Hi From The Webmistress AND Welcome To The Journey!

[MsJacquiiC]

Howdy hi Everybody! I'm quite pleased to welcome you to The Journey Community Forums! But first let me introduce myself

I'm Jacquii Cooke, The Journey Administrator - I'm a 33 year old Webmistress from Oak Ridge, TN - I had the laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass on April 28, 2009 with Dr. Boyce of the New Life Center for Bariactric Surgery in Knoxville.

Let me know if you need any assistance navigating the board. Be sure to Introduce Yourself, enjoy all the forum has to offer AND Happy posting!

Jacquii.
Jacquii@WLSJourney.org

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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A type of gastric bypass procedure which combines restrictive and malabsorption techniques - meaning, it reduces the amount of food a patient can comfortably eat (restriction), and also reduces the amount of calories that can be digested in the small intestine (malabsorption). This combination of bariatric methods leads to greater weight loss and the roux-en-y procedure is seen as one of the best ways to treat clinically severe obesity. See WLS Videos for animated surgery technique.

Laparoscopy Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery is a modern surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through small incisions as compared to larger incisions needed in open surgical procedures. Laparoscopic surgery belongs to the broader field of endoscopy. The key element in laparoscopic surgery is the use of a laparoscope: a telescopic rod lens system, that is usually connected to a video camera. Also attached is a fiber optic cable system connected to a 'cold' light source (halogen or xenon), to illuminate the operative field, inserted through a 5 mm or 10 mm Trocar to view the operative field. The abdomen is usually insufflated with carbon dioxide gas to create a working and viewing space. The abdomen is essentially blown up like a balloon (insufflated), elevating the abdominal wall above the internal organs like a dome. The gas used is CO2, which is common to the human body and can be absorbed by tissue and removed by the respiratory system.

[mickeysobol]

Greetings My name is Mike from Manchester UK i am 3 years post RNY by-pass original BMI was 69 (36.5 stone) weight now 19.5 stone BMI 40 so guess i still have a long way to go.

Body Mass Index BMI A statistical method of figuring out the degree of excess or insufficient weight based on one's height & weight. Though the controversial BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat, it is a useful tool to estimate a healthy body weight based on how tall a person is.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A type of gastric bypass procedure which combines restrictive and malabsorption techniques - meaning, it reduces the amount of food a patient can comfortably eat (restriction), and also reduces the amount of calories that can be digested in the small intestine (malabsorption). This combination of bariatric methods leads to greater weight loss and the roux-en-y procedure is seen as one of the best ways to treat clinically severe obesity. See WLS Videos for animated surgery technique.

[MsJacquiiC]

Hi Mike and welcome to the Community. I've copied your post into it's own thread at Mike from Manchester UK

Jacquii.

[mickeysobol]

Thanks will post when i get some time working

[MsJacquiiC]

No prob - Always happy to assist and apologies for not even "officially" welcoming you to the forum as of yet LOL - It was a long weekend for me and I took Saturday and Sunday off from online. I'll get to it soon

Jacquii.

[Dr.Monica]

Jacquii,
What a great place you have created. I have RNY in Jan of 2002 and have since lost 340 pounds. I now put on WLS seminars all over the world along with cruises too. We are foodies and need help to understand why we eat and how to change our lifestyles to keep this weight under control for life. Together we can accomplish so much and with help of a community nothing can stop us. Thanks for having this site for people who need support. Let me know what I can do to help!
Dr. Monica

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A type of gastric bypass procedure which combines restrictive and malabsorption techniques - meaning, it reduces the amount of food a patient can comfortably eat (restriction), and also reduces the amount of calories that can be digested in the small intestine (malabsorption). This combination of bariatric methods leads to greater weight loss and the roux-en-y procedure is seen as one of the best ways to treat clinically severe obesity. See WLS Videos for animated surgery technique.

[MsJacquiiC]

Hello Dr. Monica and welcome to the Community! Thanks for your nice comments - I'm gonna copy your post to it's own thread in the Howdy Hi Introductions section

Jacquii.

[cdngal]

Hello All!

My name is Cathy and I'm pre-op at almost the very begining. As I am Canadian, I may not have to worry about somethings as my American friends, but we all have the same battle in common. My doctor just laughs at me when I tell her to just give me a new body. It's a good thing she gets my sence of homour (sorry, it's the Canadian spelling).

As I'm relativly new to chat groups, I'm still learning the system, and in some cases, the lingo. I will eventually stumble on the controls to either post a photo or do the avitar (I think that's what it's called) thing.

I look forward to chatting with people, and hopfully getting some good diet tips.

Take care!

[MsJacquiiC]

Hiya Cathy. Nice post - I'm gonna copy it to its own thread though

Jacquii.