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I was told to stop my sinemet for Parkinson’s disease before RNY. Anyone know if this is permanent?

I am in TN and have a RNY scheduled for 1/31/22. Excited and a bit nervous.

My-journey congrats on the surgery! How r u doing?

Mrs. Gloria Martin you are an inspiration!

Wise words. could not have said it better. sl

Congrats Mel on lbs. lost!!! I am having a great day today. I have been struggling w/ building a 4/5 -7 day a week exercise schedule. I went to the Y set up a tracking plan and did a 30 min. Power of 10 strength workout and I am pooped but feel great! I wait 4-5 days to do the second half of the workout this week. I think I will also go swim today. My muscles r sore esp from the abdominal crunches. Tomorrow I will walk or swim or both. This afternoon I go to a meal planning class from 1-3 for Bariatric Surgery pathway. I am also going to work on cleaning/organizing my house, skimming my new books and doing a family schedule for May and pay bills. Then I am going to enjoy some mindless TV.

I'm in Kitsap County and I met a woman from this site who lives in Gig Harbor who is interested in starting a WLS group in this area. I am very interested too. I live in Bremerton.

I am terrified about causing my pouch to stretch after surgery or causing a leak after surgery. I am also extremely reluctant to go through dumping syndrome since I had it once when I was very hypoglycemic. I got so sick I thought I was having a heart attack so I definitely don't plan on eating sugar, fried foods or eating more than my pouch can hold. Also eating only a T or two I definitely won't be wasting my protein on a Big Mac. Today I had my psych eval. I still have to take the MMPI this week and my evaluator seemed to want to delay my surgery until Sept. Or Oct. because I have a complicated psych history and he wants to be sure I am emotionally stable enough to handle the surgery. On the plus side I think he will be a great new weekly counselor for me and he has lots of experience with Bariatric surgery patients. Patience... I also enjoyed my Healthy Habits class tonight.

Lots of great people on here! I was told I won't have to keep track of as many variables re: my food as I have been doing with the Mediator Release Diet. That was my cue to make bad food choices tonight. The worst part was when I bought two Big Macs. I have never eaten two Big Macs at once and I thought this is crazy and gave my second one to a homeless man so I wouldn't eat it. I helped myself and someone else too (except he also looked a bit chubby so he probably didn't need that Big Mac either!). Actually since Big Macs are bad for us no one really needs to eat them. In the past this choice would have sent me on a six month eating binge but fortunately I can nip it in the bud tonight and get back on track in the am. That Big Mac was 550 calories( more than half my daily calories!) Have a good night everyone! I get my psych eval in the am. Hope he doesn't ask about McDonalds...

I am sorry about your experiences at work. Maybe over time they will get used to the new you and chill out. Sometimes when we lose wt we get more confident and assertive and some people can't take advantage of us any more. U r awesome! Hang in there! I saw the Dietician today and gave her my three page list of changes and accomplishments since being in the Bariatric program. By the third wk of June I will have accomplishes everything they asked me too. My dietician says I will have to wait 6 mo. because Madigan requires it but she seemed so impressed that I will be done with everything but the D3 test results. She said if I don't have good D3 results I will be delayed an extra 3 months so she advised me to take two weeks of daily 10,000 IU of D3 then test D3 again. My first results won't get back until 1st wk of June. In any case she was delighted with all my changes esp my A1C dropping from a 12 to a 7.3 in such a short time. Today I took a Mediator Release test to ck for food allergies. Insurance doesn't pay the $300 so I hope it is worth it. She did say I had a very high score on the symptom checklist which probably means I have some problems with allergies. At any rate I presented my desire for a July/Aug surgery date and it is in her hands now. She said the hospital only requires an A1C under 8. Also the diet I have to follow when I get my test results back from today's test should enable me to lose a lot of wt and I don't have to worry about insurance declining me if I get too small because they use the wt I was when I signed up as my BMI wt. Sorry for writing such long emails - but better to get my nerves out here than to eat over it.

Congrats on the 5 K Mel.

Thanks for the encouragement. I have already been on a medically supervised six month diet. I need to be patient I know. I can use extra time to eat better, exercise daily, organize my house and closet and slow down my eating. I am doing this for me - for my health - I have Type II Diabetes, sleep apnea, urinary incontinence and prior to last blood work high cholesterol and high triglycerides as well as high blood pressure but of course I am excited about the other perks of losing weight too. I think I am scared about surgery and want to get through it to stop worrying but I am more worried about my health and life if I don't have surgery. Take a deep breath - patience...

I am nervous because tomorrow I meet with the Dietician about my progress on the Bariatric Pathway. I typed up a three page note describing everything I have done and will complete this month. There really is no reason I should not be referred to the surgeon by mid June. I really want to have surgery in July or very early August. I am supposed to go to Canada the last weekend of Sept. and to Chattanooga TN to visit old friends and family. Both weekends are women's retreats and I need to be well enough to travel by then. I want to amaze my friends and family. If I don't have surgery in July or very early August I may lose too much weight before I am approved by insurance and I will have to wait until early Nov (sigh) because of my travel plans. I have lost about 17 lbs. since mid-March. The problem is the Dietician insists we stay in preparation for surgery for six months at least. I will have completed all requirements except for the wait. I want to get surgery behind me. I was referred to the Bariatric Pathway on April 9th so my six months will be up November 9th I think. That means waiting from the time I finish requirements in mid-June for five more months! Yikes!!! Pray that she will allow me to do my surgery when I want to do it.

This is such a positive and supportive and encouraging thread. I hope to have my surgery in July but I'd like to post on here. You all Rock!

Good luck to u and your husband. Your pre-op diet sounds reasonable. Hope mine isn't all liquids. Best Wishes, Andrea

Congrats on getting your surgery date. Best wishes, Andrea

Mimi I would check with my insurance every week to see if I was approved.

That's a great suggestion. I don't know if my current psychiatrist feels he knows me well enough to write a letter but prior to last Sept. I was seeing the same psychiatrist for 13 yrs and I'm sure he would send a letter if I asked.

Good luck Ms. Laydee! Stay occupied with dreaming about skinny clothes and compliments...10 days will pass very quickly I hope. Best wishes, Andrea

I am so excited! I can't wait for surgery. I know some folks regret having surgery the first month or two after RNY but then almost everyone is so happy they had the surgery. I will be thrilled if my health improves as much as all of u(not that I won't mourn food). I called insurance today - Medicare and TriCare and Madigan hospital and it looks like I meet all the criteria and with both insurances I probably won't have to pay anything. I may have to pay some for my psych eval though. I drove to meet a buddy on this site today. I got lost and spent 4 hrs. Getting there and 40 min. Getting home but I got to count 4 hrs. of driving calories (lol). Tomorrow I meet with my psychiatrist and I will ask him to change all my psych meds to meet after surgery specs. I also go to support group and a healthy shopping class tomorrow. I should have everything ready except my D4 blood test by the end of May. So far only blood tests but I'm sure there will be some pre-op medical tests. I hope to get a surgery date by mid June.

I am very encouraged by these posts. I have Type Ii Diabetes, sleep apnea., acid reflux and high cholesterol, lipids and BP. I am on meds and a cpa . I sincerely hope GNY enables me to get off all these things .

Can someone remind me how I can add friends please?

I am a newbie but I hope to have my surgery late June or early July. I am in Bremerton WA. Please everyone on this thread add me as a friend. I need to lose a little over 100 lbs. I will be going to Madigan hospital in Tacoma for my surgery.

Good luck Diana! I'll pray for u. I am just starting my bariatric pathway. After the information seminar today I think I may be visiting the surgeon for a surgery date by the middle of June. The avg. wait after 1st surgeon appointment is 3-5 weeks. Of course that will definitely vary person to person. Best Wishes!

I went to the information seminar today at Madigan hospital in WA state. They discussed criteria for surgery and explained the 4 types of surgery done there plus the advantages/disatvantages and expected wt loss with each type. They discussed their bariatric pathway requirements which are nutrition and fitness classes and psychiatric and social work evaluations as well as any medical tests required for you as a unique individual. They discussed the plastic surgery options performed as needed after 1 yr. of weightloss which included yummy tucks and excess abdominal skin removal as well as other plastic surgeries they refer to outside surgeons. They answered audience questions and explained avg time completing bariatric pathway (2 mo.) and to get surgery date (3-5 weeks) after 1st meeting w/surgeon. Also monthly attendance at bariatric support groups is required while preparing for surgery.