Trish-hoping
The Months Go By!
Jul 06, 2010
Well so much for writing every month and perhaps I should have as this could be a long one. In March I signed my papers and committed to the RNY gastric bypass. At the time Dr. B talked with me seriously about the sleeve and had recently lost a healthy, young patient from the GBypass surgery. He was visibly shaken still and told me the facts about the sleeve and the lower risks and quicker healing and whatnot. At the time it was an unexpected shock as he was very supportive of my choice at all the former appts. So I pressed through and insisted i wanted the GBS. I had my sister from Ontario with me who had done well with the GBS in fall of 2007 and had lost over 200lbs including her before surgery weight loss. She encouraged me at the time to stick with my choice. This has been a long journey for me and as I got home and began carefully weighing my options and thinking, more research and the VSG forum, I began to lean in the direction of the sleeve. Some GBS patients were experiencing difficulties with foods and dumping and the whole blind stomache thing really bothered me. After much soul searching about my reasons for having the surgery and how important my quality of life is to me I decided i for sure wanted the sleeve. Also an important factor to keep in mind was that the sleeve is step one of the Duodenal Switch surgery(which is still my #1 choice but not an option at this time) So back to Moncton to resign papers in June and here we are. I am no longer anxious and know it will be here soon. We are still feeling it will be fall for surgery and there are 8 or 9 ahead of me now. Dr. B only gets so much OR time per week and it is alot slower in the summer.
Much has happened to me spiritually since my last post and I am a changed woman. Wow weight is no longer the only thing I think about and life is suddenly worth living again. Sounds dramatic I know but there have been some big changes in me. I have been through deliverance and to Prophetic bootcamp and God is at work in my life. I think I will leave it at that since not everyone understands this stuff but needless to say I am ready for my outside to match my inside now, not the other way around. I have every confidence that I will be successful with my surgery because of getting things in my heart and mind in order. Thanks blog for letting me tell my story and for any of you who are searching....take care till next time.
