jessb418

Hey Julez! My surgery is 9-2. I begin my fast tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous. Please tell me its easy as pie. Oops shouldn't mention pie...sorry! Lol

After surgery did you have private rooms or did you have to share a room? If you did have to share was it with another bariatric patient or some random person?

I am excited. The nervous part hasn't hit me yet...but I know if probably will. Sadly I'm not scared of surgery but being away from my son for a few days. The thought is killing me already. What is everyone's requirements for their fast?

Can we drink coffee on the preop Fast and after surgery?

Did anyone start their fast early? I know this sounds crazy but I was thinking of starting my fast a week early. I feel ready to begin. I have my protein shakes, and since I don't meet with my dietician till next week for my two week fast I'm wondering what else you are allowed to have. Did anyone start their fast early and what were you guys allowed to eat? Sugar free pops? Broth? Protein bars?

September 2nd I cany wait! I'm almost excited to start the two week fast to get the ball rollin. Hoping august flies by so I can stop obsessing. Lol

When? Because of the fast?

What do you mean ladyjenn?

I've never had to stay in the hospital except when I had my son so I'm really nervous to hAve a roommate after going thru surgery., it will be the day after Labor Day so maybe I'll get lucky and have a single room.

What do you mean ladyjenn?

Did anyone start their fast early? I know this sounds crazy but I was thinking of starting my fast a week early. I feel ready to begin. I have my protein shakes, and since I don't meet with my dietician till next week for my two week fast I'm wondering what else you are allowed to have. Did anyone start their fast early and what were you guys allowed to eat? Sugar free pops? Broth? Protein bars?

I just want to be as prepared as possible. My surgery is on 9/2 a day before my birthday. My family is all sad because I won't be having cake...even wanted to make it early so I could have some. Homemade cheesecake..the best. However I have declined. I am finally in the mind set that I am ready to do what needs to be done and want to be in the best possible shape for surgery. After all if an extra week or few extra days of a fast can make things even a little easier for surgery than I'm all for it.

Cross my legs Wear pretty sun dresses Go up the stairs without being winded Not sweat all the time Not.worry about fitting in booths at restaurants Buy cute clothes Paint my toe nails To walk in a room and know I'm not the biggest person Jog-I've always been jealous of joggers Ride a bike Tie my shoes easier Hike I can't wait to drive in the car and not have the seat belt jabbing in me. So many things I had to do more than 10!

What kind of shakes did you use for preop. I had gotten some optifast to try and find that I get full on the High Protein ones but the regular ones do absolutely nothing for me.

How long did you have to stay in the hospital? Scheduled for surgery on 9/2 and i am starting to have alot of anxiety about being away from my two yr old son.

A fellow co-sleeper! I probably won't know what to do with myself actually having a bed all to myself not hanging half off the bed. Lol my son is the reason behind me doing this to. The hospital I will be staying is about 40 minutes away so I'm not sure how much he will be there to visit but u r right we can Skype (try to figure it out), talk on the phone and send pics. Those things will def make us feel better.I am hopeful for a quick recovery. I known my surgery is soon but I wish it was tomorrow so i didn't have to obsess over every single detail anymore. Maybe it will be better when I start my fast and then I'll be obsessing how hungry I am! Two week fast is going to be rough. Then I thought about it if two weeks is super beneficial for surgery maybe three would be even better. I just hope I can do it. I know my surgeon was not pleased with my weight and said I can't gain anymore.

Wow that would suck to have ur period at the same time. I haven't spoke to my surgeon yet about the average amount of time but I think it set in today that I was having surgery and would be away from my son and kind of had a melt down. I will probably have a harder time than he will lol

So, my everything has been submitted to my insurance and I'm just waiting hopefully for my approval. Getting more anxious about possible pain and complications. I figured there's no way it could be worse than 36 hours of labor and a botched csection,right? What's worse...csection or gastric bypass surgery or is the pain so different it's hard to compare?

So I had a lot of pain yesterday and had to go to the hospital. It turns out I had diverticulitis. The dr. Said I have diverticulosis thru my colon. Does anyone know if this effects me having gastric bypass surgery. I'm like a month out from surgery and just hope this isn't going to deter the dr. From doing the surgery. Anyone with experience with this?

Yah I'm pretty nervous. I have had to jump thru so many hoops and pay alot of money to just get to this point and now its just a matter of waiting for my insurance to approve it. I would be devastated if me having diverticulosis thru my colon would be an issue. I'm gonna stay optimistic tho. I don't think it should be a problem. I'm not sure what triggered it. I've been doing optifast and eating quite well as I am always trying to lose weight. Thank u for the tips guys, I really appreciate it. Now if I could only get the surgeon to call me back...I've been waiting for him to call me back for the past week and half for something else.

So I had it in my head that my surgery would end up being in Sept given my, insurance requirements for supervised dieting. I just completed everything I need to do and the docs office tells me they will prolly submit this month and I would prolly be able to have surgery as soon as next month. Now I called and they are back tracking. I was sooo excited and now they are unsure when they will submit. Wtf- this is the second time they messed and I'm getting frustrated. Do they even realize I wanted this yesterday. I have worked so hard to do everything I have to and they keep playing with my emotions. Uggh feeling depressed. My husband doesn't get it..he says who cares..it will happen. He doesn't understand how uncomfortable it is being extremely overweight in the summer! End of rant

Omg thank you. Finally someone understands! I tell my husband and he's like a deer in headlights. What they are doing is wrong and I do feel mistreated...until you said that I never really thought about that word but that is exactly how I feel. IM just so upset.

I know! I feel, like it will be a relief! But then after on to the next obsession...like working out, eating healthy and doing everything we r supposed to do. Maybe the structure will be good for us. Lol. I just want a damn date...I hate waiting, I'm horribly inpatient and really need to settle down. My insurance makes me do nutritional counseling...I immediately disliked the lady because she was saying Sept-oct. Is she nuts?!? My doctor and i have a plan and i am push ing him to push the insurance company as the only thing holding me back right now is this medically supervised deiting which is a waste of time.

I'm not bipolar but def understand. I do take med for anxiety/depression and was so glad to find this post because Alot of what was said especially with ginger snaps I am feelkng. I feel like this planning and waiting for this surgery has consumed my life. I am completely obsessed. Sometimes I just want to get it.over with so I don't have to think so much about it.

It seems silly to me that this is the most nerve racking part for me. Part of me.hasn't allowed myself to be excited because I have no idea what will happen when they find out. They could be totally awesome...but sadly I am so close to getting surgery and everything is going great...it's like I'm waiting for the ball to drop. I keep thinking what if I donly everything insurance is making me...paying thousands of dollars and then tell my employer and they drop me. Part of me just wants to get it over with so they can't say "how long did u know" and at least they would understand why I have all these doctors appts