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Ms.Bee

By Ms.Bee, in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

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Ms.Bee    0

Ms.Bee
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Hello everyone,

I am scheduled to have surgery on Feb 26. I was originally scheduled for Feb 15, but my doctor got the flu. :unsure: I was all ready and at 3pm the day before, I got the call that my surgery wouldn't happen the next day. (certainly not easy to hear after all I had to eat or drink was about 4 juice boxes and a cup of broth!) Needless to say, I was not happy. But, I'm now getting back into the groove and gearing up again for the 26th. I can't wait! I'm looking forward to sharing my successes and challanges with all of you!

PS...HOW DO I GET MY WEIGHT LOSS TICKER TO WORK?

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luigismama    0

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Hi Bee! Sorry to hear you had a delay in your surgery, but it sounds like things are back on track for you.

I've been lurking on this site for a month, and I've learned so much from everyone here. I originally came to this site to research why my best friend decided to go with gastric bypass instead of lap-band. In my research, I discovered that lap-band sounded like a good option for me! I've been to a seminar, and I'm now awaiting a call from the surgeon's office for a consult. I'm hoping to get the surgery done by the end of May, so wish me luck!

If someone doesn't answer you about the ticker, you can search for it and I know I've seen multiple posts about it. I'm not officially putting one up until I've done the consult!

How long did you research this before you decided to do it?

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Ms.Bee    0

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Hi Luigismama,

Thank you for your reply! I researched this surgery for over a year before I actually decided to do it. I went to an info session in Sept '06, but was scared and decided to try weight watchers "one more time." Finally, I realized that I really needed to do this. My doctor said that I would be a candidate for either surgery. But, for me, the lap band was better. I liked that it was an outpatient surgery, not as many side effects, and tool to aid in weight loss. I scheduled my consult in July 2007 and by Jan 2008 I had a surgery date! (My insurance required 6 mos of supervised weight loss).

Good luck on your consult! Once you've decided to have the surgery, it is really an exciting journey. I just found this website 2 days before my previous surgery date and it has been really helpful.

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mumof2boys    71

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Hi Ms. Bee,

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery. Sorry to hear about the delay. Who is your surgeon and where in Maryland are you from? I'm from Southern Maryland and my surgeon is Dr. Brody. Anyway...regarding your ticker. Go to tickerfactory.com. You can set it up there and cut and paste the URL into your signature.

Good luck with everything.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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