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I had my first appointment scheduled with a bariatric surgeon on Tuesday, January 9th. This particular bariatric center was highly recommended by my brother in law, and they provide services to our local area and surrounding cities. The one problem though is that I have had difficulties getting appointments at the clinic in my city, although there always seem to be openings in the surrounding areas, so really it wasn't too bad. There is another bariatric clinic in our area and I decided to give them a call, just to get a vibe. I figured that I would chat with them, and perhaps meet with both clinics to see which was a better fit. To my surprise, the new clinic was so much more involved, especially in the educational process before the surgery. We scheduled an appointment on Monday already, to start the program. They also provided me with a personal website that I can use to track documents needed for insurance, required classes, vitamins, etc. Right away, I felt so welcomed and so excited. They had a series of 5 videos that I had to watch before the appointment on Monday, so I watched those today and they were very informing. I am also required to attend a series of 6 educational classes with them, before my surgery. Those classes consist of pre-surgery nutrition, post-surgery nutrition, vitamins and supplements, and exercise. I will also have my regular psych. appointments and other appointments as needed for the surgery. The thing that really made me feel good about them though was reading the glowing reviews online. I think the choice was pretty clear at that point. I am so excited to get this all going. I start a three-month supervised diet on Friday, so when I think about it, there is a lot to do in those three months. Time is going to fly by!

Day three of pre op Milk diet .... A little fed up now, didnt realise how social our mealtimes are. Sitting drinking/or eating jelly is hard whilst all the family eat the lovely dinner prepared by myself. Did fam fav last night spaghetti with prawns in tomato sauce ... smelt so good! Anyone else in similar boat and just missing chewing?

Congrats!!! I’m excited too just got my surgery date of February 28th. I’m sure it will transform to nervousness and anxiety at some point but for now all I feel is joy!! The Road 2 A Better Me

I saw it at WalMart so probably anywhere. With the herbal tea. Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

I just had the surgery last Friday and I'm considering going back to my desk job tomorrow (Thurs) for at least a half day. Not trying to brag, but the facts are I'm feeling great. I just flew half the day today and walked the airport terminal changes and drove around when I got home. I'll be back to work full time next Monday for sure. I had cleared working from home for two weeks but no way I'll need it. Everyone's different and your milage may vary.

I was certain I would be but everything moved so fast I didn’t have time. They gave me the sedative right before they took me and I was out like a light .

I did not. But many, many people do:) Very common.

What is your electrolyte intake like? I was getting dizziness from dehydration even though I was drinking plenty of fluids. I wasn’t taking in enough sodium which meant the fluids were going right through me and compounding the problem. HW-292 • SW (6/29/17) 256.6 • CW 185.0

It's really, really nice to have the family support there to calm your nerves pre-op, and to advocate for you post-op. Studies have shown that people with family present post-op have more responsive nursing care. Sometimes your nurses will be very busy and you will really *appreciate* an advocate to help ask again for your requests! If they want to be with you, I'd go for it!

Hola Mili, muchas felicidades por ese logro. Me encanto encontrar este post y conocer tu historia. Soy nueva en este grupo y apenas aprendiendo a navegar la pagina, me gusta mucho este website ya que es de mucho beneficio encontrar la ayuda y soporte de personas que estan pasando por el mismo proceso. Te cuento que mi situacion es parecida a la tuya. Tengo 33 años y desde los 23 e sufrido de Diabetes II y ahora precion alta. Y no es nada facil tener que depender de tantos medicamentos para seguir viviendo. Por eso e tomado la desicion de someterme a esta cirugia y poder tener la posibilidad de mejorar mi salud. Tengo mi cita con el cirujano en 12/20/17 y te cuento que los nervios me tienen al 100%. Ya sabes la anciedad de que nunca e tenido un cirujia mayor y temor a el proceso de operacion y recuperacion. Pero ver tu historia y lo bien que te ves me dan fuerzas de saber que aunque el camino es dificil Dios me ayudara a sobrepasar esto y lograr una mejoria en mi salud. Por lo que vi tu cirujia ya paso mas de un año, me gustaria saber como te sientes? que tal a sido mantener el peso? que otros ostaculos has tenido que enfrentar para mantenerte? Gracias mil por compartir tu historia.