Had my surgery consultation!

Hi everyone!

I had my surgery consultation yesterday and I am SO PUMPED to get this process started! My surgeon is amazing, he listened to everything I said, really validated my feelings and made me feel absolutely at ease and his nurse is SO great, too. I am opting for RNY due to chronic heartburn for as long as I can remember (I've had a finicky digestive system since childhood), and I also want the restriction with added malabsorption since my body fights to keep weight on so hard. He agreed it was the best pick for me and felt it would help me the most without the risk of developing GERD.

I was advised I may not lose as much as average because I've already been successful at maintaining a 90 lb loss from my highest weight but have been unable to lose more despite my best efforts of eating right and exercising. He said my body will fight me but that I WILL lose weight and he expects me to get to a healthy weight while landing about 15 lbs above the average weight for RNY patients (similar to VSG). He also said extra skin from my initial weight loss is inflating the scale for me and he will likely suggest a tummy tuck once I stabilize post surgery which will help bring the scale down further. I already deal with skin rashes under my tummy and in my belly button so it shouldn't be an issue to get approval from insurance.

He told me I am an excellent candidate as I've already made so many changes to my habits with diet and exercise so I should have an easier transition to life post-op. I was really anxious about this decision for a while but after having my consult with insurance and now my surgical consult, I feel like I'm in the best hands and I am so excited for this new me that is coming.

Next steps are lab work, h-pylori breath test, swallow test, psych eval, dietician appts, and I have to attend support groups this program runs via zoom. I love how much support they offer!

I've been reading all the posts on here and I just wanted to give my formal hello as I am joining the ranks of the pre-op group and am so excited to have this done!