starting a new thread for anyone who has or is considering surgery thru the Brigham/Falkner program.

~Mel

surgery 11/13/07 Dr Vernon

-35lbs

I go in on wednesday (feb 4). I had my final pre-op appointment with Dr. Robinson on the 27th and he just kind of slid into the conversation that I had a sliding haital hernia that he was going to repair. I don't know about that man sometimes. Don't get me wrong I think he's a very competent surgeon and I feel completely comfortable with him doing the procedure, but I usually feel like he has no idea who I am until 15 mins into the appointment. And the appointments last generally about 20-25 mins. Oh well, open me up, fix what needs fixing, band me, and send me on my way.

As a sidenote (or was what I posted above the sidenote and this the original point? I don't know) This pre-op diet hasn't been bad especially when compared to how some other people say they're starving, I certainly have never felt that way, but these last few days I have no energy at all. I could go to sleep right now, and I Just might. But tomorrow is my last day at work, I took off the from feb 3 - feb 18 (for those who don't know, people at work think there's something really medically wrong with me, so I took off 2 weeks)

Hey there, Jay.

You're so right about Dr. R. I swear he doesn't remember me from one appointment to the next...but he is a skilled surgeon. Glad to hear you're doing well! Enjoy your time off. Good luck with the surgery. Hoping you'll come down to the next meeting so we can see you! :tongue2:

Hey fellow MA bandsters! I was at the Oct LB Support group at Brigham, and I am sure I met a couple of you at least. I saw Dr. Robinson on Nov 4, he said lose 25 lbs... I went through the holidays... gained 3... then went on the pre-op diet for the most part, with an added salad for lunch and an extra yogurt... so I have lost some, and I see Dr. R next week. Someone from Dr. R office called me today to ask about putting me on the schedule mid-February... scared me, I have been looking at March surgery... because of the necessary pre-surgery weight loss... I am a third of the way there in a few weeks of dieting.

So, glad to see everyone here!

Dr. Robinson told me to lose 40 and so far I've lost about 20, and I'm going in wednesday to be banded. So I just think he wants you to lose weight, not necessarily hit the target

Hey there, Jay.

You're so right about Dr. R. I swear he doesn't remember me from one appointment to the next...but he is a skilled surgeon. Glad to hear you're doing well! Enjoy your time off. Good luck with the surgery. Hoping you'll come down to the next meeting so we can see you! :tongue:

I will try my best to be there!

Dr. Robinson told me to lose 40 and so far I've lost about 20, and I'm going in wednesday to be banded. So I just think he wants you to lose weight, not necessarily hit the target

He wants to see that you're committed to this....the only thing he won't put up with is your gaining weight.

Good luck, Jay! 2 more days!!!!

Dr. Robinson told me to lose 40 and so far I've lost about 20, and I'm going in wednesday to be banded. So I just think he wants you to lose weight, not necessarily hit the target

I have dr Vernon She wanted me to just maintain & not gain. Everything went so fast for me. I'm pretty sure I gained weight before surgery because I was trying to have my fun before diet. Anyway, she didn't even get a weight on me before sugery. I was so affraid she would cancel & then she didn't even weigh me.

Wishing you success, Jay!

Well.... my surgery was canceled. Dr. Robinson is somewhere else and can't get back because of the snow. I'm beside myself, I'm waiting for Jennifer to call and let me know when the rescheduled date is, but in all honesty, I'm not sure I can take this pre-op diet any more. Not sure what to do about the time I took off of work, or really anything.

Please forgive my whining.

I feel your disappointment, but try to hang in there until you get word.

That must be so disheartening after getting all psyched up for it. But..it is not over for good..it will happen soon.

Hang in there!

Jay that's awful, I'm sorry! Are you able to go back to work and reschedule your vaca? Oh man, I can't even imagine!

Hang in there, it will happen!!

I'm not sure. I'm definitely not going to work tomorrow. I'll wait until I hear from Jennifer to see when it's rescheduled. If it's rescheduled for thurs/fri (I'm really hoping... maybe if I offer to have it done at brigham or faulkner it'll give me a sooner date) then I'll just keep the same days off. If not... I don't know.

I want to order a pizza. I won't, but I really want to.

I'm not sure. I'm definitely not going to work tomorrow. I'll wait until I hear from Jennifer to see when it's rescheduled. If it's rescheduled for thurs/fri (I'm really hoping... maybe if I offer to have it done at brigham or faulkner it'll give me a sooner date) then I'll just keep the same days off. If not... I don't know.

I want to order a pizza. I won't, but I really want to.

Jay, I hate to burst your bubble, but I'm rather confident he only does surgery at the Brigham on Tuesdays or Wednesdays...... I know he sees post-op patients the following day. If I remember correctly, he does surgery one day a week at each hospital. Did Jennifer say Thursday or Friday were even an option?

This happened to my brother when he had to have hip replacement surgery. (He was 34 with 3 young children and had it all figured out so he'd be home from the hospital while my sister-in-law was on vacation to help him.....) He had to reschedule a few weeks later. I'm so sorry you're going through this! Good luck. Keep us posted. While one night of pizza won't kill you.....if it stretches over the course of a few days or even weeks, the eating will put you a few steps back.

I'm sticking to the diet until I get my reschedule date. I was hoping he did surgeries on wednesdays and thursdays since most of my appointments with him have been on tuesdays I thought that was his schedule. I didn't talk to jennifer today, I got a call from someone else who told me it was cancelled. I left a message for jennifer after that so hopefully she'll call me tomorrow. And if I don't hear from her by noon I'll probably call again. Waiting until tuesday wouldn't be too bad, I could do that. Anything beyond that would be really aggravating.

I do want the pizza, but that's not the right decision and it won't make me feel better. It's just me wanting to eat my emotions. Not a good decision. So I'll just stick to this. I've done it for 20 days, I can do another 4.. .maybe more.

Keep your resolve. You'll be fine. Good luck. Let us know when you reschedule! :cursing: