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My surgery was this past Monday and I'm going back to work this coming Monday. But I'll be working from home and I'm only working M-W next week. I think I'll be fine given how I'm feeling now.

My surgeon's done over 400 sleeves. Only 1 case resulted in a leak that needed more surgery.

My surgery was Monday, each day I get more fluids in. I wouldn't worry about the amount right out of the gate. Just do as much as u can and increase each day.

Oh I have it too! I hope it goes as I lose.

Thanks everyone!

Well I usually don't post on the weekends and come Monday I'll be gettin' my sleeve. So I guess this is my last topic to post on the pre-op forum. Hopefully all will go well for those of us who are April 11th-ers, I think there are a few of us. We will be rockin' our sleeves come next week! C'mon weightloss, I'm ready!!!

Best of luck. I'm Monday at 11:00 AM so I'm right there w ya!!! There are a few of us April 11th - ers on here.

Funny you should ask that, I just had my pre-op call with the nurse at the hospital and she said that if I have acrylic nails that I only had to have 1 off so they can see the nail and put that finger clip thing on that finger to monitor your oxygen level and heart rate. She said that finger clip thingie doesn' t read it right over an acrylic nail.

Yes it is hard, its very hard, in fact. which is why we are all here. I agree that not having a date makes it hard to focus. But since you have time to work it start slow. Work on one thing a week, start with the cutting the cards, and I don't mean completely but set a carb goal and stick to that. then set a protein goal the next week, then a calorie goal the next week, etc. Just keep building on your success. The biggest motivator is a scale move. But you can't weigh often, pick a set time like every Sat morning. You wouldn't have posted if you didn't want to succeed. Good luck.

Its really not that far away and you can look at your "extra time" as mental prep time to get ready for your new way of eating. I know my date was set farer out than I expected because of doctor vacation and all that (how dare he go on vacation when I need surgery!!!!) But I do think I needed to time to "live with" the fact that I'm doing this and how was I going to do this and just get it all set in my mind. Good luck! It will be here before you know it.

Hey Crosswind, Medifast is my pre-op diet. I found that adding in the Torrani SF syrups into the strawberry pudding/shake and Aloha Mango smoothie really enhanced the flaver. I added raspberry syrup to the strawberry and mango syrup to the mango smoothie. I do both in the blender with a little bit of ice. Slpenda brown sugar is great on the medifast oatmeal. The Medifast chicken and rice Soup is good, I add a little poultry seasoning and salt and pepper. To the scrambled eggs, which are my fav, I add a little Molly Mcbutter cheese sprinkles. I add it before cooking and it mixes in really well.

I would check the literature from your surgeon or call the office to find out what his/her diet progression is. Mine is 7 days liquids then 3 weeks of pureed or mushies. Then at 1 mo I go to soft food stage. But every surgeon's office is different so its important to do what yours tell you to do.

Just reading this now but it seems to me that if he wanted you to lose more weight prior to surgery, he should have asked you to do a longer pre-op diet. The 8 lbs in the 10 days sounds right on for that many days, its not like you didn't lose enough given the time you've been doing it. I hope it all works out for you.

I'm worried about this to. Its the Protein in the liquid form that gives me concern. As you say "formaldehyde" and that is NOT going to go down easily. One thing I'm going to try is make some SF Jello and add in the unflavored Protein powder and drink it warm. When I was a kid and we were sick, my mom would make us cherry jello to drink and it tasted so wonderful (c'mon I was a kid) so I'm hoping to try to recreate that with SF jello and protein powder, I can dream can't I?

Well that was specific to me. He did mention that some people are at greater risk for leaks right off the bat, high BMI in which the liver is so enlarged it is an obstacle to getting to the stomach or in the case of a band being there where there has been scarring or erosion, etc. For me, a lower BMI (with a hopefully shrinken liver) the most likely cause of a leak would be necrosis and it takes 2-3 for the necrosis to set in.

Thank you! I was trying all words I could thing of, I was just sure it had to be Newly Sleeved something or other! LilMissDiva, I loved the story! That is a victory. I can't wait to watch people do those double takes when they realize who I am, the new skinnier me. I've a long way to go but hearing eveyone's experiences makes me what it so much more!

Today is my 4th day and I feel so much better, each day got better but today I feel good! And not only do I feel good, I feel like I can really do this. I did some cheating on day 2 as well but I stuck to low carb stuff, my thing was cheese. I just ate a little bit of shredded chedder, it really hit the spot and I didn't add any carbs. We Can Do This!!!

That sounds so much fun!!! Congrats. I can't wait to be there! Would somebody please tell me what NSV means????

My surgeon also will not do a leak test on me. I discussed this with him and his response was that most leaks happen for someone like me at 2-3 weeks post op because of necrosis of the tissue at the staple line. He said if there are symptoms of a leak during my aftercare, post op visits at 1 and 3 weeks, then he would do one. He said he 's only had one incident of a person with a leak and that it was years ago and her health going in was not good. He did say some people are more at risk for leaks, higher BMI, lap band revisions, etc. He also said that he may do one on someone who travels to see him who may either not have all the post op visits or have the post op visits back at their home with their PCP.

Ok I'm a loser...what does NSV stand for????

1. I can't believe how little food I need to survive and feel fine. Even though I'm eating 5-6 times a day, the quantity is very little each time and although I sometimes feel hungry, I'm not starving and I think most of it is head hunger. 2. When I eat a small quantity, if it tastes good, it satisfies me, even though its a very small amount of food. If it doesn't taste good to me, then I'm not as satisfied because of head hunger-this I've learned very quickly. 3. Its hard to determine head hunger from real hunger when I haven't eaten in awhile. I hope to learn this. But when I eat and then feel hunger right away, I know its head hunger because whatever I ate didn't satisfy me, either because it wasn't good or I was pre occupied and didn't even realize I ate! 4. I think this pre-op diet may be shrinking my liver in prep for surgery but I think its doing more for my 'head' in terms of preparing me for eating after surgery. 5. It's more of a lesson in self control and self awareness. No one told me it would be like this so I'm proud of myself for learning so much in a short period of time!

Yes if you are going the insurance route, then most plans do require a 3-6 mo doctor supervised diet. Plus medical history to show you've been overweight for 2-5 years usually. Don't look it at it like a dely, look at it like preperation for a new life. Seriously, you need time to mentally prepare for all aspects of your new life. New eating habits, new physical look, how people will treat you differently if you are thinner, set goals for yourself, think about all the things you want to do as you lose, not just once you lose. Depending on how much you have to lose its not going to happen overnight so you also need to be prepared that its a process to get to where you want to be. On the other hand, I know exactly how you feel. I was in the same boat last year this time. I wanted a lap band approved by my insurance, I went through the 3 mo diet, got all my medical records and I was denied!!!! Yep talk about devastation. But now I'm back and I'm a self pay and I'm doing the sleeve not the band. I have less than a week to surgery. And honestly I learn more everyday and I feel so much better prepared now than I would have been had this happened last year. Good luck to you!

So glad to hear it Crosswind. It's funny, you are two weeks ahead of me and I'm monitoring all your posts so I can kinda gauge how I'll be at that same point in 2 weeks. So keep the updates coming! And I hope it stays this smooth for you (and me in two weeks)

Meggiep, Sounds like, assuming you have no complications, you would probably be okay for that wedding on the 30th, since its only a one day event then you get time off again. Based on what I've read on here, I would say to make sure you are well hydrated going into the wedding and take drinks with you, even Protein drinks so you can nurish during the wedding. But just in case you have a rough time and are one of the ones who can't get enough Fluid or have excess pain, is there a backup you can have standing reading just in case? Might be a good idea. And you should be able to give that backup a heads up on how your doing in the days before.

Lanette, I work from home too and my surgery is on Monday, Apr 11 and I'm going back Monday, Apr 18, but I only have to work for 3 days that week. I'm sooooo hoping I'm in as good a shage as you are!