fluffylibra30

Good Luck! I am hoping my surgery is early in the morning too because I want to be able to go home as soon as possible. I hate being away from my little girl, I still haven't cut the cord and she is two and a half years old LOL. I'm thinking about asking the surgeon if I can possibly go first on my surgery day.

It's my turn tomorrow! Surgery at 7:30am. I am very excited, a little hyper, but not too nervous. I even asked to be the first surgery of the day. lol I can't wait! I am expecting the first few weeks to be rough, but... I-AM-READY!!!! Ready to be healthier, ready to hopefully live a longer life, ready to have more energy, ready to enjoy life to the fullest.
Could you please send me good vibes, prayers etc? I am not picky. I will take anything positive. :tongue2:

I had my surgery on Sept. 15, 2010.
So far I have lost:
Well over 100 Lbs and well over 150 Lbs total.
About 80" over my entire body (probably more).
About 26 Clothing Sizes.
My insanity.
My feelings of failure.
Being unhealthy.
Not being able to keep up with everyone else.
Feelings of self loathing.
:smile1:

I've done lots of reading on the two main types of whey Protein (Concentrate vs Isolate). My RD recommends Isolate because it gets metabolized in the body very quickly and that is what your healing wounds need. However, your body also needs other amino acids to be present in the body to actually repair the cells. That is where the Whey Concentrate comes in. Since I am one of the lucky ones who became lactose intolerant after surgery, I chose to go with a less expensive (Body Fortress) Whey Protein which is a mix of the two. I would have preferred the Isolate to be listed first, but I guess second isn’t horrible. If I was able to get 16-24oz of milk down, I would have gone pure Isolate.
Here is a quick lesson of the difference for those who are not familiar with Whey Protein. In a nutshell, raw milk gets dehydrated and then filtered to produce Whey Protein Concentrate. It can then be further refined/filtered to remove other amino acids to produce Protein Isolate.

Well, ladies... I am sitting in the surgical waiting room, the Dr Is running about 45 min late! Don't they know I am not a patient person & that I haven't had anything to eat or drink since midnight!!
Oh well, patience is a virtue I guess I need more of...
Hopefully I will feel with it enough to update you this evening, if not I will try again in the morning.
Glenna

I tell everyone. I don't care if I get the negative comments....I just think to myself nanananapoopoo I'm gonna be thinner than you whooo.....

After a long year of ups and downs..I've been approved. Now I get to wring my hands while waiting on a date..LOL Seriously, I'm thrilled to have the insurance thumbs up..that's a big obstacle!!

I agree with feedyoureye. finding a good counselor may help.
fluffy, lol i DID go on a shopping spree last week since I'm CLOSE to goal size and considering winter stuff can be a little baggy and be ok, i finally gave in. i'm holding off on serious bra/underwear spending until i'm at goal..at least for VS/Fred's stuff. Believe me I've been looking! I did buy several bra/underwear sets at LB recently so I hope that boosts the girls back where they belong. I think I may just end up putting a "no braless sex" rule in place dh could care if i wore a burlap sack he's so enamored with my new body so i know it's all in my own head. funny story... there's a rumor going around that my dh is going around town with some skinny chick NOT his wife (when in fact it IS his wife..even my closest friends have told me i look like someone entirely not like me)... LOL so our joke is that he's cheating on his wife with his wife.

For me, I have absolutely no shame at all. Unlike others, I do not struggle that I needed this to be healthy. I don't have perfectionist issues and don't feel as if I've let myself down that I didn't do the 'hard' or 'right' way. I do not feel like a failure. And I am very open and outgoing, to the point of shocking people sometimes . All who know me know that TMI does not apply to me! You want info, I'll give you info!! Lol. I am not a private person.
That being said, I've told no one but my closest friends and my hubby and my parents - those who I KNOW will support me. I've learned through years of research with weight loss surgery and being on boards like this for years on the Band, GB, etc, that people are, and can be, very negative. Yes, some are supportive and helpful, but there is, unfortunately, a stigma attached with is unfair and wrong. And I did/do not want to deal with people's biases and opinions. I have a co-worker out of another office down south and we all went to the company holiday party last year and she had lost about 100 lbs in a year. A group of us were standing in a circle telling her she looked amazing and she was just glowing. She was so proud and happy. One person asked her, of course, how she did it and before she could open her mouth, one of her close co-workers said derisively, 'Oh, she had weight loss surgery'. Like she had contracted herpes or something. Well, obviously, her face fell, her glow went away, and in one simple statement, that one person completely minimized everything she had done, everything she had struggled with, every work out, every salad vs. doughnut decision we still have to make. It was so wrong and unfair. And yes, we can tell ourselves that those things won't bother us, and that what we know is what matters, but sorry, it's such bullsh*t. It still hurts and it still minimizes our success and what we have done.
So I decided I wouldn't give people's ignorance, or jealously, or nay-saying (the one that always says, "oh, so-and-so had that done and GAINED IT ALL BACK") a chance to piss on my parade, or negate my accomplishments.
But, I did decide, that if someone overweight asked me, I would completely open and honest with them. To be able to share with them all this wonderful opportunity really is. It's like having the cure for cancer, and when another cancer patient asks you how, you have to tell them! Not quite as extreme, but you know what I mean. You truly WANT to share with someone who knows what struggles and pain you have lived with your whole life.
That was my decision....in a nutshell, lol. I can get a little wordy!!

I have no shame in getting this done. I want the whole world to know that i'm doing something for myself to make me healthier , happier, and a better mother to my children. I don't necessarily care if someone has a problem with it because after all, it is my body and my heath that's at risk. I've had nothing but good responses, everyone understands and is supportive for the most part. my fiance is a little worried about it and doesn't want me to have it done but oh well, i doing it anyways. I say BE PROUD! It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. this is for you, don't let negativity ruin it for you. own it and love it. if you are anything like me, this is the best decision you ever made for your health! you might even inspire someone else to look into it when all other options have failed. good luck with everything

It got better for awhile there and then I started getting shy again (very self conscious) of my sharpei skin on my inner thighs, upper arms, belly and my super deflated boobs (which I've lovingly started referring to as my Deflated pancake Boobs). LOL If sex with clothes on were a possibility I'd never leave the house
Seriously though, Enjoying, have you gone to see your obgyn to get your hormone levels tested and maybe discuss what's going on? Perhaps there's a prescription whether oral or topical that can be prescribed? I'd recommend you go directly to your doctor (do not pass go do not collect $200) to get to the bottom of this. Skinny sex is one of the perks of VSG!!
BTW, FluffyLibra, I had to lol at your "liftable" comment. A couple of months ago, my husband lifted me. Needless to say I wasn't expecting him to try. He scared the you know what out of me! I clung & dug in like a freaked out cat or monkey while screeching in his ear. I've never been lifted before LOL Word of warning? Make sure he tells you before he does it so you can be prepared.

I was wondering about this too. Im actually pretty excited about the "after" sex. My husband and i have a good sex life but i get insecure and worry about positions and get leg cramps. I cant wait till afterwards, when i am liftable :blush5:

thank you so much! I am finally settling down. I think I was afraid the insurance company would change its mind! But the diet is self imposed at the moment. I want to make sure that my liver is shrinking so I can get scheduled as soon as I get everything else done. Believe it or not, I actually love the Protein Shakes and they do help me stay full. I am finding that this diet is easier because I am not being forced into it. I want to do it because I have come so far and want to make sure I am in good health prior to the surgery. It has been very easy for me so far. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

i just sent in my paperwork to get approved from insurance, it should take 2 weeks to get approved and my doc said there are still appts available in Nov so being sleeved before thanksgiving is in my sights. I see it as I have enjoyed 25 atleast Thanksgivings Christmass and New Years, what is one year? You will have to get used to not eating and as someone else said no time is a good time. I am just going to enjoy my puddings, chocolare flavored Protein Shakes and deal cause i will be in a bikini by next summers vacation :-)