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Surgeon Testimonial Vivek Prachand, M.D., F.A.C.S. My first impression of Dr. Prachand was that he was extremely knowledgable. He explained everything regarding WLS going into great detail each one and helping giving me better guidance on which one would best suit me. I was not rushed and he answered all questions with no hesitation. He had a very professional understanding demeanor. The office was extremely friendly and all of my calls were returned in a timely manner. The after care program that is offered at U of C is awesome. I will post more after my surgery.rnrnMy surgery (02/12/08) was a success. I was expecting 6 lapracopic incisions and only received 3. The day of surgery was a smoothe transition. The staff alerted my family when they made the first incision and was immediate in letting them know when the surgery was complete. Dr Prachand and his staff checked on me after surgery and everyone was friendly. My follow up care thus far has been excellent and I have no complaints. I would recommend the Bariatric Clinic at U of C to anyone!! Member Interests
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. I am starting to feel a bit giddy about it instead of this out of the blue doom. I am now working on my wish list.. yeah u heard me right.. the big list. The one where you list all of the things you want to accomplish with your WLS. I have seen this vary on profiles with the numbers ranging from 150-10. I am going to write everything down, do some editing and whatever the number is so be it. This journey is all about yours truly. 
Okay so lets talk business for a sec. I was doing some thinking and I know I have to give up my cigs and do that very soon. I did some rsearch and people generally quit 6-8 weeks before hand so I need to get on the band wagon. Also, I contacted my PCP's business office so that I can get my medical records and her statement that U of C is requesting. So a sistah is grinding heavily to make sure all is well on 11-7. I bought the book WLS for Dummies a few months ago and took a few questions from there to have ready for my surgeon when I meet him. U guys have an awesome Halloween.. this will be my last year dressed in all black with a witches hat 
Next year around this time I may be a sexy she-devil.. with stilettos and all..LOL.. I will holler at you guys in November after my big day at U of C.
. They start you off on phase 2 which is pureed foods straight out of surgery. I was kind of surprised at that. Before the seminar I had a chance to meet with a few people there, in total it was close to 20 of us there. We all talked for awhile about food and our addictions and bright new futures. The presenter was running late so this pre-talk between each other was truly helpful with getting some of the unexpected jitters out of the air. The presenter was one of the surgical nurses with U of C's bariatric program. She gave us packets with information on the three surgeries they perform, explained to us what " center for excellence" meant and explained each surgery in grave detail. She was a bit stiff but very informative. One of the ladies there had her bad ass grandson there who was making all kinds of noise, being disruptive 
and borderline making u wanna slap him for his granny..LOL.. but other than that it was very very very helpful. I am leaning towards the RNY.. the nurse explained to us what surgery would be best for which BMI, the risks, the successes and x-y-z. We all received a 7 day meal tracker for the dietician which is mandatory to bring when we meet with the staff , when I say the staff I mean the initial appointments that are a 3 in 1 (the surgeon, the dietician, and the psychologist) My appointment is 11-7 for all of this.. 11-07-07 now those are some lottery numbers for your ass..LOL anyways.. they told us to have a letter from our PCP and the diet documentation needed. I need to get on this ASAP to be prepared. I hope and pray that I can have my surgery done by the end of the year. I just want to close out this chapter and start anew.. if that doesn't happen I hope it would be sometime in early January so that I can start afresh 
.. we will see. 
which I wasn't surprised at being that my period is out of wack and I just got off my cycle so that is nothing but water weight. My PCP is excited about my journey and that makes me feel so good considering the horror stories I have heard from the boards and their run ins with non supporting PCP's. I go back to see her 11/20 and that is my last visit. I am done.(long sigh) I just really got used to this whole pre-op thing. It's a bit scary to me that this is moving at the rate it is. I ain't gona lie to you guys either. I am scared as hell about the anesthia and possible complications but more about the anesthia. I had a bad experience with being put to sleep in the past. i was told I was going to be out for 2 hours and was out for 6. I just have to have faith that this is going to go well. I have to get on my paper work trail for U of C and get some letters from my doctor as well as a statement from her regarding WLS. I will update you guys on 11-7 and tell you all about my experience. They told me already to expect to be there for 3-4 hours.
Hey Guys ,
.. My spirits have picked up a bit as you guys can tell and I am starting to feel happy again, still indecisive but definitely happy and excited. The day is going to be something else. I made arrangements with my supervisor and will work from 6-2, the seminar is 4-6, my PCP appointment is at 7:15 
... I will take it in stride and try not to feel overwhelmed. I am going to talk to my PCP also about my concerns and then since I see her after the seminar I will be well prepared. I will update still on 10/23 and tell you guys everything and then on to 11-7 to meet with the surgeon, psych eval and dietician...Yay... keep me in your prayers guys.
.. I know what the previous post was and I was seriously pondering deleting it. I chose not to because from what I hear being undecided and iffy about things is normal during this part of the journey towards WLS. I was at work today... minding my business and I get a phone call yall.. guess from who. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO!! I was speechless. I was so set on going down the road with Day1 Health that I gave up. I was soooo happy to hear the persons voice on the other line. I will tell you guys this. I am so in between the Lap band and the RNY right now. I just decided to keep praying on it and then present it to the surgeon which will be Dr. Vivek Prachand. I am going to ask him which one he thinks will be best for me and tell him my pros and cons on each one. I am iffy now because I actually don't know what suits me. Moving along. Day 1 health only offered one type of surgery and University of Chicago currently offers three which include Lapband, RNY and the DS. My insurance covers only the two I am thinking about. I was supposed to attend a seminar with Day1 health tomorrow after work but when I got the call from University of Chicago I did a quick change of plans 
... newbies if u are reading this.. please hang in there and don't give up. I used to think that me getting to this point would be so far away and now look at me.. it is extremely close and I am verrrrrry emotional and unsure of damn near everything. 
... I have been thinking alot of the possibilites of not waking up from the anesthia, I have one sibling that is about to make 13, I think about her and how she would feel if I died.( if I don't wake up), also the effect on my mom, dad (I am his only child) and friends.. never thought about this too much before. I am thinking about writing letters to them just in case.. okay off of that. I remember vaguely reading a ladies profile when I was fairly new and at this point in her WLS journey she was looking on the memorials on here. God brought me to this so he shall bring me through it.. thats what I am going to have to keep telling myself. Oh.. I have a boyfriend you guys ..LOL 
fine time to mention him when everything else is falling apart.. but truly u guys, he is my calm in the storm.. the relationship is verrry long distance and I promise details will be shared at a later date. Ok.. I will update on 10/23 when I get in from the seminar. I am getting sleepy now.
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