CJ S.

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So, I spoke with my surgeon 9/10/13 and was very impressed by his knowledge, caring and insight. He spoke with me about the pros and cons of RNY - I'd originally wanted the sleeve but TriCare won't cover that surgery. So, bottom line, I'm not having RNY. If everything goes well, I'll have VSG in January - if not, I don't know when it will be done. I may have to wait another six months to a year. I will be absolutely devastated if it takes that long, but I have to be realistic too. I'm really sad right now. I'd thought I'd be on the bench in a couple of weeks ... now it's going to be months again. I am so flipping confused right now. I feel like I've made the right decision, but I was so ready to have this over and start my WLS journey. With my family history, VSG is way better for me, so I know this is the right decision. But, I'm still sad

I am so pumped, happy and nervous all at the same time. I finally have a date - it's tentative, but it's a date! This whole process will finally culminate into a DATE!! Wow! I so excited about the prospect of being healthy. I'm nervous because I know this is just the first in some very huge changes in my life  I'll have this date confirmed at my pre-op appointment on Tuesday, but the scheduler said that's when I'm 'penciled in'. Good enough for me!

I had my final labs drawn and chest x-ray taken today! My surgical consult is on 9/10 and the nurse told me I was on the schedule for September ... woohoo!!! I cannot wait to join all you vets on the bench.

I am so absolutely pumped!! I have insurance approval and should hear from pre-op any day .... just goes to show honey works a lot better than lemons and I need to keep that in mind during this next phase  So, any advice from the RNY group about what I need to do to prepare for the two week liquid cleanse.

I have not had my surgery nor have I met with the surgeon. I had my intake visit in April. There has been a marked lack of communication between me and the clinic. I've asked several times what I need to do in addition to what's on the checklist, if anything, and I either don't receive a response or she gets really impatient and tells me until I have everything on the list (which I do), she can't help me. I've volunteered to obtain records, get my GP in line with any needed tests and she absolutely shuts me down. I've gone so far and have to have this surgery in September or start all over again