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Hi everyone my name Tonya. About three weeks ago I woke up throwing up blood and was in so very much pain I was taken to the ER to find that I have three growths and my liver function is so very low so my dr has set me up for gastric surgery. I have not gotten it yet but I got for my first appointment may 1 st and I am scared because I don't know what to expect. Can anyone share te prodded with me an let me know how long it takes to get in and well I guesse everything cuz what I am reading n line now helping!!!! Thanks

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I've never heard of anyone having a bypass for that reason. That sounds really scary. I had my surgery 4 weeks ago. They surgery itself wasn't bad but I'm dealing with some other complications now....what is it that you would specifically like to know about the surgery?

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I think I might get a second opinion. As for me, my surgery date is May 1. It's been a 9 month process to do all of the required tests. I wish you well.

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Hi everyone my name Tonya. About three weeks ago I woke up throwing up blood and was in so very much pain I was taken to the ER to find that I have three growths and my liver function is so very low so my dr has set me up for gastric surgery. I have not gotten it yet but I got for my first appointment may 1 st and I am scared because I don't know what to expect. Can anyone share te prodded with me an let me know how long it takes to get in and well I guesse everything cuz what I am reading n line now helping!!!! Thanks

Well hello my name is Pam and in the state I live in which is ct the process took me 6 months of different test support groups. I have my procedure April 26 6am which is 7 days away

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I started the process in November and had my surgery April 12. It was a very thorough process...meeting wirh a psychologist, nutritionist, gastric bypass classes, etc. Good luck.

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I had to have full lab work...ekg...stress test..sleep apnea test...psych eval...nutritionist visit......mandatory support groups...and lose 10% of my weight

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I started my process in September and had my bypass in January so about 5 months!

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