MimiMermaid

Thanks sassygirl! You will get there a week before me! I'm so jealous!! LOL! I haven't been put on liquids yet, but I imagine if I do, the clock will litterally stop and it will be pure torture from that day forward. I'm currently doing a self imposed fresh fruit and veggie juice cleanse for about 10 days. Luckily, my whole family is doing it with me so it should work out okay ill let you know if I lose any weight doing this cleanse thanks for your words. You're day is coming up fast!

You are very brave!! and i understand how logistically it worked out this way. Much luck on your trip. I'm sure everything will work out beautifuly text or email if you need to chat the day of. Do you know what time you will be actually having the surgery?

August All Stars are kickin' booty!!! Girls, hope you have a postive and un-painfulish day tomorrow and happy healing thoughts sent your way!! I'm so excited for each of you!! Everything will be great and it's the beginning of your new life!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!:thumbs_up:

Sara! Our date is the same I can't wait! I'm so excited!! Are you making to trip down south alone or with someone?

OMG Debbie!!! Congratulations!! I'm soo jealous of you!! You will do fine and you'll make it out with flying colors Sending bright blessings you way and good, positive, healing thoughts and wishes You guys will be talking me off of this same ledge in 2 weeks and counting

LMAO!!!!!!

My Dr. says, only protein drinks with less than 5 grams of carbs per and also 70-90 grams of protein per day.

Aww.. That sux I wish I could just sleep for a couple weeks and then wake up to the surgery being all done 19 days and counting!!

Today I got all my prescriptions. I'm expecting a phone call next week to discuss all my pre-op instructions. I can't beleieve we are soo close now I'm so happy and excited!!

That is soooo awesome!!!! Congrats!!

My Dr. uses a 32 and said that he gets the best results faster with that size I can't wait!!

umm... yeah, my husband wasnt supportive of me having this surgery for all of 15 minutes. He expressed his fears and why he didnt want me to do this and then I had to give him a wake up call and remind him that he married me and agreed to support and love me no matter what. If my husband told me that he wouldnt be there for me, I wouldnt want to be married to him. Excuse my language but F-that! That is soo not right. He is being selfish and thats not what marriage is about. After I told my husband how things were gonna be, he has been nothing but supportive and now that he see's how happy I am, he now says "I can't wait till you're SKIIIINNNNNAAAAYYY either!" and thats what being supportive is

well said intime! I agree wholeheartedly! :grouphug: hugs

Not to mention helping the economy when we have to buy a whole new wardrobe!!! Yay!!!

Omg cay! That must have been hard on you for everyone around you to be thin my sister and I are the only ones that were heavy in our family but she went and got the lapband 2 years ago and turned into a stick, while I got left behind and still a fatty. I tried really hard to be happy and accept myself this way but my weight is really "weighing" on my heart condition and if I don't do something about it now that I can, then I will always be like this and I don't want to be unhappy and unhealthy for ever my husband (13 years) was not very supportive at first as he has seen me lose weight in the past without surgery but after 3 kids, your body changes and your metabolism slows so I didn't bounce back like I used to I've been a size 14 for about 3 years now and the scale refuses to move no matter what I do. I'm really short and have a small frame so all this weight I'm carrying is not good. I'm just so happy that our insurance agrees because otherwise I would have to go to mexico to have this procedure done. We are lucky and we are blessed that I have the insurance and you can afford it . Please feel free to e-mail me anytime and I will be your sleevesister

WOW!! First of all, congratulations on being cancer free!! You are a brave survivor. You are NOT a loser!! although, i hope that we will all be losers (but not the bad kind of losers) really really soon I think that people go to Mexico because it is a lot cheaper. I've heard a lot of good things about some of the doctors there but you're right about the after care. Surgery with my surgeon if you are a cash paying patient is approx 20K. My insurance is covering surgery for both me and my daughter. We pay 1K for the hospital stay and 10% of my surgeons negotiated fee, which i think will be another 5 - 6 hundred dollars. We are a part of the few lucky ones that have insurance that allows it and pays for most of it. A lot of people around here are cash pay and dont have 20k lying around My surgeon is Dr. Gregg Jossart - one of the pioneers for the sleeve surgery. He is great! We've gotten all of our pre-testing done. We only need to get our blood work taken care of, which we are going to do tomorrow we are all set to go in on the 22nd. I'll be first, then my daughter. We will have surgery in San Jose/Los Gatos, California @ Good Samaritan Hospital tomorrow it will be 26 days i feel like i'm counting down the minutes so excited!!!

wow kbfree, i am soo sorry that you are going through this... i cant see how this can be healthy. You NEED water. have you tried ice chips or snow ice. i have a blender than can make snow.. do you think something like that will work? Do you have someone taking care of you? Also, can you get in touch with a surgeon here in the US to help with questions on what you should do?? i'm worried about you as i'm sure your family is too hope things start getting better soon. sending good healing thoughts your way.

Julie, Carmen, Smiley Jana and Intime, I would really like to k.i.t with all of you. Our surgeries are all so close together!! I'd like to see how you are doing and share the same with all of you.. I'm soo excited, and I'm jealous of those of you whose surgeries are litterally around the corner and a few days away. I hope all goes well with getting your new tummies

Caycaye! THAT IS SOOO AWESOME! Where are you having surgery? Who is your doctor? I feel like time is just going to slow. I'm not afraid at all. This wont be my first surgery, so that may be why. My husband is terrified that I'm going to get too skinny, and I'm thinking "are you crazy!!?? I can NEVER be too skinny!!!" LOL. This is all I talk about night and day. I'm dreaming of being skinny. In all my dreams I'm thin and running.. its soo cool. I will be getting my protein at GNC during the beginning of the month since we are on their card program and get a discount during the first 10 days of each month. I think I'll be getting the Isopure since those have zero carbs. They also have clear protein which is appealing to me. We need to really keep in touch after surgery to keep us motivated and moving forward

I'm just happy that I'm not waiting alone phew, I feel better now. Thanks everyone!!

Thank you khy It helps to not feel alone. I've been on the 17 day diet for a little over a week now and I've lost 6lbs so far.. I'm just so used to seeing the scale move down and then right back up again.. I am soo ready to do this and make it permanent, once and for all

So, now that I've gotten approval from insurance and got a date 8/22, I feel like the days are just draggin by I don't know what to do with myself.. I think I've got it under control and I'm trying to stay positive, but I feel like I'm going crazy :crazy: I should be in a great mood, and instead I find myself snapping at everyone and very on edge... waiting is the worst.

oh em gee.. is it weird that I have no pre-op diet??? I only have to take a cleanser the day before surgery and then I stop eating and drinkin at midnight the night before surgery.. Is there a reason why there are the preop diets? does anyone know?

I'm August 22 too!!!

As of today, I am officially and AUGUST ALL STAR!!! YAY!!! 8/22 is my date