December Surgeries!?!?!?

[OneHawtGammy 9]

Denise1217, I'm from Memphis! I live in Olive Branch, MS but work, shop, go to the dr etc in Memphis. My surgeon is Dr Wegner at St Francis. Tomorrow I go for my appt to schedule surgery!

[stasea4 41]

Denise1217' date=' I'm from Memphis! I live in Olive Branch, MS but work, shop, go to the dr etc in Memphis. My surgeon is Dr Wegner at St Francis. Tomorrow I go for my appt to schedule surgery![/quote']

Hi I live on the coast biloxi ms my dare is 11/19 I just saw that u live in ms wanted to say hi

[mskami77 295]

Mskami congrats on your approval!!! I remember I literally cried and danced up the aisle at work!! Yay for being one HUGE step closer to the Loser's Bench!!

Thanks! I was in a meeting when I saw Aetna pop up on my phone. I was freaking out for 2 hours before I could check the message. lol. Then I went to my office, closed the door and did the happy dance.

[stasea4 41]

Lol I went running thru the breakroom yelling I got approved at work ran into my store manager an my co supervisors they started laughing yelling yea its so exciting!!

[mskami77 295]

Lol I went running thru the breakroom yelling I got approved at work ran into my store manager an my co supervisors they started laughing yelling yea its so exciting!!

Too funny! We had OSHA onsite today soo I had to be professional in front of others. I will make everyone Celebrate with me on Friday. Crystal Light margaritas and mojitos for everyone. (Virgin of course)

[DelayedGratification 14]

Hi I live on the coast biloxi ms my dare is 11/19 I just saw that u live in ms wanted to say hi

Hi, I live just north of Hattiesburg!

[stasea4 41]

Nice to meet u delayed!!!

[OneHawtGammy 9]

I got my date! December 6! Which also happens to be my 11th grand child's due date. I'm sure he will make his appearance a week or two before that though.

[RDCLambert 39]

So happy to see so many new people in the group! Yay for all the new surgery dates and approvals! I submit mine 11/25 and hopefully no issues with a 12/18 surgery date! Its a week before Christmas and with a husband on midnight shift and a 1 year old..this wont be easy. But it will be worth it. Really struggling with this but I have to hope Im making the right choice. :/

[RDCLambert 39]

I got approved today! So excited! I will most likely have a December surgery. My surgeon is still out of commission until further notice. He says it looks like he'll be healed either late November or early December. He has about 15 patients ahead of me so I'll be within 2 weeks of his return.

This has been such an emotional rollercoaster. The anxiety of waiting is starting to take a toll on me. I'm using this time to prepare myself and my family for the changes to come but I wanna be on the losers bench already.

My kids are excited now that they understand it better. Even my 5 and 7 year olds ask me when we are shopping' date=' "Mommy can you eat that after surgery?" If I say no then they tell me not to buy it. My 17 and 11 year old were really worried about my safety. I took them to a support group meeting and they feel much better after asking tons of questions. I'm still working on my husband but I think he'll be the tough nut to crack. He's overweight as well and he's not ready to make changes yet. I have to let him have his own journey but I worry about his health also.

I'm rambling now. I haven't really commented to much to this topic because I wasn't sure about my date. Now that I have an approval I need to get better acquainted with y'all. lol.[/quote']

How exciting! !!!

[RDCLambert 39]

It used to be all the co-morbidities' date=' except type 2 diabetes. But my pre-surgery blood work revealed elevated A1C. My surgeon said that would go away completely. He and my PCP said the others should go away too, or at least improve to the point my meds can be reduced. That's why I picked the "hopingnomeds" username.[/quote']

My bloodwork also revealed an elevated A1C...my surgeons office basically said..im dietetic however my PCP said it wasnt THAT high and doesnt 100% mean I am so im confused! Lol

[Getting-used-to-new-me 119]

I'm sorry to hear about your elevated A1C, RDCLambert. Maybe the reason one says it's diabetes and the other says not 100%, is because it's caught early enough that the RNY will nip it in the bud. In this part of the country they say elevated A1C could be type 2 diabetes or it could mean "pre-diabetes". Either way, hopefully, our RNY's WILL cure this.

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

My bloodwork also revealed an elevated A1C...my surgeons office basically said..im dietetic however my PCP said it wasnt THAT high and doesnt 100% mean I am so im confused! Lol

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/A1CTest/

Here are the guidelines. An A1C 6.5 or higher is diagnostic for diabetes. An A1C of 5.7-6.4 is prediabetes. Hope this helps! Either way RNY us your best option for improvement

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 198

[RDCLambert 39]

I'm sorry to hear about your elevated A1C' date=' RDCLambert. Maybe the reason one says it's diabetes and the other says not 100%, is because it's caught early enough that the RNY will nip it in the bud. In this part of the country they say elevated A1C could be type 2 diabetes or it could mean "pre-diabetes". Either way, hopefully, our RNY's WILL cure this.[/quote']

Thanks! I did have gestational diabetes while pregnant with my daughter so I could only assume it was on the way! Surgery should be on 12/18 and I am most scared about not being the mommy my child knows and loves to Celebrate christmas :/ I know things will be rough...but Im not worried about the pain. I was in labor for 24 hours and then had a c section in which the numbness wore of and if I can do that pain....I can do this pain! Lol. My husband is so supportive but I just worry!

[Getting-used-to-new-me 119]

Thanks SoccerMomma73 and RDCLambert! To RDCLambert, I believe you've done everything you can do for now. I don't know your husband or any other support people you have in your life. But your comments about them, especially your husband, indicate you DO have their support. And as you said, if you can handle a C-section, which I, as a guy, can only be in awe of, you can handle the RNY!