Officially Scared To Death !

[Band07 374]

Well, it's official, I'm scheduled for my revision from sleeve to MGB on 4/23 and I'm also officially scared to death !! I really hope I'm doing the right thing.

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

We'll be praying for you! Make sure you let us know how it all turns out, ok? Bless you on your ADVENTURE!

[Band07 374]

Thanks so much !!

[nyxn 19]

You're not alone. I am scheduled for the laparoscopic sleeve on April 20 and I'm also scared to death. This journey has been two years in the making and even with all the preparation and readiness I've gone through, I'm still apprehensive about the surgery. I just think of all of the positives that will come post surgery

[Okiebon 61]

Congratulations, and best wishes to both of you!

[weegie88 18]

Hi

My name is Chrissy and I just registered here. Have booked an MGB revision from a band foR June.

I get the fear and face it by thinking of my future without the surgery. Now that is scary. Am expecting to feel more or less the same as after my band op. Wasnt as bad as I expected and am praying for a repeat of that.

Good luck with it. Hope you can stay positive and concentrate on getting yourself as fit and ready for the op as can be.

Chrissy

[Band07 374]

Hi

My name is Chrissy and I just registered here. Have booked an MGB revision from a band foR June.

I get the fear and face it by thinking of my future without the surgery. Now that is scary. Am expecting to feel more or less the same as after my band op. Wasnt as bad as I expected and am praying for a repeat of that.

Good luck with it. Hope you can stay positive and concentrate on getting yourself as fit and ready for the op as can be.

Chrissy

Hi Chrissy !! You have definitely made the right choice ! I wish I had went from band to MGB and skipped the sleeve ! Who is doing your revision ?

[slpearse 7]

good luck to both of you, i had a mgb and have gone down from 354 to 159...195lb weight loss...my health has improved so much! My life is so much better...it was scary as hell but i think if you think hard about it, the future unknown journey is the scary part but it was worth the risk.God bless

[weegie88 18]

Hi

My name is Chrissy and I just registered here. Have booked an MGB revision from a band foR June.

I get the fear and face it by thinking of my future without the surgery. Now that is scary. Am expecting to feel more or less the same as after my band op. Wasnt as bad as I expected and am praying for a repeat of that.

Good luck with it. Hope you can stay positive and concentrate on getting yourself as fit and ready for the op as can be.

Chrissy

Hi Chrissy !! You have definitely made the right choice ! I wish I had went from band to MGB and skipped the sleeve ! Who is doing your revision ?

I am off to Belgium, back to

[weegie88 18]

Oops not having much luck posting on an ipad. Anyway back to my original surgeon in Belgium Dr Chris DeBruyne. I feel safe in his hands and yes I hope I have made the right choice

Thank you slpearse. What a great outcome you have had. will be happy If I can just walk without my knees feeling like they are burning lol everything else is a bonus.

[Band07 374]

good luck to both of you, i had a mgb and have gone down from 354 to 159...195lb weight loss...my health has improved so much! My life is so much better...it was scary as hell but i think if you think hard about it, the future unknown journey is the scary part but it was worth the risk.God bless[/qu

That's great !! Any complications ? Issues with Vitamin deficiencies or dumping ? Do you know how much of your intestines was bypassed ?

[slpearse 7]

i had 6 ft...vitamins i take two of everything under the sun twice daily...low Iron one time along with vit k and a..all have been controlled as of yet with extra supliments..i have dumped two or three times and i never eat the things that did that to me again because it made me sick...and to be honest i should not have eaten them to begin with...like shakes...your body will not like sugar any more in large quantities but your best bet is after the surgery to never touch sugar again because you wont crave it for a while and that makes that battle so much easier...once you reintroduce sugar to your body you will crave it all the time and it also causes a lot of gas. I have a complication that is very serious...i have a gal bladder duct obstruction...it was not caused by the mgb but because of the mgb they cant get to the duct threw an endoscopy as most people...mine will take three operations done at one time...they have to put a port in my abdomen into my old stomach and go threw that port to the duct and remove the obstruction and then they are going to remove my gal bladder...which i think in my opinion should be removed when you have any gb because there is a high risk of gal bladder problems after surgery if it is still there. but that is my opinion only..most doctors do remove the galbladder at the same time as weight loss surgery..mine does not..i went threw dr p in florida...great dr.

[Band07 374]

Sorry to hear you are going through that Sounds like you've done great with your surgery though !

[slpearse 7]

yes i couldnt be happier, Dr. P set me free...i was a prisoner in my own body

[savannahsun 2]

Hi thats where i went to as well weegie88 chris in Belgium in november 2014. Was scared too but you be fine .Was girl there same time as me got band conversion to mgb she seemed to be in no pain that wasn,t manageable. Best decision ever made on my behalf , I have lost 5stone 21b to now and hope to lose more so just enjoying the experience.My clothes are all too big and i feel skinny inside but i need to lose another 6 stone before i will be skinny lol. Good luck on your journey xx