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@@62race Have you had surgery yet? I had orientation at Fremont last week! Going for my first appt with a surgeon next Thursday 4/16. Please let me know if you have gone through it, I'd like to know about your experience!

Excited for you! Hope it all goes perfectly!

@@Alex Brecher - Thank you for that reply! You're absolutely right. I have been all over the internet looking for people who aren't as happy with their decision, I wanted to hear from both sides. And now that I have, I have made the decision to go for it. "If your doctor suddenly said you’re not a candidate and you need to do this on your own, would you cry, or would you be relieved? If you’d be relieved, WLS may not be for you." When I think about it that way, I know I would cry. So that completely validates my decision. Now I know I am going down the right path! Thank you!

I just went to an oreintation this morning and I am just wondering for those of you who have had RNY what kind of things you can/cannot eat? I am terrified of dumping syndrome, so I think thaty would be a good way to stay on track. But what do you do on a rare lazy night when you don't have any food in the fridge and the family just wants take-out or to order a pizza? How do you handle those kinds of situations? Will I just have to man-up and make myself a chicken breast or something? That's totally do-able, but I'm just curious. I just want to go into this knowing exactly what I can expect for my post-op life.

@@James Marusek Thank you so much! That is really helpful and eases my fears a little. ((hug))

For those of you who are 5+ years post-op, how do you feel about your life/diet post-op? I am looking into bariatric surgery. My Doctor referred me to a surgeon, and I will be going to a class. I am feeling very overwhelmed and a little intimidated by the idea of committing myself to that restrictive diet for the rest of my life. I know it's necessary, but if it were that easy I wouldn't be needing bariatric surgery in the first place. I guess it's all a matter of getting your head in the game 100%...any tips?

@@VSGAnn2014 AMAZING!!!!! That is THE BEST NEWS ever!! So happy for you and your hubby!!

@@JamieLogical - I completely agree about the stomach staying inside...freaks me out! And you make an excellent point that probably just made my decision for me - That if the old stomach develops ulcers/cancer it cannot be checked out with an endoscopy. Thank you for this post!

Wow, @@CanyonBaby thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words. To be quite honest, I almost feel that by choosing WLS I am "being bad" or "disobeying" my family. (Mom, Hubby, sister and Grandma mostly) Like I will have to defend myself and my decision. And I know I won't ever be able to say anything less than stellar about it or I will get read the riot act about how I never should have done that to myself. This whole thing has really opened my eyes about how judgmental my family is and how they feel entitled to impose their thoughts/beliefs/ideas on the rest of us. And sadly, I can't keep it from them, I work with my Mom...so she obviously will know what's up when I have to request time off for surgery. And she won't keep something like this a secret. I'm pretty sad about it all. I know I will be going into this pretty much alone - which I have accepted, this is my journey and my choice alone. I just wish I had a family member or two who supported me. But regardless, I am starting to feel that is this the right path, and I will walk it alone if I have to!

You are all 100% right. Way to hit the nail on the head. Thank you. Especially Iclemur, that is EXACTLY how I feel, like I want to nip this in the bud before I am facing medical issues. And Miss Mac, I literally LOL'ed at increasing hubby's life insurance, but we probably should!

Thank you for your responses! B-52: I'm sorry, I said that wrong, I didn't mean "diet" like I'm dieting to lose weight, I meant diet like the foods we eat on a daily basis are what make up our diet. I have been talking to a friend who had gastric bypass, and the scare of dumping syndrome made me freak out a little. But the more I read, I am seeing that does not happen with the sleeve. Guess I just have more learning to do!