Going under the knife!

I know I haven't been around all that much recently, but I got my surgery date last week and now that the time is drawing nearer I have a little spare time to reflect and figured I would hop on the boards and make a post. I don't really fit into any cliques around here or have any sort of friendships but I needed to post anyway :D I go in on the 20th and will be in the hospital until Friday, in the event I don't make it keep an eye out for my wife posting my collection in the for sale section (told her to give a good deal to you guys) :8: I'll be off and on for the next few days and will update once I get home. Good thoughts welcomed :D

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Originally Posted by Enve

I know I haven't been around all that much recently, but I got my surgery date last week and now that the time is drawing nearer I have a little spare time to reflect and figured I would hop on the boards and make a post. I don't really fit into any cliques around here or have any sort of friendships but I needed to post anyway :D I go in on the 20th and will be in the hospital until Friday, in the event I don't make it keep an eye out for my wife posting my collection in the for sale section (told her to give a good deal to you guys) :8: I'll be off and on for the next few days and will update once I get home. Good thoughts welcomed :D

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We are ALL a family here ;).You will be back :gj:.

Think positive thoughts!! You don't need to belong to a clique here! We are one big group here.
Hope all goes well for you. We would rather see you keep your snakes and enjoy them. Good luck with your surgery. We'll be thinking of you!!:)

Surgery is always scary, I hope everything goes well for you and you make a complete recovery. Sending good thoughts and prayers your way.... (though it sounds weird in my head saying 'Dear God, please look after Enve....') ;)

Best of luck for a fast recovery.

Mark

Maybe I missed it in a past thread or maybe you'd rather not share... just wondering what kind of surgery?

No talk of kicking the bucket. :colbert:

Best of luck on your surgery and http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1...e/getwell1.gif

yeah I second the good luck.

Praying for a speedy recovery for you ;)

u can have one of my dragons if it would make you feel better :)

Thanks for the nice replies, even over the internet it is comforting! :D

Mark - Thanks man, it does sound kinda weird, Nick will do instead ;)

python.princess - I think I mentioned it in a previous post, but I also completely missed it in this one lol :rolleye2: i'm going in for gastric bypass. (will be posting before and after pics!)

sg1trogdor - I appreciate the offer! I plan to grab some eggs when I get back though :D

Oh yeah! I think you mentioned it in the 'Fellas of BPnet' thread! I have a short memory... just takes a little reminding and I'll usually get it, though! Best of luck to you! I've spoken with a few people who've gone through that procedure and they couldn't be happier! Can't wait to see your B&A pics in a few months! :D

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Oh yeah! I think you mentioned it in the 'Fellas of BPnet' thread! I have a short memory... just takes a little reminding and I'll usually get it, though! Best of luck to you! I've spoken with a few people who've gone through that procedure and they couldn't be happier! Can't wait to see your B&A pics in a few months! :D

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That was were I posted it! Bad memory here also :rolleyes: I know some people who have had it done and feel great now, just a pretty big lifestyle change.

So, this is your choice.
You have already spoken with your doctors and your wife.
You have already spoken with yourself.
I'm sure you have already tried other ways of being physically healthy.
This is your choice.
Rejoice that you are taking the first step toward a healthier you :D
Rejoice that you have a good wife standing by ready to welcome you back into consciousness ;)
Rejoice that you had the bravery to tell others here about your journey and to ask for our well wishes :oops:
Rejoice that you are receiving well wishes :D
Rejoice that your wife won't be giving away your snake collection :banana:
Rejoice in knowing that you have made a difference on this forum without ever even realizing it! :weirdface
Rejoice that we are all grown-ups and don't need 'cliques' :rolleyes:
Good luck. I look forward to your speedy return! :cool:

I hope everything goes well and you'll be fine! You'll see! :) I'm always nervous before a surgery but it always works out! You'll feel better physically once you recover and probably feel better about yourself as well! :gj: I'll pray for ya! :D

my uncle just had a gastric bypass six months ago and he looke great he has lost weight he is happier and just overall has a new look at life. i hope you will to :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:banana:

you will be in my prayers.

get well soon.

God bless.

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i cant wait to see Before and afters :)

Sending healing energy your way! I hope your surgery goes well. I'm on the last week of recovery from gall bladder surgery myself.

Good luck with your surgery!! And can't wait to see the pics!!

Praying for your speedy recovery!!:):)

Whatever anxiety that you may have built up in your head right now you should just forget about. If you are having roux en y surgery by the orthoscopic method (the most common procedure) I can assure you that the procedure is really no big deal to have done. I had it over two years ago and I can tell you that you will be glad that you had it done.

Sending healing vibes your way!!:sunny::grouphug:

Good luck with your Surgery!! I hope all goes as planned, and you have a quick recovery.

I had surgery for the first time 3 years ago, I had my tonsils removed and I was scared out of my mind. Only because of all the horror stories I had heard. Mostly about post surgery though.

Think positive thoughts about it! Everything will be fine! :)

Wow, I really appreciate all the positive thoughts from you all! :D It definitely makes me feel better. dsirkle, That is the same procedure i'm going for. I know a few people who had it done and would do it again if they had to. It is a big lifestyle change but will be worth it in the end. I'm going to try and do pic updates every 2 weeks or so in this topic for anyone wanting to see the progress.

Actually, you are in a clique - the ball-pythons.net clique! :D

Best of luck and I wish you a very speedy recovery! *hug*

Good luck to you and I hope you get well soon. I have a friend that had gastric bypass and it was like a whole new life for him. He shed the lbs like crazy and he said it was one of the best things he's ever done for himself.

Best of luck with the surgery!!! :hug:

Hope all goes well!! Sending awesome healing vibes your way!!

Times dwindling down..... :cool: Gotta say its been a long few days. I want to take this time to thank you all again for the kind words and support, it really means alot to me! I'll be sure to post when I get back from the hospital (Either Thursday or Friday).

Ha! Ha! You will probably sleep the majority of your first couple of days at home but I for one will be looking for your post!

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Ha! Ha! You will probably sleep the majority of your first couple of days at home but I for one will be looking for your post!

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I agree. Take it easy and sleep as much as you can. Best wishes on a successful surgery and the start of a brand new you. :hug:

Almost like another chance.... :banana:
Get rest and follow doctor's orders!!! :gj:
Take care :D

I'm back! Came home yesterday afternoon, rather sore but home which is helping. I'm in between my medication at the moment so feeling a little out of it. Thanks again to all who sent positive thoughts my way :gj:

Good to see you back Nick, apparently everything went OK and all that worrying was for nothing. Thats usually the way it goes, the anticipation feels worse sometimes then the actual procedure. Time now to rest and recuperate and spend your time on important things like snakes.....

Mark

Nick, Im glad your home. Get well soon!:sunny:

Nick, I'm glad it went well and your back with us, now take it easy and get better. :hug:

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a brave one you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rest and go slowly and be strong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad it went well! You know what's good for a quick recovery?

A pink elephant, of course! :pinkele:

You are the man! Get ready for tasty protein drinks and when you really want to get wild, Crystal Light! The pounds will rapidly fall off now!

That's great news Nick! Be careful and rest. Can't wait to see the before and after . . . .

Thanks for the welcome back! :D Wife will be happy when i'm up and about so she doesn't have to care for the snakes and rats lol. I'm going to try and make this into a little journal of progress.

Day 4 post-op - Weight 296 (300 pre-op)

Feeling alot better today. Had horrible gassy pains the first few days and the pressure was killing me. It is finaly gone though and I can get up and move around with just the expected incision pain and stomach soreness. Going to watch my sons babseball game this afternoon which will be nice to get out of the house for a little while and do some walking. Also started my protein shakes this morning, not really hungry even though I haven't had solid food since last Sunday which is nice. All in all feeling pretty good today, looking forward to next week so I can start semi-solid (blended) food :banana:

dsirkle - Just started the protein, not too bad, I replaced 1 meal a deal before surgery with it to get used to it. The sugar free pops have been my life saver as of right now. It was homemade soup broth the first few days but now it's the popsicles. Didn't realize how hard getting 4oz every hour would be lol.

I'll get up a before pic later on today. Thanks again all! :bow:

Im glad that things went well and that you are starting to feel a little better!! :)

Prior to the reintroduction of any solid food is the time that you will have really rapid weight loss. Popsicles are good for flavor. I ate a lot of crushed ice with Crystal Light. I did not have the gas pains but they are expected. For the long run, which you aren't thinking about right now, don't drink during meals or you will flush the food through your pouch and end up eating much more. That is a big thing. You will be really glad that you did this. The weight will come off fast as you start moving around and burning calories and taking in hardly any. :gj:

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Prior to the reintroduction of any solid food is the time that you will have really rapid weight loss. Popsicles are good for flavor. I ate a lot of crushed ice with Crystal Light. I did not have the gas pains but they are expected. For the long run, which you aren't thinking about right now, don't drink during meals or you will flush the food through your pouch and end up eating much more. That is a big thing. You will be really glad that you did this. The weight will come off fast as you start moving around and burning calories and taking in hardly any. :gj:

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The gas pains are pretty much gone now THANKFULLY! I was actually able to get out for most of the day yesterday. All my liquids are sitting well with me now as well. The crystal light is pretty good, didn't think to mix it into crushed ice i'll have to give that a try. Only have a few more days before I can start my puree diet for 3 weeks :banana: I'm not hungry but seeing my family eat real food makes me think i'm hungry lol They really stressed the no drinking with meals in the program I was in. Nothing to drink 15 minutes before a meal and for 1 hour after, I actually practiced it the last few weeks coming up to my surgery date it wasn't too bad more habit than anything.

Been a few days, here's a little update.

Day 9 post op - Weight 278

Been feeling better and better every day! Went to see my surgeon Tuesday and everything is going great, they even advanced me to stage 2 diet. Not as bad as I thought it would be it's like eating all your food pre-chewed lol. Started going to the gym yesterday to get some better walking in on the treadmill and elliptical. All and all things are going good :bow: Here is a pic from a few months ago, not a great pic to do a comparison with but thats all I got unfortunately. I'll post an after pic in a few weeks.

http://www.ballisticpythons.com/meh.gif

Glad to hear you are up and around! It sounds like you are doing well, and starting to exersize with help out. ^_^ Hope you continue to do better and better!!

I'm glad you to hear you made it through the surgery well. :gj:

Glad it's going well! I guess I figured it'd take a little longer post-op for you to be able to do much excersize. Keep up the progress!

Well it's been a LONG time since I posted an update, so here it goes :D Obviously i've been pretty much gone since May/June (popping in here and there). My work screwed me over after my surgery, I was supposed to be out for 6 weeks which my short term disability was going to cover but they decided to pull everyone's short term right before my surgery (coincidence?). So I was only able to take 3 weeks off and when I went back to work I was on light duty so I wasn't working my 40 hrs a week. Then the bills started to pile up...and up....and up. I was forced to sell off most of my collection (went to a great home though, thanks again Jamie!) I'm finally pretty much stable now so I'm able to keep my remaining 3 BP's and recently picked up a RTB. Hopefully I'll be able to build my collection back up to somewhat close to where it was before. But enough of that, as for the surgery update it's been a little over 4 months now and i'm down to 210lbs from 319lbs a few months before my surgery. I feel great and all seems to be going well. I'm pretty much adjusted to the lifestyle change all though I could kill for an ice cold beer sometimes :8: Been through 3 wardrobes already also which kinda stinks but I keep donating all my cloths that shrink out of which is good. Anyway it's good to be back around the forums, looking great here as always :gj: I don't have an old pic on this computer but I will hunt one down and post it, here is one for a few weeks ago....

http://www.jlvsystems.com/12.jpg

Thanks again to all for the positive posts and thoughts and prayers! You people are the best!!

Good luck! I know you will be fine!! And as for friends I'll be your friend!:D:D:D :gj:

you're lookin good bro.

sounds like all that clothing is costing your a fortune!