I was at the hospital for my first checkup and information last Friday. It was very encouraging. The team is professional, the people are super nice, the timeline seems really ok. So I am now scheduled for an overnight stay with loads of tests on the 2nd and 3rd of April. Exciting. Before then I have to get an X-ray of the lung as well as an ultrasound of the abdomen. So, there is a lot to get done! Also, I have to do a food protocol.
They run a 12 week programme before surgery, with training and exercises twice a week. That is also a vital part of it all. And I have to lose 6 kgs minimum before surgery, so that my liver gets smaller, and they can get to the bits they need in there. Post surgery there is a 6 week programme with exercise and dieting, getting back to being able to eat normal foods again.
The only "problem" is that they said I can choose which version I want, because I have no problems with reflux, and no other issues that would indicate one type of operation over the other. Wow. I was sort of hoping that they would recommend one to me, and not leave it totally open... they also said that it was a smaller effort to have the surgery redone from a sleeve to a gastric bypass if the results are not good enough. Hm. Not really interested in having two rounds of operation if I can have one. So now I am really thinking hard.
That's the general info that I have so far. There were 7 of us that were there last Friday, a quite diverse group of young and old, and only one guy. I was really happy that they were not demeaning, or treating it as a failure in any way. They were more focused on the positive impact that it can have on ones life. So yay! For now I am going forward with hope and optimism.
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