What a roller coaster ride!

Yesterday defeated.   Today, on top of the world!!  

I can only imagine what I'm going to feel like on June 18th ~ because I too have a date!!!

Was part of November orientation.   Met with surgeron mid December.   Psychologist & nutritionist in January.   GP for pre-op in February.   Opti-fast has arrived and begin that on June 4th!

Now to meet you folks and get all the information I'll be needing!!

 

Wonderful!!!  very exciting!!  Which surgery are you having done?  Does anyone know if there is only a certain amount of one kind of surgery in a certain timeframe?  or does it have to be even VSGs and RNYs?

You'll be "benched" in no time at all!  Thin by Christmas - you can ask for new clothes - haha

NGD

I meant to say "an even number of VSGs and RNYs"   Funny how missing one word screws it up! lol

I believe they have done more RNY's than VSG's. I think it also depends on what the patient wants/needs. I know I was given a choice, I decided that sleeve was best for me :)

I know the choice is ultimately up to the patient (unless the surgeon has some valid medical reason for not allowing a certain surgery for a certain patient) but I was wondering if one wait time is longer than the other.  Only wondering because one lady said that her wait time for the RNY was about a month less than for the VSG.  I would have assumed the same instruments would be used in either case ........ I am just wondering  why that would influence  the dates they give us.  Obviously I have too much "wondering" time on my hands..... haha.    Just curious.....

The information I got was that one of the surgeons has less experience with one of the proceedures and needs to have a second surgeon in attendance but I can't remember whch proceedure it was, I am guessing it was the VSG.  I also got the impression that there were a certain number of dates scheduled for each proceedure and if there are more requests for one then the wait times get longer. 

That all makes sense.  Tanks fer de info mon! 

PS.  I am very excited for you and your "date"

Fantastic.  I was feeling bad yesterday that you hadn't recieved your date yet.  Way to go!

Very happy for you!

YAY!!! how awesome is that??? Looking forward to meeting you at the meet and greet, not sure I will make the one this Sunday, but I will for sure be at the April one. :)