Re: 1st Consultation Scheduled and Scared!!!

[Guest guest]

Is there anyone that is going through the same thoughts and fears?

Amy,

I think all of us would say we have these feelings. I have been working on getting this surgery for months now and still have doubts as to my sanity at times. However, I know that I will be ok and I know that it is what is best for me.

I am 5'6" and weighed about 317 ( now down to a little under 300 from exercising and watching what I eat ). But I have not been under 250 consistently for over 10 years and I am miserable like this. I know this is for me.

You will like Dr. E alot, I really think he is great.

He has monthly support groups maybe we will see you there.

Kathy

Dr. Elariny

June 7

[Guest guest]

Is there anyone that is going through the same thoughts and fears?

Amy,

I think all of us would say we have these feelings. I have been working on getting this surgery for months now and still have doubts as to my sanity at times. However, I know that I will be ok and I know that it is what is best for me.

I am 5'6" and weighed about 317 ( now down to a little under 300 from exercising and watching what I eat ). But I have not been under 250 consistently for over 10 years and I am miserable like this. I know this is for me.

You will like Dr. E alot, I really think he is great.

He has monthly support groups maybe we will see you there.

Kathy

Dr. Elariny

June 7

[Guest guest]

Is there anyone that is going through the same thoughts and fears?

Amy,

I think all of us would say we have these feelings. I have been working on getting this surgery for months now and still have doubts as to my sanity at times. However, I know that I will be ok and I know that it is what is best for me.

I am 5'6" and weighed about 317 ( now down to a little under 300 from exercising and watching what I eat ). But I have not been under 250 consistently for over 10 years and I am miserable like this. I know this is for me.

You will like Dr. E alot, I really think he is great.

He has monthly support groups maybe we will see you there.

Kathy

Dr. Elariny

June 7

[Guest guest]

hi amy my name is rose and I have an appt for 1st consult with Dr. pomp in Nyc On MAy 29 I will also be having the ds. If you haven't gone to any of the support grpups I suggest that you give it a try. Not only will you be able to ask Questions but you will also be able to meet some folks who have had the procedure done and speak with them first handed. I am also 5'8 and weigh 288 Bmi=44. Good Luck and keep me posted. You certainly have joined the right group. there is a wealth of info here.

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Amy! My name is and I had the lap DS done on 2/28/01 by Dr.

in Atlanta, GA. I live in Illinois, so I traveled quite a way for the

DS. Only the RNY is done in Illinois. It was also important to me to have

it done lap, but others don't mind open.

I feel really blessed that I had a great experience. I had surgery on a

Wednesday and was released on Saturday. I flew back home the next Wednesday.

I had some nausea right after surgery and asked them to take me off of the

pain medication. That did the trick. I had pain when I had to get out of

bed, but considering I was on no pain med's, I think I did pretty well.

Recuperation consisted of sleeping a lot and trying to get in what protein I

could. Today it is 10 weeks since my surgery. I am 5'4 and had a pre-op

weight of 284. I have lost 50 pounds as of today! I am just delighted. I

am really back to my old self now and have more energy than I did as a

pre-op.

I would say the strangest thing (and best thing) I have experienced since

surgery is that that my relationship with food has changed. I used food as a

comfort and as a reward. Immediately post-op food tasted bad (I had thrush).

Even though my taste buds have gone back to normal, food just does not taste

as good as it used it. It doesn't taste BAD, but it is like a switch was

flipped in me (no pun intended) and I just eat to live now instead of living

to eat. I had ribs over the weekend and they were good, but I just wanted a

little and if I would have tried to eat more, I would have been really turned

off by them. It is a great feeling to not be obsessed with food anymore.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them!

in IL

Dr.

Lap DS 2/28/01

-50 pounds in 10 weeks

In a message dated 5/8/2001 2:03:08 PM Central Daylight Time, mywls@...

writes:

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Hello. My name is Amy. I am 30 yrs old, weigh around 280 at 5 ft 8

inches and have a BMI of 43. I am scheduled for my first

consultation with Dr. Elariny in Arlington, VA on May 21st. I am

scared, nervous and excited all at the same time. Is there anyone

that is going through the same thoughts and fears? I would love to

hear from you and I would love to hear from someone that has already

gone through the procedure and can let me in on some of the things

that I can expect afterwards. >>

[Guest guest]

At 08:420 -0400 5/9/01, posatitude@... wrote:

> Even though my taste buds have gone back to normal, food just does not taste

>as good as it used it. It doesn't taste BAD, but it is like a switch was

>flipped in me (no pun intended) and I just eat to live now instead of living

>to eat. I had ribs over the weekend and they were good, but I just wanted a

>little and if I would have tried to eat more, I would have been really turned

>off by them. It is a great feeling to not be obsessed with food anymore.

This is SO how I long to feel!

--stella