Re: can lap gastric bypass change that much in a year...

[Guest guest]

Hi Melannie,

What she was told is very possible from what I understand. I had my surgery

at St. Charity in Cleveland, Ohio, had my surgery on Friday morning

and came home Monday morning. I had no drains, no staples. I was not required

to be on any special diet prior to surgery except that I had signed a contract

not to gain any weight from my first consultation with the doctor. So what

your mom was told does sound right. We have to remember that every doctor is

different in what they tell their patients. Good luck and congratulations on

your weight loss. Looks like you've done quite well yourself.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/238/150

[Guest guest]

I think this surgery is still evolving, when I first went for my

seminar my doctor said you COULD lose 10 pounds before surgery and

eat anything you wanted until 12 am day of surgery. Ten months

later it was 2 weeks on a semi liquid diet, liquid diet the day

before. It seems surgery is easier for both you and the surgeon if

you do the liquid diet before the surgery and it also shows your

committment. I also did not have any drains and just little pieces

of tape over my incision (8 of them) when I went home.

Pat in RI

> Hi Melannie,

> What she was told is very possible from what I understand. I had

my surgery

> at St. Charity in Cleveland, Ohio, had my surgery on

Friday morning

> and came home Monday morning. I had no drains, no staples. I was

not required

> to be on any special diet prior to surgery except that I had

signed a contract

> not to gain any weight from my first consultation with the

doctor. So what

> your mom was told does sound right. We have to remember that

every doctor is

> different in what they tell their patients. Good luck and

congratulations on

> your weight loss. Looks like you've done quite well yourself.

> Laurette

> 4/23/04 open rny

> 309/290/238/150

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> It seems surgery is easier for both you and the surgeon if

> you do the liquid diet before the surgery and it also shows your

> committment.

I also think that the liquid diet is to shrink the liver pre-op that

way it gives the doctor more room to work in there since it is a lap

procedure.

Just to show the differences (he he), my fiance had an open RNY and

he was not on any diet pre-op. He did cut back on his own though

and was down about 13 pre-op.

Kathy