Preparing for gastric bypass surgery

[ronitownsend 5]

Hello everyone! My name is roni. I just got approved for my surgery! I am new to this site, i need friends, and also i could use some help! I am at 418 lbs and i need to get down to 390 for my insurance to pay for it! I cant wait to meet new people who are going through what i am! Hope to talk to you soon!

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[Twinkle Toes 29]

Hi Roni!

I have my surgery consult April 5th, then hopefully insurance approval! ! I've done PCP, lab work, psych consult, support group meeting already, so I'm really hoping the surgeon submits me to insurance asap! Lol

I had to gain weight so that my bmi is over 50....which I thought would be easy, ironically enough, not that easy.

Welcome!!

Colleen

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[applejenn 173]

Welcome, I'm just waiting for insurance approval, hoping to hear something soon

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[Twinkle Toes 29]

@applejen that's soooo exciting!!

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[dhrguru 1,238]

Hello everyone! My name is roni. I just got approved for my surgery! I am new to this site, i need friends, and also i could use some help! I am at 418 lbs and i need to get down to 390 for my insurance to pay for it! I cant wait to meet new people who are going through what i am! Hope to talk to you soon!

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Welcome! Losing that weight now will be a good practice in adjusting to how you'll eat after surgery. Is there a time frame you have to lose it by?

[dadsrebel 24]

Hi Ron!!! I am scheduled for bypass Apr 7th. I'm doing the liquid diet to Shrink the liver. I'm 3 days into this diet and have dropped 9 lbs.

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[dnpatrick9 18]

Hello! I found by cutting down on sugar, eliminating pop, and watching my portions I dropped 35 lbs. before my surgery. I am going in 4/5/16 and I am beyond excited. Good luck in your process!

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[Baconville 578]

Hi Roni,

First, congratulation on making the choice to improve your health! This is NOT an easy journey, but it is one that is SO worth taking. I had RNY on 6/25/2013. I was 48 years old, 5’2” tall and weighed 331 pounds when I first met with the doctors at my Bariatric Clinic. I am now 51 year old and this morning I weighed in at 127 pounds! Now I am working to maintain a loss of over 200 Pounds! This can be done!

When I met with my Bariatric team back in January of 2013, I was told that I needed to weigh under 300 pounds in order for my surgeon to perform a laparoscopic procedure – and I REALLY didn’t want to have an open procedure. It was a MAJOR incentive for change. I mapped out changes that I knew I needed to make – and decided that I would make one change every week. This way I wouldn’t feel like I had to change EVERYTHING at once. I think my first change was replacing orange juice at Breakfast with a Protein shake. I am a member of the YMCA and I found a recumbent elliptical machine that I could use for exercise – for 20 minutes 3 times a week! I had SO MUCH knee pain that it was hard for me to walk. Eventually, I gave up my Diet Coke, began using MyFitnessPal.com to document what I eat and drink, stopped drinking with my meals, and increased my Water intake. All of these things (and more) were done slowly, over several months.

Did it work? YOU BET!! By time I had surgery I was down 45 pounds. I had a VERY success laparoscopic procedure with no complications. Because I was exercising daily by the time I had surgery, my recovery was quicker and easier than many. I set myself up for success before I ever entered the operating room. YOU CAN TOO! Take it one small step at a time. Those steps really add up. This journey is a marathon, not a sprint! Remember that. As long as you keep moving forward, you are moving! That will get you to your goal.

Feel free to write to me if you would like a friend/mentor.

Best wishes!

Carol

[cat.jackson89 206]

Roni, I remember getting the call! And being asked "How soon do you want your surgery?" I spent an entire month(due to work) not being able to hold my excitement in. That's all I talked about to any & everyone!!! Congratulations everyone

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[Madea61 27]

Hi Roni,

First, congratulation on making the choice to improve your health! This is NOT an easy journey, but it is one that is SO worth taking. I had RNY on 6/25/2013. I was 48 years old, 5’2” tall and weighed 331 pounds when I first met with the doctors at my Bariatric Clinic. I am now 51 year old and this morning I weighed in at 127 pounds! Now I am working to maintain a loss of over 200 Pounds! This can be done!

When I met with my Bariatric team back in January of 2013, I was told that I needed to weigh under 300 pounds in order for my surgeon to perform a laparoscopic procedure – and I REALLY didn’t want to have an open procedure. It was a MAJOR incentive for change. I mapped out changes that I knew I needed to make – and decided that I would make one change every week. This way I wouldn’t feel like I had to change EVERYTHING at once. I think my first change was replacing orange juice at Breakfast with a Protein shake. I am a member of the YMCA and I found a recumbent elliptical machine that I could use for exercise – for 20 minutes 3 times a week! I had SO MUCH knee pain that it was hard for me to walk. Eventually, I gave up my Diet Coke, began using MyFitnessPal.com to document what I eat and drink, stopped drinking with my meals, and increased my Water intake. All of these things (and more) were done slowly, over several months.

Did it work? YOU BET!! By time I had surgery I was down 45 pounds. I had a VERY success laparoscopic procedure with no complications. Because I was exercising daily by the time I had surgery, my recovery was quicker and easier than many. I set myself up for success before I ever entered the operating room. YOU CAN TOO! Take it one small step at a time. Those steps really add up. This journey is a marathon, not a sprint! Remember that. As long as you keep moving forward, you are moving! That will get you to your goal.

Feel free to write to me if you would like a friend/mentor.

Best wishes!

Carol

Hello,

My name is Rose and I need a mentor. I have done all my classes just have two more clearances to do which I will be doing this week. I find that when I get negative talk I don't do anything. I have stopped working out and I started snacking. Can you give me some advice on how not to let them get to me?

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