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Wow. It's ONLY noon?!

Please tell me this gets better.

I had my first shake at 8:00am and I was starving by 11:00. I chugged my second shake around 11:30 and had broth.

I keep reminding myself that this is the sacrifice I hav

so MANY emotions...

Tomorrow is the start of Optifast, for some reason I am more intimidated by Optifast than I am of the surgery itself.

I am revising from Band to Bypass, and every day my band reminds me why this is the right thing f

Ok, I start Optifast in 1 week (2 weeks on Optifast)

I am so incredibly nervous to start this. I have made some really positive changes in my life and cut out a lot of crap so I am not sure why I am so scared of this next step. Does anyone have

Surgery is in 3 weeks, not sure why, but it feels like a lifetime away, mind you my orientation was in November so it has really been about 7 months since I started this process.

Can anyone offer suggestions for the hospital bag?

Also,

Please explain :)

I was called a "light weight" on another board....first time for everything. Definitely don't feel like one :)

RNY Surgery is May 16, 2017

hope everyone enjoyed the weekend!

I have my surgery a month from today. I have only told 3 people about this surgery (my parents who will be helping me afterwards with my toddler, and my boyfriend) I will be taking 4 weeks off from work and a

Hello Everyone :)

Normally I post in the Canadian forum, but now that it has been confirmed that I will be having surgery, and it will be RNY I wanted to reach out to this forum.

To say that I am nervous is an understatement! I currentl

I can't believe it's happening!

surgery is May. 9th! With Dr. Cyriac

I am having my band removed and RNY was suggested.

2 weeks of Optifast!

Happy Monday Everyone.

As my surgeon appointment approaches I can feel the anxiety creeping up on me (Appointment is Wednesday)

What can I expect from this appointment?

I am SO upset - the dietitian was adamant that I introduce

I got my Surgeon Appointment! Its for April 12th! I hope its not long now...

I am having a teleconference with Dr. Cyriac

Anything I should expect?

I have a few questions to ask...one is time off work?

I have 4 weeks ava

I am impatiently waiting for my meet the surgeon appointment and surgery date :) I know the waiting period is valuable to the process, but I feel like I am SO CLOSE

Anyone else having surgery at this site?

I am sure this topic has been beat to death.

I am meeting my surgeon soon and I have to make a decision.

When I first started this journey, my mind was set on VSG, I rely on medications and I feel that this is best for me. I have since

Sorry if this has been asked, but how many days are typical in Hospital after surgery?

I am going to Michael Garron (Toronto East) if that makes any difference. I am assuming this stay also depends on how well the surgery goes, and gi

I was given my surgery site today - it will be at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto. (Formerly known as Toronto East) my surgeon was assigned as he was the surgeon who placed my band so they would like to send me back to him (Dr. Cyriac). I was told t

Hi Everyone,

Just wondering...I am attending my surgical education class next week and I was wondering what site in Toronto the people who do all their appointments at Windsor go to? I was told that Toronto is potentially the only loc

Happy Friday!

I was just contacted with my surgical education class date! March 20th - in Windsor

I was also given a choice to return to the surgeon who placed my Band (Dr. Jamie Cyriac) I said I did not a preference, but then it got m

Doctor, Dietitian and Social Worker have approved me to move forward! I am HOPING to get into surgical education class this month as I was told there are two classes in Windsor this month. How soon on average after the class are people meeting their su

I am ESTASTIC to say that upon meeting the dietitian she gave me the stamp of approval!!

Tomorrow I follow up with the social worker via telephone (she's the last to approve) and then I'm moving onwards!! I was told I could be in the surgeical

I have noticed (from reading posts) that some people have had meet the surgeon appointments around the same time but very different surgery dates (for the same site). What determines a surgery date?

Happy Friday!

I had two appointments scheduled in Windsor on Monday (one is now a phone appointment on Tuesday). I meet with the Dietitian and I am realllllllly PRAYING I get approved. I am in a good place. I get it. I am ready. There is not tu

In a little over 2 weeks I meet the Dietitian for the first time. I think I have done really well, I have made a lot of changes and I do think I have a good understanding of the diet post-op (I have a band, and there are similarities) I have reviewed m

Happy Friday...

So this is something that has been weighing heavily on my mind. I KNOW WLS is a tool - it needs to be used properly. But all I can think of is the times I have "dieted" and exercised and still not lost weight. Since I have had

Happy Friday...

So this is something that has been weighing heavily on my mind. I KNOW WLS is a tool - it needs to be used properly. But all I can think of is the times I have "dieted" and exercised and still not lost weight. Since I have had m

My next two appointments are March 6. I feel good about them because I've made changes, and after the nutrition class I realize I am doing the things that are suggested and I'm losing weight (approximately 1.5-2lbs a week). 

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