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Since Jack’s accident he’s had trouble getting around due to pain and swelling in his leg and foot. He’s built up his stamina, but it’s been a catch-22 – his injury prevents him from a lot of physical activity, but his weight and lack of physical activity hinders the healing in his leg.
For the past six months, Jack has been seeing the doctor, the nutritionist and even the psychologist, in prepation for having LapBand surgery. Well, the six months are up, the information has been submitted, insurance has been approved, and now it’s time.
Jack has the final meeting with his surgeon this week, and they’ll schedule his surgery. We’re hoping they’ll be willing to schedule it for next Monday, March 3rd. He’s already starting on the preparation diet… soft foods for a week, then liquids only for the 2-3 days before. We’ll find out for sure on Tuesday when the surgery will be.
It’s strange. Jack has had so many surgeries. But they’ve all been necessary, not elective. And… they’ve all been at the same hospital, we’ve known what to expect. This time, it’s all unknown… unknown place, unknown people, unknown processes. So it will be interesting.
Keep us in your prayers. I’ll be updating here as we know more.
~Heather
Good thoughts coming your way girl! Tell him I said good luck!
Hello! Good news. My aunt had the lap band surgery done and has really benefited from it. She’s lost quite a bit of weight and while she has to be careful what/how she eats, she says she does not miss things like she thought she would. I will keep Jack in my prayers, but I’m encouraged that things are going to work out extremely well for him.