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05-12-2008, 09:48 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Royalton, Ohio
Posts: 155
Weight Statistics June 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 214 lb Start Weight:
195 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
19 lb Weight Loss:
70 lb Lb Left to Lose:
8.8785046729 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.4305294276 BMI Start:
36.8409029831 BMI Current:
23.6159634507 BMI Goal:
  |  Random pre/post surgical questions... As I've mentioned, I'm part of a clinical trial and I'm set for surgery on 6/3...but today I began to have anxiety. I don't have anxiety that it's a clinical trial...it's more of a "holy shit what am I doing" moment that I'm having major surgery... So in an effort to combat my anxiety, I'll ask some random questions that are weighing on my mind... 1) I am apparently having a physical as a part of my pre-surgical crap... Now this is a really stupid question...but did they do a pelvic exam? I don't think my yoo-hoo needs to be examined...but I'm just panicking that they'll want to take a gander at my goods as a part of the physical... 2) How long were you guys not allowed to drive after surgery? 3) Did you guys have a freak out moment the morning of surgery? How did you deal with it? I do deal with anxiety quite a bit and I think it's going to sky rocket that morning so I'd love suggestions... That concludes my stupid questions of the day... Thanks in advance for putting up with my stupidity!  You guys rock!
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05-12-2008, 11:54 PM
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| Super Moderator  | As far as I know. 1) Nope, that's not on the list. 2) Depends, I'd say. You are going to have it done endoscopically, right? Then that should be a couple of days at most. 3) Check the various posts, plenty have had nerves right up to the doors of the OR, with plenty of tears, to boot.  (((((((HUGS)))))) You'll be fine.
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05-13-2008, 12:53 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: AZ
Posts: 819
Weight Statistics January 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 11, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
245 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
94 lb Weight Loss:
80 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.7286135693 % % Lost:
July 4, 2009 FIREWORKS, BABY! Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 53.0891067053 BMI Start:
38.3682334596 BMI Current:
25.8398306973 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | No question is stupid, except the one not asked! My physical did NOT include women parts. I was cleared to drive after one week and I had to be off all pain meds. So for some people it could be 2-3 weeks I would guess. I did a mini freak out that morning. I just kept talking to my hubby and he continually reassured me all the positive parts of my choice. Then the Dr. gave me some good drugs and I didn't care! LOL
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05-13-2008, 03:05 AM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: May 2008 Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 25
Weight Statistics Soon Start Date:
05/21/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 393 lb Start Weight:
367 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
26 lb Weight Loss:
227 lb Lb Left to Lose:
6.61577608142 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 67.4509277344 BMI Start:
62.9885253906 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Im in the same place as you at the moment i have had my pre med it was friday and as im in england i cant tell you how yours will go mine was measurements forms swabs and blood tests so nothing too bad now my surgery is close and im worried and scared some days im lookng forward to the time afterwards and sometimes i dont think i can go through with it this board is helping me alot knowing other people are going through and have gone through the same things and im not strange or weird in some way so basically its ok to be scared and its ok to ask questions voicing our fears makes then smaller take care and good luck we are all with you
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05-13-2008, 04:42 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson Falls, NY
Posts: 1,805
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
184 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
34 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.6643356643 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6570924666 BMI Start:
32.5905769715 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | As everyone else said: 1. No lady parts involved! 2. I drove 3 days later (as long as I didn't have pain meds) and it HURT!!! (But it also hurt just being in the car for the ride home WITH pain meds!) Then 3 days later with no pain meds I was fine. So it was 6 days for me. 3. Everyone freaks out on some level. I was ok because I work in the OR and concentrated on seeing their OR to take my mind off of it. Then they gave me the good stuff and it was lights out! I was more nervous than I thought I would be because I'm in OR's all day - I'm just not usually the one on the table!
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05-13-2008, 05:11 AM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New England
Posts: 168
Weight Statistics Sept 20 2007 Start Date:
April 8 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 270 lb Start Weight:
218 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
52 lb Weight Loss:
78 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.2592592593 % % Lost:
April 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 47.8231292517 BMI Start:
38.6127488032 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I deal with boughts of anxiety too and the morning of no nerves but when they started preping me with IV's and all the drs and assistants and nurses came around I was stressed and bawling like a baby for her Mama! LOL! Its a phase and its so normal that the dr came right up on her own with the good stuff and I calmed down! Good Luck !!!
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05-13-2008, 05:46 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 3,170
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 280 lb Start Weight:
150 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
130 lb Weight Loss:
46.4285714286 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
22.8049307958 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | no lady parts, drove a week later with hubby cringing the whole time and no freak out...I WAS READY TO GO!!! |
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05-13-2008, 07:54 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 3,453
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
185 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
154 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.4277286136 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
29.8565197429 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | i never had a pelvic and do not think u will either!! i went in for surgery on a fri and got out on sunday and drove home...keep in mind if you are on something for pain though, which i was not..i made them take out my pain pump sat morning and did not have anything for pain after that...as for the freak out my came when i was all prepped for surgery and they were wheeling me to the surgery room and i was thinking what the hell am i doing can i get up and run??..lol anyhow this is all normal!! just think of how your life will change for the better after and how hard you have worked to get where you are...good luck!!
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05-13-2008, 12:12 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Y.
Posts: 1,040
Weight Statistics June 25,2007 Start Date:
June 25,2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 322 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
152 lb Goal Weight:
130 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.3726708075 % % Lost:
07/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.4268211183 BMI Start:
30.0681666295 BMI Current:
23.8039652484 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Very appropriate ques. not a problem to ask them of us, thats why we are still all here for each other.... No pelvic exam(yeah), Had open RNY, so about 2-3 weeks till I could drive, and stress comes in ALL different shapes and sizes so yep I guess I had a freak-out moment too. Not sorry at all though that I had it done. You'll do great! Kathy
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05-13-2008, 12:30 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 553
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 301 lb Start Weight:
262 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
39 lb Weight Loss:
92 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.9568106312 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.7618944637 BMI Start:
39.8326124567 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I didn't even have an actual physical. The surgeon didn't require it and my primary care said he had seen enough of me recently...just go get the labs/xray etc. My goods were ignored. lol I had laporascopic WLS and I was driving day 7. My last pain med was 24 hours earlier. Yes, I had anxiety the night before, on the drive to the hospital, in the waiting room for pre-op, in pre-op to a point that I almost yelled to the anesthesiologist, "Can I have a cocktail now???" lol
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