jennifer6791

hello out there! i'm really excited and nervous- surgery is next month! looking for a buddy or buddies! would love someone in the seattle area, but not necessary...

i love the first one i tried- unjury- but it IS sweet and has aspartame.

hi everyone- i'm jennifer- alcoholic/addict with 20 years sobriety looking to start the oa program- will be sleeved 7/20/11! i've heard there may be some prejudice in oa meetings when it comes to us wls folks. any wisdom/experience with this?

LOL "congrats", not "rats"!!!

rats! i just got my date, too- july 20th!!! yippeeeee!!

SO... i'll be starting the pre op diet in a couple of weeks. am new to low carb, so i think i need help... i think they said i need to keep carbs down to 40 grams a day which seems crazy. fruits and veggies are not even doable. so meat, cheese, eggs... what's your favorite meal on a "no" carb diet?

welcome, dave; i'm new to the site, too, and hope to have my surgery in edmonds on 7/20, depending on the outcome of my echocardiogram next week. i'm from gold bar, east of snohomish.

thanks, Lynda!

hi! thanks in advance for your help! i keep hearing about greek yogurt (which i like anyway), and i'm wondering why it's so much better than "regular" yogurt?

thanks everyone!

thanks so much!

wow- shows how much research i did, huh?

hi there- wondering if anone out there has had a vsg done laprascopically? i'm curious if it's an easier recovery/less pain surgery. i'm getting nevous about recovery! interested in any other experiences, too. thanks!

thanks so much for all the excellent information- will probably take 2 weeks to wean off- i work graveyard and drink coffee or energy drinks most of my shift and it maes me nervous to think i won't be able to do it!

THANKS! i NEVER would have figured that one out!

thanks!

great post- thank you! i've been reading to much about excrutiating pain following surgery!

thanks so much for sharing and god bless!

thanks so much- yes, it is a small world!

hello! i have my self-pay surgery tentatively scheduled for 7/20; i say that because my ekg came out "abnormal" and i had to go see a cardiologist today. he doesn't seem overly concerned at the ekg, but is doing a stress test and an echocardiogram in 2 weeks... at this point i'm a bit nervous. how normal is this? anyway, stupidly, i'm more upset over losing the date i picked (i have vacation okayed already at work) than having something seriously wrong with me... that's how badly i want my sleeve! and THEN i made the mistake (?) of reading 2 posts that describe excrutiating pain post op... i'm the bigggest freakin' sissy ever made... what's your experience? i'm having an outpatient (yes, that's what i said) laprascopic vsg. and now i have questions that i didn't have during the consultation, like what diet will i be on prior to the surgery? and post op? yikes. anyway, i'm determined to have this surgery- i feel like it's my last and best chance to change my life and the way i think and feel about myself. i will be having my surgery with dr. robert landerholm in edmonds, wa. all the best to all of you!

thanks so much- that makes sense!

i was told to start weaning off coffee (surg date hopefully 7/20).. does this mean all caffeine or can i cheat and use caffeine pills crushed? yeah, i'm addicted!