Recent content by Vivienne

Hi, Pat. Thanks for your reply to my post! All great advice and I am ordering some more protien suppliments so I can get on track with that as well as being more aware of my fluids. It's so weird....I used to go thru 2 32oz bottles of H2O every day no preoblem and now its a big deal if I...

Thanks, Tom. As always, your encouragement and support means the world! I amtrying to get the protien count up, and went online and bought a few protien"shots" to put into H2O or tea to try and kill 2 birds with one stone. I have 2 support groups to attend this week and hopefully will get...

Sorry for the abbreviated profanity in my title line, but this is exactly how I am feeling. I had my RNY on March 22. When I got home, I was actually up about 10# from my DOS. In the first 2 weeks, lost that plus another 12 for a total of 22#. Started puree foods last Tuesday and have not...

Hi,Miss Kitty! I am having my RNY this Thursday.......YAY! So far the best advice I can give is attend support groups, read blogs like this and do what the docs and nurses tell you. I just made a weight loss ticker and am going to try to post it here to see if it works....I'm not too good...

Hi Donna! I started looking into the RNY about 12 months ago, but got serious about it about 6 months ago. I belong to an HMO so had alot of hoops to jump thru, but with my bad back(3 ruptured lumbar discs) and family history of diabetes, heart disiease and strokes, I managed to convince...

Hi Pat, Thanks for your kind words of advice! Had my first real moment of panic today when I realized the just ONE WEEK form today, I will have my procedure. Got past the panic, and am so excited to get this this done! I am finding many people who have had the RNY who I never knew had it, as...

Hi Tom! Thanks for the warm welcome and encouragement! I had a long drive today for work and it suddenly dawned on me.......oh sh**! One week from today I will have my surgery and for the first time since I scheduled the date I had a moment of panic! As it turned out, tho, one of the clients...

Hi! I'm Vivienne and I am going in for my Roux en Y gastric bypass on the 22nd. I am excited, a little nervous but more than everything READY!!!! Looking forward to getting to everyone on this site and learning form you who have already been there. I have been reading thru some of the threads...