see ourselves. Therefore when the weight begins to drop off rather dramatically, we question if this is really happening. Photographs are a good visualization of our success. Many people carry a before and after photo with them, just to remind themselves of their success.
2. Walk 30 minutes each day, every day until surgery (or equivalent exercise). Walking helps the recovery process go smoothly and minimized the pain levels from surgery.
3. Wean yourself from caffeine and carbonated beverages now. After I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit, I suffered from a week of severe withdrawal syndrome consisting of severe headaches and body aches. I was miserable. You don't want to combine the effects of caffeine withdrawal with the effects of surgery.

I def will be taking photos here rather soon and I try to walk as much as I can. I have a orthopedic injury that restricts my walking so that is extremely limited at the moment. We are hoping with weight loose it will take a lot of the pressure off my joint and help with arthritis. My surgeon is ok with caffeine. I only drink coffee and have never been a soda drinker. I have been trying to cut cabs now just to get in that mindset.

I have had 2 knee replacements 2nd is still giving me grief over a year old so I know a little about orthopedic impediment. Dr Matthew Weiner, ooweee you went for the Big Guns, I love his videos, I'm leaning a lot less on being a carnivore, it just doesn't agree with me. I'm almost always here, if you can stand a slightly benighted Buckeye who should be old enough to behave but doesn't always, I'm 72, if I'm in my 2nd Childhood I should be having more fun. Life is a funny old thing but I'm committed to live it until I die.

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I shattered my ankle and broke my leg in 2015. I have no range of motion and only thing I can no do to get some relief is have an ankle fusion. Which with me being younger the doctor said to hold off as long as I could. So I manage with large doses of gabapention which I hope to ween off a lot of that with this surgery.

I had repeated svulsion fractures of my left ankle so I've hobbled that road also. Never got mine fused but I should have, and worse luck same leg as the cranky knee and I have developed lymphedema in that leg. But it still holds me up but I hope to help it by asking it to hold up less weight.

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Yeah that is my hope as well. Less weight less problems. I have three plates and 21 screws holding my ankle and leg together. That is my biggest hurdle to keeping weight off now. Since my injury I’ve put on 100 lbs. I was extremely active and now can’t do anything. Hope all that changes here soon

I’m also an RNY newbie from MI—GO BLUE! My surgery is scheduled for April 9th and insurance approval all done! Nutrition class next week and then I just wait! So glad it’s finally here!

Hi Tuckersmom from one of those evil Buckeyes South of you. Where in Michigan do you hail from? Now there's a Midwestern term, most everyone else says "where do you live?"or something close to that! We are Middle America, no pretensions like the Easterners, we don't say "you all" like Down South, we are common clean- living folk who care for our neighbors and neighborhoods. We tend to be loving friendly caring people. Sound like I should be a travel folder, ah but remember like the ads--- you're "Pure Michigan!"

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I frost8. I live in Linden, moved there from howell, and grew up in Canton. Born in beautiful state of Maine!

Well istead of a Maine Builder on DIY you're a real State of Mainer. Well very glad to make your acquaintance. Hope we'll have some things in common.

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We already do! We’re all here in this forum for same reason! Become healthy!

Amen Sister Sue- and here we go!

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