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  1. booboo709

    Hi everyone

    Well I have just a couple of days to go until Monday morning. I am getting excited overall. I been hearing a lot about people dieing from this type of surgery. That is making me nervous about it tonight. Is this rare or not? I also heard a lot about people having it and wished that they did it...
  2. booboo709

    I am going to try again on 10-19-2015

    They are going to let me have my surgery now. I don't know what to expect now. I am more nervous than I was before grrrr.... I don't know if I can do this. The doctor said he won't have me do a bowel prep this time I am so confused. ..... Some helpful advice would be nice. Well that's it for...
  3. booboo709

    I have bad news.......

    I didn't have my surgery. The doctors stopped it. I have to have a heart catheterization done before I can have my surgery uugggg. Feeling fustraded and very mad and sad. I was all the way in just before Anastasia it all ...STOPPED.... I don't know if I want to have it now all that time I put...
  4. booboo709

    Well this is it....;)

    Well I am getting ready for tomorrow morning. I will be updating as soon as I can. This per-op liquid diet stinks!!!! LOL But I have to listen to my doctor says oh well I can do this right.... YES I CAN YES I CAN. Well I will go for now checking back before I go to the hospital so if you would...
  5. booboo709

    I just read something....

    I just read something about a blood thinner shot for you at home. This is the first I heard of this.... I don't know if I can do that. HELP do they still do this for RNY surgery? I have only 3 days before my surgery and I am on my pre-op liquid diet. Things are going ok A LOT OF EMOTIONS...
  6. booboo709

    I have a week to go......

    I am going to be starting my liquid diet tomorrow morning. I have a week to go before the big day on Monday the 3rd. I am nervous and excited all at once. But I know I can do this. I have to for my health. See I have gurd so bad that it is in my sinuses and have tumors on my esophagus, not...
  7. booboo709

    Yes i have a surgery date 8-3-15 !!!!

    I am from Fulton New York anyone out there I can buddy with......
  8. booboo709

    I have about 2 1/2 weeks to go........

    I just had my pre-op appt. And everything is going ok. I lost a little more weight I am now 227 from 260 in January, my Dr. was happy to see how I am determined to do this right. There is so much I have learned so far. I have to start my liquid diet on the 27th of July so I am ready for the 3rd...
  9. booboo709

    I have a pre-surgery question?

    I have pre-op appointment on the 16th of July. What am I going to have to do now, more blood work and what eles? I am getting nervous, I don't know what to I am supposed to have ready for post-op for when I am home. Why am I hearing not to drink out of a straw? How many protein shakes do I need...
  10. booboo709

    Yes i have a surgery date 8-3-15 !!!!

    I am having some questions. 1. When the weight strats to come off do you loos your boobs?, or do they sag or what I am a 42DD now and I was just wondering that last night. 2. How much do you loos in the 1st month, what size clothes should I get ready I am in a size 20 women's now. Well that's...
  11. booboo709

    Yes i have a surgery date 8-3-15 !!!!

    I am so excited and scared. I have been waiting for 7 months. I was told today that I would be getting some pre-op stuff in the mail. I would love to get somethings before I go does anyone have any ideas of what and maybe where is a good place to get them. I have a blender and a protein shaker...
  12. booboo709

    I have a pre-surgery question for someone

    How long do you stay in the hospital and what is this drainage tube I am hearing about and how long is that in me. Also I am a belly sleeper and don't know if I still will be able to. Did anyone have complications after or during a RNY gastric bypass surgery? I am really nervous but have to do...
  13. booboo709

    Help me please.........

    Please help me. I got approved for my RNY surgery and I don't really have a date just yet. What intails the pre-op what will my dr tell me what to do. How long will I have to be on a clear liquids. I was told that my surgery should be in July of 2015. I am excited and nervous and scared but I am...
  14. booboo709

    Help me please.........

    What involves the PRE-OP. My dr has not told me about it. He told me I am having a RNY and was told that my insurance is going to pay what should be the next step. I really want to do this the right way. So any advice that you could give me or any tips on a RNY surgery I would LOVE to hear from...
  15. booboo709

    HELP I am new and have some questions. ......

    I am going to have a RNY in July and have some questions about what I should be doing to prepare for it and what things should I have ready at home after surgery. What is a good protein shake? How long will I be on a clear liquids? What will they give me for pain in the hospital and for home...
  16. booboo709

    I am new here and I am having surgery in 2 months

    I am going to have my surgery in 2 months and I am wondering what do they give you for pain at the hospital and for at home I am having the laparoscopic gastric bypass. I would also like to know if anyone had any complications or other things like that nature I would like to here about them and...
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