February Surgeries

[Autumn Breeze 11]

Congratulations! Did you get a surgery date yet? I am hoping for mid February.

I had the date since I started the process. My surgeons office schedule all six months of appointments right away. February 6th it is!! I start liquid diet next Wednesday

February 6th will be here quickly. I think it will feel real once I get a surgery date. My emotions are all over the place. The waiting is so hard.

[PrincessErin 64]

are you a coffee drinker? My issue was soda, but I went cold turkey, after a few days the headaches stopped

Yeah. It's coffee that's killing me.

[hmjdreamingbig 93]

Surgery date of Feb 4th here!! Just finished all my preop stuff including..psych, nutritionist, pcp, and labs! Registration for the hospital on the 23rd! It...just feels so unreal. I'm scared but excited too...but did I say scared??? Yeah that!

[PrincessErin 64]

Surgery date of Feb 4th here!! Just finished all my preop stuff including..psych, nutritionist, pcp, and labs! Registration for the hospital on the 23rd! It...just feels so unreal. I'm scared but excited too...but did I say scared??? Yeah that!

I'm a little scared, too. I think we got this, though!!! This is a good decision.

[skinny_minnie_wannabe 30]

February 10th! So excited. This has been a crazy journey. I'm sure that you all can identify.

[knitwit 5]

My office said late Feb early March depending on what my weight does this week. .. getting petrified!

[ReaRaes 49]

I just got horrible news, my brother who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and went through bone marrow transplant using his own bone marrow, today met with his doctors and found out his meds are not working and his cancer is progressing. He now requires a transplant from someone else, preferably a sibling. I need to get my surgery done sooner rather than later, because currently being on insulin, I can not be a donor. Tomorrow I will call and hopefully get answers to my questions about how long I must be off insulin before I can be a donor. Does my surgery complicate things and many more. If he is unable to get a transplant and the new meds don't work he could have less than a year to live. Last year was the worst year of my life, I lost my mother and had so many other things happen in mine and my husband's life which was what started me on this journey to lose the weight, I vowed I was not going to be my mother, I am going to get healthy and be active and happy this year, this is not the year to lose my brother.

[knitwit 5]

Oh my goodness, Rae, that is truly terrible news! I'm sorry for the stress you must be going through. Big hugs.

[alex76 184]

Thanks for the encouragement about the endoscopy- I think I'm just stressing this final month!

Edited January 17, 2014 by alex76

[alex76 184]

Rea- I lost my siblings within a year of each other 10 years ago and 2 weeks ago I lost my father. You're right though, avoiding sickness and early death is a good motivation to move forward with this surgery.

Best of luck to you.

[nnegrete329 40]

Big hugs to you!!

[Autumn Breeze 11]

I am so sorry you are going through this Rea. I hope everything works out alright.

[Autumn Breeze 11]

Alex, Good luck on Monday with your Endoscopy.

[PrincessErin 64]

Rae, I hope you are ok. I'm so sorry you're going through this.

[PrincessErin 64]

Thanks for the encouragement about the endoscopy- I think I'm just stressing this final month!

I've had an endo and it was a breeze. You're going to be fine!!! You've got this!!