Gastric bypass / Lap band...has anyone had it done?**update post 106**

[Dar]

Allison... I will need all your contact info for the midnight "AM I *&^%# CRAZY calls...LOL (JK)


Cindiloohoo... thank you for your kind words of support...


I am doing this for my health.... i need this tool to get healthy again... I injured my foot back in May and its finally healing

but what I had to do was STOP everything... all the walking I was doing even swimming because each time I would try an supplement my exercise I would re injure my foot. I was walking over 5km a day through hiking trails and now I cant do that anymore and my weight has a lot to do with it if I was not carrying an extra person with me all the time I would be a lot better off. I am over 120lbs over weight with a bmi of over 43...

 

[thechickenchick]

Darlene I am happy it went well with Hubby. Mine is the same way, whatever makes you happy, sort of guy

I am sure it seems like you have been waiting forever, but before you know it, the day will be here and soon you will feel better and have more energy than you know what to do with! Hey you can make a trip to a Montana

Seriously though you have my full support and best wishes

 

[Dar]

thanks Tanya... I am sure the time will fly by.. we have a vacation coming up then its Christmas... then a slew of birthdays then march break.. then voila its here

 

[mener6896]

I didn't want to read all of the comments; and no I haven't had it done. However, my brother-in-law is a bariatric surgeon, and just performed the first in Indiana totally robotic bariatric surgery. I don't know exactly what kind, as I don't know much about them. He was in the newspaper and didn't even tell us. If you happen to want to travel to Indiana, his name is Dr John (Jack) H Ditslear. I think he's really good, but you'd never hear that from him, he's a pretty humble guy.

 

[Dar]

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I am in Ontario and its covered by our universal health care... but if they want me to go to another surgeon I will keep him in mind..

thanks

 

[redhen]

Good to see that your getting things rolling, Dar!

I want to do this too someday... but i have other things goin gon righ tnow..so i cant.
But maybe soon ...

 

[farmerlor]

Greg and I both had gastric bypass surgery. We're both getting close to goal weight and that's been the best thing for us, that we have each other to support and bounce ideas off and complain and whine ..... I had a LOT of complications and a post op infection that required IV antibiotics at home for several weeks as well as a couple of other surgical procedures to fix extra problems. If you'd asked me a couple of months ago I'd have told you I wish I hadn't done it, but now that everything is sailing along and I'm healthier than I have been in years I'm very happy. Greg is just happy all the way around. Good luck to you.

 

[redhen]

What type of diet do they put you on before the surgery?

 

[Dar]

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I think it depends on your pre-op condition....

one of my former co workers said 10days before her surgery she had to go to a mashed portion controlled diet and then 5 days out she was on fluids only to shrink her liver to reduce the risk of injuring her liver (accidental nick) during surgery..

 

[vicki2x2]

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I think I just saw this on "The Doctors" show, they go in through your belly button and put a scope down your throat to see. Then it is all done with this robotic claw type this, really cool! Supposed to be much less invasive and easier to recover from. They showed the procedure, or a film of one being done on the show, and then showed the woman who had it done, there on the stage 2 days after, feeling great.