Jammy

Hope you're feeling better today. You've been on my mind today and though I'm not the praying type I have you in my thoughts and I'm sending you good vibes and energy!

Should maybe start a new thread with this to get more people's attention.

Maybe Sheep Meadow? It's on the southwest end of the park. Not too far from Columbus Circle which is a good express train stop from the boroughs. Kind of a good compromise from all boroughs and even NJ or LI!

I'll be on liquids but I'm def down for the 8th! Count me in!

My surgery date is sept 17. If it's before then or if I'm feeling well enough I'm def interested.

Since the summer is coming to a close, the weather should be nice for another month or two and something outside might be nice. Maybe a meet and greet in a park, bring a drink?

I'm having surgery Sept 17. One week after you. I'll be looking to see how you're doing! Best of luck!

Hey all! My name is Ivy and I'm from Brooklyn (work in Washington Heights). I'll be getting revision surgery from the Lap Band to the Gastric Sleeve on Sept 17. I'm a little nervous but mostly excited. My Band surgery was 14 months ago and I'm happy to be moving forward with the Sleeve as it seems it will be a better fit for me.

My pre-op diet is 2 weeks. My surgery date is 9/17. I'm a revision from Lap-Band to Sleeve. I have been banded since June 2011. Pre-op for me will be 3 protein shakes a day and one meal of protein and veggies. I did this before my Band surgery as well and lost about 20 lbs just from that alone. Funny enough, before my LapBand I started my pre-op diet on Memorial Day and now with the Sleeve I start my diet on Labor Day!

I am also having my band removed in Sept. I have had my band since June of 2011 and had some success, but due to lots of swelling, vomiting and "stuck" episodes my surgeon wants it out. Time for another route. Liquid diet starts in 2 weeks!

I'm on my 3rd day of my 14 day pre-op diet. I have been feeling offensive with my breath and have had a nasty taste in my mouth for days. Finally I broke down and went to the gift shop at work and got some sugar free gum. What a relief. I'm also trying to hold off on my last shake of the day because I won't be able to have dinner until much later tonight. The gum is definitely helping fend off the hunger. Anyone else have any remedies to this that they want to share?

I'm guessing that you're in recovery and resting by now. I am sure you're doing great. Let us all know how you're hanging in there.

I guess I hadn't stressed that I'm not banded yet. 11 days to go!! I'm still in my pre-op days. Yeah, it was weird. Yesterday when I looked in the mirror after work in the car, I noticed that it looked like I had stuff in my teeth, when I hadn't eaten anything all day but the protein shakes, and I know I had brushed and flossed my teeth in the morning. It looked pretty gross! I am def going to grab some of the strips. I have less of a funk mouth feeling today, and the only difference is that I only used my Unjury protein powder and none of the premixed shakes. Maybe they're really the culprit of the yuck-mouth!!

I've read a lot about people saying that their bras are uncomfortable, so I went online and bought and all hosiery bra with no underwire from Spanx in anticipation of this. (actually i bought 2!) I've tried them on and they are super comfortable and though i haven't had my surgery yet, it seems to be like it's not going to be overly uncomfortable as opposed to my mammoth bras. 12 days till surgery. I'll let you know how it feels when time comes!

I notice that a lot of people list string cheese as something that they eat regularly. Is there a reason? I haven't really checked out the nutritional info on it or anything, but what is it about string cheese that has so many of you hooked?

Thanks for the input. I'll have to look into some string cheese!