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Well I made it through surgery and came home  2 days later , have not thrown up  but had gas bubbles  that were not  very pleasurable . I had excellent tx at the hospital , the nurses were wonderful, they gave back massages,  made sure I was comfortable . I was very impressed with the quality of care  St Alexis gave. Dr Helbling was  awesome  and very caring .  I have lost  21 lbs  since I started the  2 week  liquid diet up to now.  I'm excited about the prospect of  getting smaller clothes.  I feel  better  with more energy these days. Thank the Lord  everything went well and pray for it to continue to do well. 

My 2 weeks post op  checkup  was good  and  dietician said I was doing good to  go to dental soft diet now. So im trying   one thing at a time to test the waters on how my pouch is handling it. So far so good. I started my  B12 vitamin and  multivitamins and use protonix to keep my  stomach juices from  being acidy. 

Untill next time !

Start  clear liquids tomorrow and still excited about the surgery Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got 5  days to lose 4 lbs to reach  goal by surgery day, got a  treadmill to walk on which helps .  I was suppose to lose 15 lbs   more   so I  think its gonna happen.  Hubby has lost 55 lbs  and is 7 weeks post op he is doing great. 

My  weight loss  program coordinator called this morning  and I was approved  for RNY cant believe  it  after  wanting it so long. My surgery date is Feb 14th a Valentine to myself. LOL............ I have my pre op clearance   set with Dr Nordeng on Feb  4th , I start  my protein liquid diet  on  Jan 31st.

I went to my  appt with Dr Heibling yesterday and he is a very  friendly and  sincere , allowed me to ask questions and he explained the RNY procedure very well.  He told  me what to expect and  how long  the  surgery would be .

I then went to my PSY Eval with Dr Brooks and he was interesting to say the least , but   a very nice  person.  From there I went to see  the  Jean the nurse  coordinator for the bariatric program she  said  I had a  waiting period  which is another 6 weeks before  I could have the surgery. That was tough to hear..........  and I may not get approved for I'm kind of  bummed . Since it is  so close to the holidays coming up  I wont hear of anything  until after the first of the  year and hopefully  the process will take  long enough to  do the surgery by Feb 6 or 7th.  I am so ready to have this done . My husband is doing well with his he  is now 3 weeks post op. He has lost 40 lbs so far. Stay turned ................... when i get the surgery date I will post. 

I have an appointment with  the  Dr Heibling tomorrow in Bismark and then with the  Dr for a Psy eval wholly cow  I think its coming true after wanting this for so long. I think it has been about 15 years of  wanting  gastric bypass and never have I been this far. Wish me luck for tomorrow. Will check in later  to update.

It has been 5 years I left my first post on here.  I as of yet have not had  WLS but good news I have  become authorized  for WLS through my husband 's insurance. My husband had WLS Nov 28,2012 and is doing well. I have an appointment  Dec 18,2012  for consultation at the Mid Dakota  Clinic Bismark ND.  I am so excited I have never got this far due to lack of  insurance  or job loss  and  insurance or even meeting the criteria for weight loss.  I have  high blood pressure, sleep apnea, BMI of 52.  Lost and gained  20-25 lbs  over last five years.   I will  keep an update as I know  new information.   

I am hoping to have surgery one of these days. I  have learned of a seminar here in Springfield Mo i would like to attend.  It would be great if I could  do all the  dr visits here in  town . I was looking into  going to Columbia for everything. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea , high blood pressure and pre-diabetes  just  the last part of December. I feel like I am falling apart here at once.  I have been overweight  most of my life. I  want to lose 150 lbs if possible.  Really gettign tired of hauling another person with me.  I have been on meds for weight loss since Aug 07 and lost 16 lbs. Desperately want  to lose more. I have changed the portion size for food . I use a small plate and no seconds. I dont think about eating  as much and if I do I get a piece of sugarless gum. I have been on so many diets in my life  and lose 60 lbs and in less in a year gain it back. I am ready for a permanent  change in lifestyle and how I look at food.IM READY!!!!!!!!!!!