Leaving tomorrow morning...DS Monday!
Well, tomorrow morning I leave for Montreal and I’ll be having my DS done by Dr. Gagner first thing Monday morning. I’m not nervous at all. My fears centre around Dr. Gagner getting in there and realizing he can’t do the surgery, whether it’s because of something to do with my lapband or some other freak event. I see how amazing all of you are doing with the DS, and I can’t help but feel like it’s too good to be true, it’ll never happen to me. I know the first thing I’m going to ask when I wake up is “Did he actually do the DS?"
Donna (neacres100) is having her surgery right after me, and we’ll apparently be sharing a room afterwards. We’ll be hall walking buddies =) It’s been really comforting to know that I’ll have someone I can talk to who is at the exact same point in her journey as me.
My Dad is coming with me, and being “nurse Dad" is not a role he’s had to take on before, so this should be interesting. My Mom feels she can’t handle going through another surgery with me right now (I had 2 last year, and 1 in 2007), but I understand.
I haven’t kept this surgery a secret at all. All of my friends, family, and co-workers know. I only told a handful of people about the lapband and it was such a pain in the ass trying to keep that a secret when you’re eating like a turtle and getting stuck all the time. People at work still wonder why they never see me eat. Everyone is worried for me, but very supportive, even if they don’t agree with the surgery.
Thanks to everyone on this board for answering question after question each day. Ultimately, it was this board that gave me the info I needed to know with confidence that the DS is the right surgery for me. I came on OH to research RNY, just out of curiosity, but thinking that I would never get it because of the pain I would feel if I began gaining all my weight back a couple years out (my uncle had RNY a good 20 years or more ago and died very obese). So when I saw a section of OH called “duodenal switch" I remember thinking “What the hell is that?" clicking on it, and it started me on a path of researching it like crazy. The more research I did, the more I realized that this was the perfect surgery for me. For the first time in my life, I have genuine hope that I can live a long healthy and happy life. I never pictured myself living a long life, and after dieting since I was 10 and failing time after time, I had gotten to the point in the last year or 2 where I couldn’t even get the motivation up to try to diet one more time, so I gained and gained and here I am at my highest weight ever. Hope is a wonderful thing, and I finally have it =)
Anyways, I don’t have an angel so I’ll let you guys know how everything went when I get back in a week. Save me a seat on the losers bench! Oh, and I posted some “before" pics on my profile, which are a scary scary sight. Have a peek if you want, but you’ve been warned ;)
Donna (neacres100) is having her surgery right after me, and we’ll apparently be sharing a room afterwards. We’ll be hall walking buddies =) It’s been really comforting to know that I’ll have someone I can talk to who is at the exact same point in her journey as me.
My Dad is coming with me, and being “nurse Dad" is not a role he’s had to take on before, so this should be interesting. My Mom feels she can’t handle going through another surgery with me right now (I had 2 last year, and 1 in 2007), but I understand.
I haven’t kept this surgery a secret at all. All of my friends, family, and co-workers know. I only told a handful of people about the lapband and it was such a pain in the ass trying to keep that a secret when you’re eating like a turtle and getting stuck all the time. People at work still wonder why they never see me eat. Everyone is worried for me, but very supportive, even if they don’t agree with the surgery.
Thanks to everyone on this board for answering question after question each day. Ultimately, it was this board that gave me the info I needed to know with confidence that the DS is the right surgery for me. I came on OH to research RNY, just out of curiosity, but thinking that I would never get it because of the pain I would feel if I began gaining all my weight back a couple years out (my uncle had RNY a good 20 years or more ago and died very obese). So when I saw a section of OH called “duodenal switch" I remember thinking “What the hell is that?" clicking on it, and it started me on a path of researching it like crazy. The more research I did, the more I realized that this was the perfect surgery for me. For the first time in my life, I have genuine hope that I can live a long healthy and happy life. I never pictured myself living a long life, and after dieting since I was 10 and failing time after time, I had gotten to the point in the last year or 2 where I couldn’t even get the motivation up to try to diet one more time, so I gained and gained and here I am at my highest weight ever. Hope is a wonderful thing, and I finally have it =)
Anyways, I don’t have an angel so I’ll let you guys know how everything went when I get back in a week. Save me a seat on the losers bench! Oh, and I posted some “before" pics on my profile, which are a scary scary sight. Have a peek if you want, but you’ve been warned ;)
Elizabeth
HW: 290 SW: 283 CW: 240 GW: 160? (5'8)
Lapband in 2007
Revised to DS Aug 23 2010
I have a similar fear that when I get opened up, I'll have way too many adhesions for the surgeon to attempt to revise me to a DS. I'm sure everything will go GREAT for you!!
You are a very pretty girl, and soon you will be downright gorgeous! Looking forward to hearing about your experience!!
Sandy
You are a very pretty girl, and soon you will be downright gorgeous! Looking forward to hearing about your experience!!
Sandy
Elizabeth,
I will keep you in my prayers on Monday for successful surgery......and a totally boring recovery!!!
Look forward to hearing you've been switched!
Warming up a spot for ya on The Loser's Bench!!!
Julie
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Plato
Stormy 918 is my Angel Angel to DarcyMad, MizCharlotte, kmg9122, Staceeann & dianeys73/Diane Davis
HW 258.5 /SW 250 /GW 140 /CW 125
Hi Lizzie.
Wishing you the very best in your journey!
I am leaving tomorrow morning for San Francisco and having my revision to DS on Wednesday.
There are a few of us having the surgery this week. Melissa aka Bumblebee is having her surgery a day after me so we will be buddies in the hospital.
I'll be on the boards too once I feel better; probably on Thursday.
Good wishes!
Lucy
Wishing you the very best in your journey!
I am leaving tomorrow morning for San Francisco and having my revision to DS on Wednesday.
There are a few of us having the surgery this week. Melissa aka Bumblebee is having her surgery a day after me so we will be buddies in the hospital.
I'll be on the boards too once I feel better; probably on Thursday.
Good wishes!
Lucy
