I just went to a surgeon yesterday. I am now
waiting for my insurance to approve me. Would like to
find someone in Miami, Fl. to make friends with and
exchange e-mail on the surgery.<br>Liz<br>Miami, Fl.
Hi, I just joined your list and was wondering if
any of you are in the Va (hampton roads area)<br>I
really would love to make new friend that have made the
same life changing choice I’m making.:)<br>I am having
an open rny oct 8th.
Hi Everyone My name is Shay and I have been over
weight my whole life… Im 19 and recently moved from
NYC to Long Island… I have been looking up alot of
info on getting surgery and am getting a little scared
about it… I need some people to talk to me about it.
I am determined to do this but I have so many
unanswered questions. I dont even know where to start. The
only thing that I am sure of is that I NEED to have
this done. Well if anyone will talk to me about it I
will be sooooo happy 
Thank You<br>Shay
i have not posted in a while, but here is a
update<br>my daughter and i both had lap-vrsg on june
24th.<br>in biloxi ms. while i am still sore from
being<br>poked and proded. she is have trouble finding something
to eat that will stay down. she goes off to college
next month and stated to other day that she is not
sure she did the right thing. is there any young
people (she is 18) out there that<br>care to be her post
angel please post to us. thanks
George I will be trying that tea in the
morning…although I really am not much of a tea drinker. I do hate
this nauseating feeling and so far havent been able to
pin point where its coming from…like a certain
food…or a drink, etc. But so far I am tolerating it…I
know this is all trail and error and should get better
as time passes. Thanks!
Girl you sound like you nearly sailed thru the
surgery. I know there were the rough times however. Please
take it easy…I know that will be a bit hard with
your little ones but its very important. Soon you will
see and feel some progress and know this is worth
it…thats what I’ve been telling myself for these last two
weeks anyway! Take care!
I had a wonderful doctor.. My incison looks
fairly good. I was on an epidural and an antibiotic
until this morning. (the epidural made it hard to
breastfeed Elijah, because I couldn’t feel when he was
latched on… oh’well)… it worked fine.<br>I started on
ice chips last night (thursday). Today I have
successfully kept down the broths (chicken and veggie). I
prefer the veggie. : o)<br>They gave me a little
breathing machine. That thing was great. I started walking
the day after the surgery, and am doing pretty good
today.<br>I think I may go and get some tylenol, because my
back isn’t used to handling all the lifting and is
kinda sore.<br>I hated the nose tube. I had that in for
two days, I felt a little closterfobic with that and
the oxegyn on my face.<br>I also had a hard time with
(more…)
Well, I went for my consultation yesterday and
have decided to go ahead with the RNY. Talked about
emotions. Within 12 hours, I have felt exhilirated,
terrified, relieved, worried and nervous (not to mention
that I had a final exam to think about too!) One thing
that I am really worried about is being thin because
I’ve never been thin. Well, I guess I’ll just cross
that bridge when it comes.<br><br>Anyway, now it’s a
matter of waiting for the insurance to approve — hope
and pray. I can’t thank all of you who have posted
information on this site. Your comments and support have
definitely helped me to make this decision.<br><br>Oh, I’m
going to have a new ID soon, so if you don’t see
anything from "SingingBeanCounter", look for
"Mary270".<br><br>Have a great weekend everyone
Ouch ouch ouch. I couldn’t stand the arthritis
anymore without meds so I went to my PCP and got
cortisone shots in both knees and one ankle. I know it will
help the pain long-term, but I thought I was going to
die when she plunged that needle in. She said that
shooting my knees was like giving a shot to a bag of
gravel, the cartilidge (sp?) is so gone. Surgery can’t
come quickly enough, to get some weight off these
pathetic joints!
If Lisa’s husband is checking this board for her…tell her I certainly have
been thinking of her. I hope everything went well. Cant wait to see her first
post!