June 2014 Dates!?

[amc2014 53]

well since the day of my surgery two months ago didn't go as we expected. I get to do all the food funerals and 2 week liver shrink diet over again. i got all worked up about it the first time but then it wasn't anywhere as hard as i thought it would be.

So i got another week and a 1/2 to go nuts lol

If you don't mind me asking, what happened the first time you tried to have the surgery? I'm sorry if am butting into your business, I am curious about everything about every aspect of this surgery.

no problem at all. as i explained when i first joined the group, i went in on March 17th for my bybass but because they found a huge hernia they couldn't do it. they had to do the hernia repair instead. i had to heal and now i'm 3.5 weeks from going in again.

absolutely nothing wrong with my surgery. One good thing that I got to know all of the staff in the hospital's WLS unit. and they are all expecting me back

[amc2014 53]

This time I will have alot done. my bypass, my gallbladder removed (as it's full of stones), a small hernia on my side repaired. and a procedure to remove and clean up scarred tissue because of so many surgeries. i can't remember the name of that last one. i gotta ask them at my presurgical visit so i can google it of course lol

[silentlove3 4]

I was supposed to be on the first week of June. Unfortunately, my thyroid levels are still uncontrollable and they refuse to do surgery on me because I am "medically unstable". This made me very sad but now I have to wait 6 weeks to see if the dosage they switched me too worked. I am currently taking 238 mcg of levothyroxine. I hope this time it worked.

[QuuenRule 29]

Thanx dear. i feel a lil better now. My diet will be 2 weeks of shakes nd 2 weeks of clear fluids only. I t will propably be the hardest thing ive ever done in my life. i tried to take Clear Liquids only for 1 day last week nd it didnt work. i guess i have to try harder...

hi guys. My opp will b on the 24th nd im also freaked out abt the pre opp diet

No need to be freaked out about the pre-op diet. It is there to help your liver shrink, so it will be manageable during surgery. How long is your pre-op diet? Mine is only one week. I get 3 Protein Shakes a day and a lean cuisine or smart ones for dinner. Seems doable. Do you have an all liquid diet? I am not looking forward to the last day of my pre-op diet, all clear liquids and a bottle of magnesium citrate. That stuff is so gross. It may not be pleasant, but it is one of the most important diets we will ever be on.

[jtickle 295]

Thanx dear. i feel a lil better now. My diet will be 2 weeks of shakes nd 2 weeks of clear fluids only. I t will propably be the hardest thing ive ever done in my life. i tried to take clear liquids only for 1 day last week nd it didnt work. i guess i have to try harder...

My surgeon has had me on a diet similar to my pre-op diet since March 3rd. I refer to as the diet from hell. It is the hardest thing ever to stick to. I fallen off of it many a time, but I just keep going. I have managed to lose 17 pounds. One of the things that keeps me going is the letter I got with my pre-op paperwork. It states that if I gain weight before surgery, that it will be canceled. That will put the fear in you. I don't want to risk gaining or having a fatty liver. I definitely don't want my surgery canceled. I'm one of the lucky people who had very few requirements to get approved. I didn't have a waiting period or psych evaluation in my requirements. I feel very fortunate, because I know many of you have had to wait forever to get a date. Anyway, your pre-op diet will be difficult but it has a major reward in the end. I know you will be able to do it.

[stacy97006 24]

I am scheduled for surgery on June 10th. So excited, and I hope the days start to go by faster but waiting is killing me lol. I am having the roux en y.

@@stacy97006 I'm in Portland, who is doing your surgery? mine is Dr Emma Patterson. so nice to see someone so close!!

Dr. Spight at ohsu is doing mine on June 5th. Met with him yesterday and kinda scared me as I have lost 27 pounds and if my insurance didnt use my beginning weight I would not have been able to have surgery So frustrating as I think any weight you can lose before is better for you. My bmi was 37 with diabetes when I started in September and now its 34.4. I have been yo yo dieting for 20 yrs and the weight never stays off and that is why I am having the surgery.

[Zelda205 30]

We are all amazing people. I am down in S. Carolina for a few more days. We ate out two days and I don't like the way I feel today. Trying to drink lots of water.. Beverage if choice...

[jtickle 295]

We are all amazing people. I am down in S. Carolina for a few more days. We ate out two days and I don't like the way I feel today. Trying to drink lots of water.. Beverage if choice...

I know how you feel. I have been eating really healthy for the last month. I talking a Protein Shake for Breakfast and lunch. For dinner I have been eating a half cup of whole grains, a half cup of veggies, and 3oz of Protein. My husband and I decided to go out to dinner the other night and I got so sick afterwards. I am pretty sure it was heavier meal that made me sick. I know I don't want to feel that way again.

[kimquilts55 18]

My surgery is June 17, 2014. I start my liquid pre-op diet June 10. Today I organized my pants in my closet by size...I have size 18 (which are super tight but I refuse to go up) down to size 12....so I'm pretty good on clothes for a while. I also cleaned out part of a pantry shelf for my Protein powders and such.

[Loveskinnyme 41]

My surgery is June 17, 2014. I start my liquid pre-op diet June 10. Today I organized my pants in my closet by size...I have size 18 (which are super tight but I refuse to go up) down to size 12....so I'm pretty good on clothes for a while. I also cleaned out part of a pantry shelf for my Protein powders and such.

I know exactly how you feel. I have clothes that go from a size 14 to size 22. And my 22's are tight, lol. But I'm not doing any more shopping until I lose a significant amount of weight.

What kind of liquid diet have they put you on?

[HelenaMarie83 74]

I have my surgery date scheduled for June 16th! I'm in the kaiser Sacramento bariatric surgery program with Dr. Grinberg. My highest weight was 287, my "starting" weight at kaiser was 283 with a -15 pound pre-op goal weight of 268. I am now 262. All my lab work is done, my psych eval is done. I just have a few pre-op appointments to go. My clothes are falling off of me, but I refuse to buy clothes. I'm so excited for this new change. I'm also having my gallbladder removed at the same time. Is anyone else having that done too?

[stacy97006 24]

I kinda wish they would just take my gall bladder at the same time. I have read that so many people have problems with it after surgery and why go through another surgery if it can be done while already open.

[jtickle 295]

I agree. It doesn't make much sense to have to go back in a few months after such a major surgery to remove the gallbladder. I think I am going to ask my surgeon about that at my pre-op.

[HelenaMarie83 74]

I kinda wish they would just take my gall bladder at the same time. I have read that so many people have problems with it after surgery and why go through another surgery if it can be done while already open.

Yeah, I have already had problems with gall bladder attacks, to the point that I had a consultation with a surgeon, but it was so close to my bypass date, I asked my bariatric surgeon if he could do it at the same time and he said yes. He said it will make my surgery a little longer and more complicated and my recovery time a little longer, but nothing to be concerned about and he does it all the time. If you have problems with it already, I would bring it up with your surgeon. I don't want to have to recover from abdominal surgery twice....especially if it's in the exact same spot.

[Loveskinnyme 41]

I have my surgery date scheduled for June 16th! I'm in the kaiser Sacramento bariatric surgery program with Dr. Grinberg. My highest weight was 287, my "starting" weight at kaiser was 283 with a -15 pound pre-op goal weight of 268. I am now 262. All my lab work is done, my psych eval is done. I just have a few pre-op appointments to go. My clothes are falling off of me, but I refuse to buy clothes. I'm so excited for this new change. I'm also having my gallbladder removed at the same time. Is anyone else having that done too?

I have gallstones already, so I asked the surgeon to remove my gallbladder at the same time. Apparently it's not something they regularly do in Ottawa. I'm very happy they're going to do both, saves a second surgery. June 19th cannot come soon enough for me. I start my liquid diet in 29th of May.