Gastric bypass in Kentucky!

[greend247 0]

Well I have been thinking about having the surgery for some time now. So on August 13th I had my first apartment and I am now on my pre-op diet. One thing that I need to get is to have my doctor sign off on some paperwork so that I can wave the 6 month doctor supervised diet. Was got for the sleeve but the doctor told that do to my size that bypass RNY would be best. I have been looking for all the info that I can on the RNY. Any info would be great.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Best of luck with your surgery. Who is doing your surgery?

I was sleeved April 20 with Dr. Weiss at Georgetown. I couldn't be more pleased with my recovery so far. (I started at a super high BMI and had the sleeve.)

The best advice I can give is learn as much as you can, read, and ask questions.

Do everything you are asked to do by your surgeon and team. Focus on getting in your Protein and Water, stay off the scale, and follow your pre- and post-op diet plan to the letter.

If in doubt, ask questions. I know my NUT has been extremely helpful and is reachable by phone and email.

Best of luck and keep us posted on how it's going.

[Sajijoma 1,324]

Well I have been thinking about having the surgery for some time now. So on August 13th I had my first apartment and I am now on my pre-op diet. One thing that I need to get is to have my doctor sign off on some paperwork so that I can wave the 6 month doctor supervised diet. Was got for the sleeve but the doctor told that do to my size that bypass RNY would be best. I have been looking for all the info that I can on the RNY. Any info would be great.

beyond here, I found a lot of information on YouTube, I googled rny so much I type the letter R and it autofills now! Haha and I even read a few books like Weightloss surgery for Dummies and a few others. My best resource though is a friend of mine who has been through it and tells it like it is without sugar coating things. Where in Kentucky are you from? I grew up across the Ohio River in Evansville, but my family all came from Kentucky.

[Sweetsarah7880 2]

I decided to go with RNY over sleeve bc of my acid reflux and diabetes. I'm sooo excited bc my surgery is scheduled for 9/17 ????

[coltsfan 3]

The owner of this website wrote a great book called the big book of RNY also I have just discovered another great website called weight-loss surgery podcast with Reeger Cortell Hope this helps!

[GBLady41 393]

There's another great book I'm reading, in addition to The Big Book on Gastric Bypass, written by the founder of this site. It's called The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery. It goes over information on all of the weight loss surgeries, as well as all the information about diets, nutrients, recipes, etc. It is a one stop type of book.

[red37 116]

I originally wanted sleeve but my surgeon said with my family history of diabetes that rny would be better. I am a little over three months post and I am amazed with my progress, how great I feel and my relief in knowing I am taking back control of my health. The more you know about it, the better you will feel with your decision, keep researching! Good luck!

[coltsfan 3]

i am new to this web site and have a question? is there anyway to completely delete a post after you have posted the replay? - thank you!

Edited September 7, 2015 by coltsfan