sleevegirl88

Thanks!

Twinsies!!! My surgery is the 30th as well! And same the closer it gets the more nervous I am.....

So the doc wants me on a stool softener daily pretty much. He said to use MiraLax and instead of it helping my stool soften, im staying constipated and getting awful tummy cramps. Im going to call him tomorrow bc hes in surgery all day today, but has this happened to anyone else?

Thats my issues as well... my barium swallow showed small amount of acid reflux and surgeon wants me to consider switching but thinks either one will be okay still, but im worried ill come home with awful reflux

Im October 30th!! I cant wait

Out of curiosity what is the regain percentages.. I know my surgeon had been considering having me switch to RNY bc they did show slight reflux on my barium swallow..(which normally i dont suffer from now) and hes concerned it may be a problem in the future. He said hed go over options with me in my final follow up...

Congrats on your big step towards a new life!!! And I agree with Matt ^, defn look for those void replacements (swapping bad things for the good things) Im in love with hot chocolate and have found the bariatricpal hot chocolate to be heavenly. so defn check out some of their stuff!

Thanks for the advice, ill defn up it and hopefully that will help! I really appreciate how helpful everyone has been, the support on here has been awesome

Will do, right now being preop, im getting my 64oz in but ill up it some for sure

Im Oct 30!

Thanks!!! Ill definitely try this!

My surgeon does not require it unless he deems it necessary at the time of surgery..i.e if something happens while im under kind of thing... best of luck to you tho! i hope you have an awesome recovery

Same here

yummmy howd you make the compote? if you dont mind me aksing

So one of my next steps is getting my letter of medical necessity from my PCP. (keep in mind i'm self-pay so its more surgeon requires it vs insurance required) Well my doctor don't really believe in gastric bypass b/c in the past when i've mentioned it he said no and wants to slap me on more diet pills (which work for a bit but not long term). I'm worried he will say no. Has anyone else had this happen? What did you do? And did the surgeon go ahead and do the surgery anyways?

Work said October 9th should work for them and My surgeons nurse that sets up all the appointments and everything that should work as well.... (self pay so 6-7 months dieting not required) This upcoming week i have my nutritionist and exercise eval's set up and then the following week my psych eval..so hopefully October 9th!!!!!

THANKS EVERYONE for the advice!!! I ended up getting my Cardiologist to sign as my pcp was still on the fence!!!!!

Thank you! This actually helps a good bit! I got some of my sheets of my past diets..(i.e weight watchers etc) to show my checked in weights that were recorded by someone else as well as all the diet pills ive tried and when. I wrote a letter to bring with me to read to him to kind of keep my facts straight so ill hope he says yes!

Thanks! I hope i dont either

SO... I've already had my gallbladder out prior to be scheduled for VSG. I know this can be a side effect of VSG. My question is if anyone else has had their gallbladder out prior and then have symptoms gotten worse or better after they had the sleeve.

Im hoping so. IBS has been awful with my gallbladder surgery. there is so much i cant eat without having to prepare to be near a bathroom (i.e. iceberg lettuce, sweets, etc). Im sorry you had that experience with the twix

I’m going to ask them to. Especially with my heart doc recommending it

Thanks! I’ll definitely look into doing that

Thanks!

Yep, bmi is 40 and on meds for BP, Cholesterol, and thyroid. have tried several diets in past already and have shown him documentation for those plus he has had me on several diet pills before that didn't work but he keeps wanting me to try new diet pills and im tired of constantly being on those meds. My vitamins im fine with but the side effects of the diet pills always make me dizzy and nauseous. i saw my cardiologist who did an echo back in june and he said it showed where the walls of my heart are thickening due to thyroid/BP and he recommended me having surgery. he said he has seen great success in patients with it helping their hearts be healthier in the long run. However my PCP is always about shoving meds down peoples throats kind of thing :/