Rick Z

That’s so encouraging @Biddy zz! Many thanks. :-)

Headed to the hospital for my bypass this morning. I’m nervous, but I know I’m doing the right thing for my health and my family. Can’t wait to spend more quality time with my friends and family unrestricted by my weight. Can’t wait to ride roller coasters with my 10 year old daughter for the first time. Cant wait to have sex with my wife again. I’ve missed out on so much because of my weight and now I’m on my way to never missing another day or another experience again with those I love. Can’t wait to start my new life. I’ll let you all know how it goes. Rick Z HW 339 SW 337 CW 318 GW 200

Good luck!

Congrats to you!! I will be joining you on the losers bench on August 6!

Wow - you guys are all awesome!! Thanks so much for the insight! So helpful. I love this forum.

So I start my two week liquid diet in the morning. The literature my surgeons office gave me for my pre-surgery diet said that I could have coffee. I’m confused by that though. It also says I should only have clear liquids. Then it goes on to say I can have G2, which is definitely colored. How do I make sense of all of this? Are any of you allowed to have coffee and G2 on your pre-surgery diet?

@Frustr8 Pickles contain seeds which are a no-no post surgery as they can get stuck in the stitches and seems of your closed internal incisions and create an infection.

I figured it out. Not intuitive at all, but I think I've got it now.

Congratulations! My RNY is also on 8/6/18. Don't get too discouraged. You can always call your insurance company and simply ask them if you are approved. After all, it's your insurance. I called my insurance company frequently to check up on my doctors office. Good thing I did too, because their insurance person drug her feet and followed up on virtually nothing. I'm sure it is going to be fine.

When I click "Quote" on someones response, I get nothing that pops up. What am I missing?

@ShianneB my surgery date is also August 8, 2018. I’m having the bypass. It’s nice to know others that are going through at the same time.

Wow - that's so helpful! Thanks so much!!

Hey everyone - noob question here. I'm having trouble figuring out this bariatric pal forum. Is it not possible to reply directly to anyone? It seems that all replies simply get thrown into the bottom of this forum sequentially. How does anyone know I am talking to them directly? I see this issue both on Safari on my MacBook, as well as the Bariatric Pal app on my iPhone. Any advice any of you have in this regard would be much appreciated, as I really would like to interact a bit more with you all.

You're going to do great. Can't wait to hear how it goes!

Hi everyone! I’m scheduled for a bypass on August 6. Anyone else around that date?