Sassygirl06

mine is in bakersfield ca at san jauquine hospital

yes i did lose weight on it 8 lbs to be exact, i got 3 days left of Protein diet, then on monday i have clear liquid only. tuesdays the big day. im gonna be in bakersfield at san juaquine hospital.

i had my pre op yesterday and the doc said i could have one egg and one string cheese a day now! he was thrilled because since may 22nd (the last time I saw him) i lost 27.5 lbs. i was thrilled too

its matrix brand. it was $59.00 for a 5 pound (70 servings) bag.

I was so nervous last night about my pre op that I couldn't even sleep a wink. I don't know why I was nervous, everything is already approved, and I have lost all of my pre op weight requirement, but I still couldn't shut off the 'what if' voice in my head. The fear of not actually being able to get this surgery at the last minute and all the different reasons why kept running through my mind; instead of the cute little sheep I should have been counting. Anyhow, my meeting at the doctors office went great and my doctor told me that I could add one egg and one stick of string cheese to my diet a day!! I'm so happy. I have been drinking just protein shakes for 9 days now and only cheated with sugar free fudge pops, which my doctor said was ok. (yes I told on myself) He was very pleased with my pre op weight loss as well. I have the best knews about my deductable/copay for the surgery! I pay NOTHING!!! Can't believe its true but it is! woohoo! So now I'm down to six days and counting till surgery day. Can't wait to rock my sleeve...

congradulations on starting your journey to a healthier life.

thank you ladies! i also bought some protein mix from the office that is bannana and cream flavored...tastes like a banana milk shake if you add in ice and milk. yummy!

sounds like it could be one of two things, orthostatic hypotention can happen when you bend down to fast, or get up out of bed to fast. you dont need to have high blood pressure to have this happen. the sudden movement can cause a sudden drop in your bp and this can give you that dizzy feeling. making sure to go slow to bend down and dangle one foot at a time over your bed (when getting out of bed)for a few seconds, then get up slowly from bed. also being dehydrated can cause your bp to be high, or to low. could also be an inner ear infection. fluid build up on the ear can tamper with our ability to stay balanced and increase dizziness apon bending over due to the pressure increase as the fluid moves. the feeling associated with this is a dizzy feeling and like the room is spinning, you may even sway. have you been swimming lately, or do your ears feel like they have extra moisture in them? doesnt have to be pain or fever for this to occur.

I have kept it a secret from everybody except my bf, my oldest daughter, my hubby, and my doctors. I dont want to hear all the crap about taking the easy way out, or are you sure that you really tried dieting? About being out for surgery when people ask what am I having surgery for I tell them I need my gall bladder removed, which isnt a lie, I am having my gall bladder removed. Its really up to the person having the surgery whether or not to share. The friends and family might be upset that you didnt tell them, but how are they gonna know unless....wait for it.....you tell them...lol take care.

well all i have to say about that is ......whats the difference between a surgeon and God? God knows hes not a surgeon...lol jk.....not all of them are like this, but some out there get the "God" complex. I think you have done the right thing. stop worrying about that, and stary thinking possitive about everything else that has not been complicated!

woo hoo hurray for us!!! we are getten all computer geek squad in here!

I totally suck at this computer stuff. I know more than some but less then most. Anyways I finally figured out how to add it all by myself! For those of you guys that are like me and cant figure it out, here is how you can do the dummy way....if someone knows how to do it the right way, please feel free to add instructions for us dummies..lol 1) go to www.tickerfactory.com 2) create your ticker penn, and then your ticker...(so easy) 3) highlight the actual picture of your ticker, copy the actual picture of your ticker....not the code they give you 4) go to your profile on sleevetalk and go to change signiture 5) paste picture to signiture, then finally....save info thats it! hopefully this helped those of you that wanted it but were to shy to admit it...lol good luck

Ok the wheels are starting to pick up speed and I'm stepping on the gas....Finally another big day is here tomarrow. I go do my pre op with the doctor, and then at the hospital. So excited to see how much I have "officially" lost on the liquid diet. I have been really good I think. Only the occational sugar free jello, popsicle or fudge pop...no carbs though. Yesterday I thought I was going to lose my mind, but today I went to the psycologist and got to vent about everything, and I feel better now. Heading off to bed so that I dont crash on the way...gotta 3.5 hour drive to get there, and I have to drive a 1/2 hour backwards to go pic up my daughter from camp first. She tottally wants to be a part of everything. I thank God I have such a wonderful teenage girl! She is the sweetest thing. I know most people are saying the opposite of their teenagers, but I am so blessed that she is so beautiful, inside and out. She has been walking with me and helping me with my journey from the begining. What a blessed life I have. Thank goodness that I am finally getting on track with my weight, and health so that I can be here on this Earth for my family a lot longer!

so, i didnt sleep at all. just finally gave up at about 330 am. decided i might as well get all my stuff ready and put on my face. hopefully i dont crash! im pretty wired, so i think i'll be fine on the way there, but im not so sure about the way back...mabye it will be a good time for my daughter to get some driving time racked up...lol i'll keep you posted

thank you for sharing the goods and the bads, my surgery is in less than a week and im so wanting to hear about the first few days of recovery. im glad that you mentioned the whole "eye hunger" thing. i didnt know what to call it but i definately suffer from it. i am not an emotional eater, but i am one that loves food. i am constantly thinking about food. there really isnt a time when im not thinking, what am i gonna eat for lunch, dinner, snack....and on and on. sometimes just for no reason what so ever i will start to crave something and it will naw at me until i go and get it. i have a cyst in my saliva gland that is painful to the touch and whenever im thinking about food...(which is always) i start to salavate and my nerve will give off a sharp pain from the blockage in the gland. i really need to have it removed soon or it might be a problem now that i cant eat like that anymore. anyways, i know it is literally a food addiction, i guess i need to address this in therapy as well as all my other problems lol it is really nice to be on a site where you can talk to others about what youre going through and they can totally understand what your going through....and they get it.....not like family or friends that dont know what its like to be over weight. thanks again...and CONGRATS!!!!!!

have you had prior history of any lung disease? I'm not sure why you would be at a high risk of a lung collapse...do you smoke, and mabye he is trying to get you to quit? have you ever had build up of fluids in your lungs? Or mabye is he going off of chest x-rays from your pre-op? if so I would think that he would have addressed this with you before surgery and not 8 months after. you are right to go to your gp for this. it sounds weird to me...but still would like to know if any of the answers are yes to my questions....if you dont mind that is? and by the way, from looking at your profile pick and seeing you next to your really nice bike, and suited up in a professionals uniform im kinda leaning to the side of your surgeon is rather loopy. if you had problems with your lungs i kinda thinken you wouldnt be long distance biking!!! lol

grrrrr.....i have been laying down for two hours now and cant fall asleep...got the jitters. to excited! i wonder what i'll be like on the night before my surgery??

hope it is getting better for you.

This is great!

I got my pre-op tomarrow...gotta get up at 6, leave by 7, get there by 1030am. only down side to my doctors office is that it is so far away.

yeah to the 15th and 16th...its almost here!!! I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it, I'm about to gain control, and I know I like it!!!!!! I kicked that liquid diets butt today! Feeling totally terrific!!!

almost there...watchen the clock. congrats to all the august sleevers that are post op, and hurray to those soon to be on the other side!!!!

congrats ladybug!

ive been on the pre op diet for a week now, and got 1 more week to go, my surgery is the 16th. try to stick with it, you can do it. buy some sugar free Jello, sugar free popsicles, and fudge pops. they help get you through the really tough spots. 10 cals for the jello, 20 for the fudge pops, and 15 for the popsicles! good luck!