BooBucket
I started this journey in 2008 by researching for weight loss surgery. I had my doctor send a referral letter in May of 2008. I got my first appt in January 2009. I then had to travel 9hrs return to see the surgeon that was able to do the Lap band as the doctor that does weight loss surgery in my city only does the RNY .
At the appt to be considered for weight loss surgery I would have to follow the eating plan and loose 10% of my body weight.
I had to travel every month to follow up and weight in, I also had to keep a food diary, which was looked at very close. I followed this and was accepted for surgery in August of 2009 and booked for December 2,2009.
I had lost 17lbs so far and changed my eating habits slowly.
I was having the lap band done and then my doctor had trained in the VSG. I then researched the VSG and decided that this is what I wanted . The doctor wanted me to have the RNY as he figured that I would have better results and i never felt good about that and wanted the VSG.
I would be one of the first few that he would be doing.
I waited patiently and seconded guessed my decision many times up and to the last minute of going down the hall to surgery. The next thing I remember was that I was a wake and in pain and being moved onto my bed. I kept myself well medicated though out the night.
The next day I was up and moving around and walking as much as i could, It helped to ease the pain and I wanted to go home in a couple of days.
I was trying to drink as much as possible but was having a hard time. I was in a lot of pain while doing this, I expressed my concerns and the nurses said that was normal.
Okay this was all in my head so suck it up and keep going, but by the 3rd day I was to be going home I felt pretty bad and was in alot of pain. They decided to keep me on more day. The next day I was released and went home and never felt to good the whole time. Every day I just kept feeling worse and was in alot of pain. This went on for three days until I thought that I was dying and ended up in emergency and they found that i had a large leak.
I was back in surgery and a long 2 weeks in hospital and full of tubes and full of scars in stead of 4 little ones from the first surgery. I was very depressed and upset that I had decided to have the surgery. I had to due a lot of self help talking and follow Thur with what i had did to my body and of course i could not change what had been done ( So suck it up butter cup).
After I had gotten over the next few weeks and feeling much better and I was finally able to drink and eat some soup. I was sent home and finally onto my new way of life.
It was Christmas and I thought that i would fined it hard to not eat what everyone else was eating, but i was not hungry at all and so glad that i was not the one so full that you can't move after.
Well I'm feeling better about my decision now that I can see the results ( 40 Ibs ). I did not write this to scare anyone from the surgery but to let you know what can happen. The doctor does tell you that complications can happen during and after the surgery. I guess it is Gods way of telling us not to play with what he has given us.
