March 1st

Mar 01, 2012

     Today I received the approval from United Healthcare to switch from the vertical sleeve to the rny-gastric bypass.  You see this is me second journey to achieve life long health.  I had the lap-band put in, in October of 2005.  I lost about 70 pounds. However, it was very difficult to find the "sweet spot". I also had major trouble with "sliming" and food intake.  In August of this year the band slipped and I had to have it removed.  Since I have gained 25 pounds.  Then I had a diaphragmatic hernia repaired, MRSA abcess removed surgically and then pnuemonia from aspirating during surgery.  
  I am ready for the surgery. However, I am apprehensive about the liquid diet for 7 days prior to surgery and then two weeks post surgery.  Not looking forward to the "mushy" stage either.

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