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Hello everyone, My surgery actually got moved up to 8am on Wed instead of noon.
I remember waking up in recovery feeling sore and not hardly any pain. I slept
most of the day away. i got up and walked they sechuled my swallow study for 10
am but it was moved to 4pm and no one told me. But it all went good. I had to
wait to see my dr till 5:55pm to be able to leave the hospital. otherwise i am
tolerating ensure and water just fine, Talk to you sll soon.
Patty S
Have a great day!
Patty Schroeder

I can't believe your doctor is letting you have meat so soon!! My
surgery was 09/14/2004 and meat won't be added for quite a while.
The only soft foods I can have are beans, cheese, and eggs and such.
No meat. WOW. Good luck and eat something good for me!!!

Just curious to know why you are having the surgery. Is it because
of health reasons only?
That is great that you are comfortable with who you are on the
outside but you will still be the same person on the inside after
surgery. It doesn't change that. It may change your confidence
levels or your approach to things but you will still be the same
person.
I know that I always felt like my fat hid me from the world when in
fact it made me more visible and vulnerable.
Having lost 123 LBS now I can honestly say that I was never
comfortable in the body I was in no matter how much I wanted to be.
The fat did not protect me from any hurt or harm and all it did was
hurt and harm me more...Physically and emotionally.
I no longer feel shame and pain when I walk into a room. I no longer
feel embarassed for my husband out in public when we are together. I
used to avoid public places or going anywhere with my husband just
because *I* felt embarassed for him even though he said he was never
embarassed.
I hope this answers the questions you asked Kerry! My best to you!
Colleen
lap-rny 11/03/03
315/192

man, your ducks were together! That's awesome! The staff there is nice and the
facility is even nicer! I love that everything is size-wise for people luck us.
I am glad he's working out for you! That's awesome. I hope it goes really
smoothly for ya!
Terri <teddi_az@...
Matthew`
I had no problem with Dr. Batay-Csorba sending my letter right away
but I did go to my appointment prepared with a list of all the diets
and programs I've been on, including the past 8 months of Weight
Watchers. As for bringing my own CPAP machine, that is preferable
considering that mine is set to my own personal needs and I have been
used to using it for a couple of years. I don't know about other
people but once I got used to my machine I don't adapt too well to
different ones, which I had to use a different one last night for my
sleep study - very uncomfortable! So, to me that practice makes
perfect sence! I must admit I was very impressed with the facility
there and the open RNY was my first choice. Anyway - best of luck to
you too and thank you for the warm welcome - we'll definetly have to
keep in touch!
Terri

This is normal at the stage you are at. Your pouch takes months to
heal. Right now it is still very tender and swollen. You will not be
able to eat "normally" for a long long time.
You have already solved part of your problem on your own here by
recognizing that you need to chew VERY slowly and take very small
bites.
Introduce one new food at a time to your very tender new pouch just
like you would introduce food to a baby.
As time goes on it won't be as bad and you will get used to eating a
certain way and it will become second nature to you. In the
beginning it is a LOT of trial and error. Just remember that you
have been through MAJOR surgery and you need to be patient with
yourself and give it all time to heal.
You will soon feel so much better. Right around week 7 or 8 I think
I felt a huge difference and the weight just kept melting off for
those first 6 months so it was a very exciting time.
Enjoy your accomplishments and make sure to reward yourself for all
the good things and all the milestones you will be seeing along the
way.
My best to you!
Colleen
lap-rny 11/03/03
315/192/???

I feel so much better on the inside. I know people
view me differently on the outside and that makes me
feel better about myself. After doing research I
decided on the RNY because the band seemed like too
much work and not enough success for me. Besides,
it's a fairly new procedure and there just wasn't
enough info on it. I also didn't like the idea that
if you weren't losing weight, to go in and have the
tube adjusted tighter. I've also heard that people
can eat their way around the band. I wanted to make
certain I was getting a procedure that would work.
Good luck,
Shannon in WA

Matthew,
My husband's uncle used to make jokes that I was a cheap date and he needed to
keep me because I did not drink when we went out. Not opposed to it, but
someone had to be the dd. So after dinner I told him that he needed to call
Uncle Billy and let him know just how cheap a date I am now. He laughed at that
one.
I am going out to dinner tonight with my mother. Not sure what will be on the
menu, but the doctor told me to start playing with soft foods and eat them as I
tolerate them. Already know I can tolerate pork because I had it last night.
I have not been online much lately, but promise to not be a stranger.
Dora
Lap RNY 9-20-04
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville, TN
446-426-165
-Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.-
Eleanor Roosevelt

Hi Dora,
Glad you were able to get the staples out today and it wasn't so bad. I
don't think what your feeling at all is stupid. I know exactly how your feeling
and I'm sure a lot of the rest of us are too. I think it's just that we're
used to the ups and downs we've experienced in weight loss over the years that
it's hard fo us to comprehend how things are now. I remember when I was in
Weight Watchers I would do really well for the first 25 pounds or so then I too
never seemed to go any farther. I was never able to follow-through with any
diet. We just have to keep telling ourselves this time we will succeed. We've
been blessed with this tool to help us and WE WILL SUCCEED!!!!! Take care Dora
and you are such a wonderful person. Just love reading your posts and words
of wisdom.
Hugs,
Laurette
4/23/04 open rny
309/290/227/160
St. Vincent Charity
Cleveland, Ohio

Matthew,
It is good to hear from you. I unfortunately don't know much about what you are
asking. But I do know that it is something that hits young guys too. My best
friend & cousin is 33 and he had some major prostate problems when he was 32 as
well. He is fine now and has a clean bill of health. Eventhough I don't have
answers for you I wanted you to know that I am still praying for you and will
add this to my list. Hang in there and I hope you get some answers.
Dora
Lap RNY 9-20-04
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville, TN
446-?-165
-Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.-
Eleanor Roosevelt

I went yesterday to finally have my staples taken out. How wonderful do I feel
now!!!! And just like you guys kept telling me, it was nothing. A couple of
them stung a little because they were placed so close together that he had to
pull them together. But other than that I really did not feel most of them. I
was freaking for nothing.
And I lost 20 pounds. That is awesome that I could loose 20 pounds in 2 weeks.
But here comes the stupid thing that keeps running through my mind. Be
forewarned that I know it is stupid but it is there just the same. The last 3
times I joined weight watchers I never made it to the 20 pound mark. And I am
thinking, well is this it for me. I hit the 20 pound mark, will I actually
loose more? I told you it was stupid and irrational, but that is what deep down
I really feel. That I won't loose the weight. Am I alone in this?
Dora
Lap RNY 9-20-04
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville, TN
446-?-165
-Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.-
Eleanor Roosevelt