Re: My surgery tomorrow...March 5th

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I wish you the best of luck and for a quick recovery. Please keep us

informed on how you are doing once you reach the 'other side'. I too

love reading all of the posts and can't seem to get enough info.

pre-op

4May04

> Well group,. I have been here reading posts for the last 3

months...My

> surgery is tomorrow morning...I am so excited and nervous at the

same time...I

> seemed to have the easiest time through the whole process...I

submitted my

> paperwork in Feb last year, got called for first appointment in

Sept.(but could not go

> until Dec 1, as i had started a new job) got all 4 of my

appointments in in

> the month of December: the nurse (which was a 4 hr appointment)

and Head of

> Bariatric, the Psych appointment , nutritionist and by the middle

of January

> had my date and the meeting with the surgeon...They wanted to give

me an

> appointment in Feb, but i am a trainer and was in the middle of a

training session

> which was running for 8 weeks (I am a Operations Manager/Trainer

of Coldwell

> Banker Atlantic Realty). So my appointment was scheduled for March

5th...Dang

> that is tomorrow...

> Since last Friday, my whole family has been sick, oldest Daughter

started it

> darnit!!, then husband got strep ..and i have been pumping in the

> antibiotics.....Percautionary...lololol

> I met with my primary care physician last week for a quickie

appointment,

> just to make sure my chart was changed to reflect my surgery...for

any upcoming

> appointments ..Just in case...i wanted my chart to say...no

controlled

> release...etc... so she was more than willing to call in a

perscription for me...

>

> Husband will be taking me to my appointment in the morning...He is

a

> wonderful guy...We have talked quite a bit the last month or

so...He has never known

> me any other size..we just had or 8 yr anniversary yesterday....He

is quite a

> boob Man...I asked him....what are you going to do when the only

thing left is

> the Nip...He informed me that, that was his favorite

part!!!...LOLOL He really

> is wonderful..

> My daughters keeps telling me...Dont get skinner than

us...lololol ..i

> explained that this is not a get skinny issue..it is a get healthy

issue...I have

> had 8 surgeries to correct foot bone problems and still it makes

it hard to walk

> the mall..or to go places where you need to walk for any length of

time..the

> last 2 operations became very infected and i had to have IV

therapy at the

> hospital for 4 weeks...and i have been informed that i cannot have

anymore

> surgery...so the weight needs to come off........as walking any

length of time has

> become an issue. My mother is diabetic, has high blood

pressure..and recently

> had a stroke...and of course i have grown up to be my

mom..lolol...No diabeties

> or high blood pressure yet...but if i dont do something

now...wow....watch

> out....I have all my mothers other traits....lolololo (Isnt it

true, we grow

> up to be our parents...)

>

> I am 6ft tall and have weighted around 280-300 since i had my

children 17

> years ago...even in my teens i weight over 200 lbs... 302 has been

my highest

> weight...

>

> My mother has bypass surgery along with one of my best friends 16

yrs

> ago..They both lost 50-60 lbs in the beginning and then they both

put all of their

> weight back on...

>

> Then there was not support: nutritionist, psyc appointments , on

going

> support with groups like this one...It has really be wonderful to

be able to read

> other peoples stories about how things went for them...I signed up

for 4 or 5

> groups right after i fininshed my last appointment so i feel like

i have been

> exposed to an enormous amount of information which has been so

helpful...I guess

> i just wanted to post to let you all know how wonderful it is to

have a place

> like this to come and learn and be able to ask questions if you

need

> to...sometimes it is difficult to ask questions to someone face to

face and this is an

> excellent forum for that...

>

> Well, wish me luck...sorry to ramble on...grin

>

> Dawn

> 6ft, 289 preop

> Cape Cod , MA

> dawn6ft@a...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I wish you the best of luck and for a quick recovery. Please keep us

informed on how you are doing once you reach the 'other side'. I too

love reading all of the posts and can't seem to get enough info.

pre-op

4May04

> Well group,. I have been here reading posts for the last 3

months...My

> surgery is tomorrow morning...I am so excited and nervous at the

same time...I

> seemed to have the easiest time through the whole process...I

submitted my

> paperwork in Feb last year, got called for first appointment in

Sept.(but could not go

> until Dec 1, as i had started a new job) got all 4 of my

appointments in in

> the month of December: the nurse (which was a 4 hr appointment)

and Head of

> Bariatric, the Psych appointment , nutritionist and by the middle

of January

> had my date and the meeting with the surgeon...They wanted to give

me an

> appointment in Feb, but i am a trainer and was in the middle of a

training session

> which was running for 8 weeks (I am a Operations Manager/Trainer

of Coldwell

> Banker Atlantic Realty). So my appointment was scheduled for March

5th...Dang

> that is tomorrow...

> Since last Friday, my whole family has been sick, oldest Daughter

started it

> darnit!!, then husband got strep ..and i have been pumping in the

> antibiotics.....Percautionary...lololol

> I met with my primary care physician last week for a quickie

appointment,

> just to make sure my chart was changed to reflect my surgery...for

any upcoming

> appointments ..Just in case...i wanted my chart to say...no

controlled

> release...etc... so she was more than willing to call in a

perscription for me...

>

> Husband will be taking me to my appointment in the morning...He is

a

> wonderful guy...We have talked quite a bit the last month or

so...He has never known

> me any other size..we just had or 8 yr anniversary yesterday....He

is quite a

> boob Man...I asked him....what are you going to do when the only

thing left is

> the Nip...He informed me that, that was his favorite

part!!!...LOLOL He really

> is wonderful..

> My daughters keeps telling me...Dont get skinner than

us...lololol ..i

> explained that this is not a get skinny issue..it is a get healthy

issue...I have

> had 8 surgeries to correct foot bone problems and still it makes

it hard to walk

> the mall..or to go places where you need to walk for any length of

time..the

> last 2 operations became very infected and i had to have IV

therapy at the

> hospital for 4 weeks...and i have been informed that i cannot have

anymore

> surgery...so the weight needs to come off........as walking any

length of time has

> become an issue. My mother is diabetic, has high blood

pressure..and recently

> had a stroke...and of course i have grown up to be my

mom..lolol...No diabeties

> or high blood pressure yet...but if i dont do something

now...wow....watch

> out....I have all my mothers other traits....lolololo (Isnt it

true, we grow

> up to be our parents...)

>

> I am 6ft tall and have weighted around 280-300 since i had my

children 17

> years ago...even in my teens i weight over 200 lbs... 302 has been

my highest

> weight...

>

> My mother has bypass surgery along with one of my best friends 16

yrs

> ago..They both lost 50-60 lbs in the beginning and then they both

put all of their

> weight back on...

>

> Then there was not support: nutritionist, psyc appointments , on

going

> support with groups like this one...It has really be wonderful to

be able to read

> other peoples stories about how things went for them...I signed up

for 4 or 5

> groups right after i fininshed my last appointment so i feel like

i have been

> exposed to an enormous amount of information which has been so

helpful...I guess

> i just wanted to post to let you all know how wonderful it is to

have a place

> like this to come and learn and be able to ask questions if you

need

> to...sometimes it is difficult to ask questions to someone face to

face and this is an

> excellent forum for that...

>

> Well, wish me luck...sorry to ramble on...grin

>

> Dawn

> 6ft, 289 preop

> Cape Cod , MA

> dawn6ft@a...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

wishing u an uneventful surg, & some good meds. post as soon as u

can. you're on your way to some wonderful unchartered territory.

your family sounds great, btw.

lori h.

> Well group,. I have been here reading posts for the last 3 months...My

> surgery is tomorrow morning...I am so excited and nervous at the

same time.So my appointment was scheduled for March 5th...Dang

> that is tomorrow...

> Husband will be taking me to my appointment in the morning...He is a

> wonderful guy...We have talked quite a bit the last month or so...He

has never known

> me any other size..we just had or 8 yr anniversary yesterday....He

is quite a

> boob Man...I asked him....what are you going to do when the only

thing left is

> the Nip...He informed me that, that was his favorite part!!!...LOLOL

He really

> is wonderful..

> i just wanted to post to let you all know how wonderful it is to

have a place

> like this to come and learn and be able to ask questions if you need

> to...sometimes it is difficult to ask questions to someone face to

face and this is an

> excellent forum for that...

>

> Well, wish me luck...sorry to ramble on...grin

>

> Dawn

> 6ft, 289 preop

> Cape Cod , MA

> dawn6ft@a...

[Guest guest]

wishing u an uneventful surg, & some good meds. post as soon as u

can. you're on your way to some wonderful unchartered territory.

your family sounds great, btw.

lori h.

> Well group,. I have been here reading posts for the last 3 months...My

> surgery is tomorrow morning...I am so excited and nervous at the

same time.So my appointment was scheduled for March 5th...Dang

> that is tomorrow...

> Husband will be taking me to my appointment in the morning...He is a

> wonderful guy...We have talked quite a bit the last month or so...He

has never known

> me any other size..we just had or 8 yr anniversary yesterday....He

is quite a

> boob Man...I asked him....what are you going to do when the only

thing left is

> the Nip...He informed me that, that was his favorite part!!!...LOLOL

He really

> is wonderful..

> i just wanted to post to let you all know how wonderful it is to

have a place

> like this to come and learn and be able to ask questions if you need

> to...sometimes it is difficult to ask questions to someone face to

face and this is an

> excellent forum for that...

>

> Well, wish me luck...sorry to ramble on...grin

>

> Dawn

> 6ft, 289 preop

> Cape Cod , MA

> dawn6ft@a...

[Guest guest]

Dawn...best of luck to you!!! Post when possible! sherri

My surgery tomorrow...March 5th

Well group,. I have been here reading posts for the last 3 months...My

surgery is tomorrow morning...I am so excited and nervous at the same time...I

seemed to have the easiest time through the whole process...I submitted my

paperwork in Feb last year, got called for first appointment in Sept.(but

could not go

until Dec 1, as i had started a new job) got all 4 of my appointments in in

the month of December: the nurse (which was a 4 hr appointment) and Head of

Bariatric, the Psych appointment , nutritionist and by the middle of January

had my date and the meeting with the surgeon...They wanted to give me an

appointment in Feb, but i am a trainer and was in the middle of a training

session

which was running for 8 weeks (I am a Operations Manager/Trainer of Coldwell

Banker Atlantic Realty). So my appointment was scheduled for March 5th...Dang

that is tomorrow...

Since last Friday, my whole family has been sick, oldest Daughter started it

darnit!!, then husband got strep ..and i have been pumping in the

antibiotics.....Percautionary...lololol

I met with my primary care physician last week for a quickie appointment,

just to make sure my chart was changed to reflect my surgery...for any

upcoming

appointments ..Just in case...i wanted my chart to say...no controlled

release...etc... so she was more than willing to call in a perscription for

me...

Husband will be taking me to my appointment in the morning...He is a

wonderful guy...We have talked quite a bit the last month or so...He has never

known

me any other size..we just had or 8 yr anniversary yesterday....He is quite a

boob Man...I asked him....what are you going to do when the only thing left is

the Nip...He informed me that, that was his favorite part!!!...LOLOL He really

is wonderful..

My daughters keeps telling me...Dont get skinner than us...lololol ..i

explained that this is not a get skinny issue..it is a get healthy issue...I

have

had 8 surgeries to correct foot bone problems and still it makes it hard to

walk

the mall..or to go places where you need to walk for any length of time..the

last 2 operations became very infected and i had to have IV therapy at the

hospital for 4 weeks...and i have been informed that i cannot have anymore

surgery...so the weight needs to come off........as walking any length of time

has

become an issue. My mother is diabetic, has high blood pressure..and recently

had a stroke...and of course i have grown up to be my mom..lolol...No

diabeties

or high blood pressure yet...but if i dont do something now...wow....watch

out....I have all my mothers other traits....lolololo (Isnt it true, we grow

up to be our parents...)

I am 6ft tall and have weighted around 280-300 since i had my children 17

years ago...even in my teens i weight over 200 lbs... 302 has been my highest

weight...

My mother has bypass surgery along with one of my best friends 16 yrs

ago..They both lost 50-60 lbs in the beginning and then they both put all of

their

weight back on...

Then there was not support: nutritionist, psyc appointments , on going

support with groups like this one...It has really be wonderful to be able to

read

other peoples stories about how things went for them...I signed up for 4 or 5

groups right after i fininshed my last appointment so i feel like i have been

exposed to an enormous amount of information which has been so helpful...I

guess

i just wanted to post to let you all know how wonderful it is to have a place

like this to come and learn and be able to ask questions if you need

to...sometimes it is difficult to ask questions to someone face to face and

this is an

excellent forum for that...

Well, wish me luck...sorry to ramble on...grin

Dawn

6ft, 289 preop

Cape Cod , MA

dawn6ft@...

[Guest guest]

Dawn...best of luck to you!!! Post when possible! sherri

My surgery tomorrow...March 5th

Well group,. I have been here reading posts for the last 3 months...My

surgery is tomorrow morning...I am so excited and nervous at the same time...I

seemed to have the easiest time through the whole process...I submitted my

paperwork in Feb last year, got called for first appointment in Sept.(but

could not go

until Dec 1, as i had started a new job) got all 4 of my appointments in in

the month of December: the nurse (which was a 4 hr appointment) and Head of

Bariatric, the Psych appointment , nutritionist and by the middle of January

had my date and the meeting with the surgeon...They wanted to give me an

appointment in Feb, but i am a trainer and was in the middle of a training

session

which was running for 8 weeks (I am a Operations Manager/Trainer of Coldwell

Banker Atlantic Realty). So my appointment was scheduled for March 5th...Dang

that is tomorrow...

Since last Friday, my whole family has been sick, oldest Daughter started it

darnit!!, then husband got strep ..and i have been pumping in the

antibiotics.....Percautionary...lololol

I met with my primary care physician last week for a quickie appointment,

just to make sure my chart was changed to reflect my surgery...for any

upcoming

appointments ..Just in case...i wanted my chart to say...no controlled

release...etc... so she was more than willing to call in a perscription for

me...

Husband will be taking me to my appointment in the morning...He is a

wonderful guy...We have talked quite a bit the last month or so...He has never

known

me any other size..we just had or 8 yr anniversary yesterday....He is quite a

boob Man...I asked him....what are you going to do when the only thing left is

the Nip...He informed me that, that was his favorite part!!!...LOLOL He really

is wonderful..

My daughters keeps telling me...Dont get skinner than us...lololol ..i

explained that this is not a get skinny issue..it is a get healthy issue...I

have

had 8 surgeries to correct foot bone problems and still it makes it hard to

walk

the mall..or to go places where you need to walk for any length of time..the

last 2 operations became very infected and i had to have IV therapy at the

hospital for 4 weeks...and i have been informed that i cannot have anymore

surgery...so the weight needs to come off........as walking any length of time

has

become an issue. My mother is diabetic, has high blood pressure..and recently

had a stroke...and of course i have grown up to be my mom..lolol...No

diabeties

or high blood pressure yet...but if i dont do something now...wow....watch

out....I have all my mothers other traits....lolololo (Isnt it true, we grow

up to be our parents...)

I am 6ft tall and have weighted around 280-300 since i had my children 17

years ago...even in my teens i weight over 200 lbs... 302 has been my highest

weight...

My mother has bypass surgery along with one of my best friends 16 yrs

ago..They both lost 50-60 lbs in the beginning and then they both put all of

their

weight back on...

Then there was not support: nutritionist, psyc appointments , on going

support with groups like this one...It has really be wonderful to be able to

read

other peoples stories about how things went for them...I signed up for 4 or 5

groups right after i fininshed my last appointment so i feel like i have been

exposed to an enormous amount of information which has been so helpful...I

guess

i just wanted to post to let you all know how wonderful it is to have a place

like this to come and learn and be able to ask questions if you need

to...sometimes it is difficult to ask questions to someone face to face and

this is an

excellent forum for that...

Well, wish me luck...sorry to ramble on...grin

Dawn

6ft, 289 preop

Cape Cod , MA

dawn6ft@...

[Guest guest]

Best wishes to you for a speedy and safe recovery.

Jayne

Lap RNY

5/14/04

[Guest guest]

Best wishes to you for a speedy and safe recovery.

Jayne

Lap RNY

5/14/04

[Guest guest]

IM so happy for you! That is great, sounds like your ready. I wish you luck,

and send you my prayers. I believe you will be okay because God is on your

side.

Its kind of funny because you have your surgery tomorrow, and I go to see my

doctor for the first time tomorrow also.

I don't know how soon he will give me my surgery date, but I hope it is as

fast as yours was.

Good luck! And bestest wishes!

h

[Guest guest]

IM so happy for you! That is great, sounds like your ready. I wish you luck,

and send you my prayers. I believe you will be okay because God is on your

side.

Its kind of funny because you have your surgery tomorrow, and I go to see my

doctor for the first time tomorrow also.

I don't know how soon he will give me my surgery date, but I hope it is as

fast as yours was.

Good luck! And bestest wishes!

h