Liberated Sleeve

Amen!! Congrats! I am one year out this month also!

I'm sorry you are feeling ill Natural. You mentioned you got your period and I noticed on another post you said you weren't able to get your vitamins in like you should. I wonder if you might be really low on Iron? That on top of being hydrated would really suck.
Have you talked to your doctor again since you left the ER?

LOL - congrats!!

LOL - congrats!!

Hello Sleeve day buddy!! - Tomorrow is the day! 10:30 a.m. - ony fear I have is they will cancel and reschedule it!! I will keep you in my prayers and as I get on the scale I will say a prayer that yours reads just right!!

Hello Sleeve day buddy!! - Tomorrow is the day! 10:30 a.m. - ony fear I have is they will cancel and reschedule it!! I will keep you in my prayers and as I get on the scale I will say a prayer that yours reads just right!!

It's funny that so many in the medical field have not heard of this surgery. My sister-in-law had the Gastric Bypass 4 years ago and is a registered XRAY techinician in a hospital and she had no idea what I was talking about.
Fortunately, I have complete support of everyone that I have shared with. My family and most of my friends know. And, fortunately they only asked questions in the beginning and that was regarding the procedure and if I was comfortable that I could remain healthy over the long term. This was my explanation to them:
I have done my research for the last couple years and I don't want the by-pass or lap-band, however for about a year I was researching the lap-band and going back and forth on whether I would do it or not, liking that it was reversible. Not liking the re-routing of the RYN. But, then I accidentally happened upon the Sleeve and was at first freaked that they remove that much of the stomach, but it made sense to allow that restriction, since this is one of the main issues....too much food. I struggled with "Am I crazy to have them remove part of my body in order to win this battle?" But, eventually I came to the realization that I am trying to overcome my diabetes, high blood pressure, weight, over working my other body parts carrying the weight and become healthy overall. The Sleeve would allow me to do this. And......everyday doctors are removing parts of peoples bodies to improve their health situation.....gall bladder, appendix, etc.
After that the questions were pretty much gone and they left it alone.
My 16 year old daughter is funny, normally she allows me to fix her dinner and such, but since I started my Pre-Op she has insisted every night that she is good and can do it herself. How sweet that she is silently supporting me and understanding that fixing her food might tempt me!
I will be praying that your approval comes fast and that your friends become tongue tied! LOL

The other day I ranted about my pants falling off and later I had to laugh at myself. lol At the end of the day you have a great group of friends and a tech that has never heard of VSG. Hopefully you will smile later. :-)
PS. By smiling and saying to your friends "I promise I'm good" (or something like that) and changing the subject when they bring up surgery will take care of it eventually.
Po-tay-toe, po-tah-to = HILARIOUS!!!!!!! LOL

Yup, people go "what do you mean they remove a part of your stomach?"
Your friends are probably in a situation where they are dealing with alot of it too. It might be that you are hearing the same thing over and over, but it is different people. I doubt all of your friends are present to hear every conversation.
It must be frustrating. My Mom passed away just after my surgery, and I went home and had to tell a few more people than I had intended to immediately, and I got alot of questions, even in that situation. Not by the people who didn't know my Mom well, and not by people just being crude - but people who wanted to reassure themselves I was OK.
Many of us have already been the caregivers of the groups we find ourselves in. We are often the peacekeepers, the 'git er done's, the motivators, the picture takers, the event planners, the logistics, etc...Now we are admitting to ourselves we are not OK, we have flaws - big ones - and this can make our friends really lost and scared.
But, yes, frustrating as all heck.

This is encouraging!!! I'll have my surgery in march.

I hear you! I'm pretty certain most everyone that is thinking about having this surgery and those have have, have all the same fears, thoughts, concerns, etc. I know I did. I had tried every diet possible and would lose weight but it always came back. I was on anti-depressants for the past 3-4 years. Once I got sleeved, I realized that felt like I had been in hibernation for the past 3-4-5 years and I suddenly woke up and wanted to really live life! The sleeve changes your life. It is not an easy surgery. It is major surgery. When you are going through it, it is so real and pain is real. But, it passes and each day gets better. I was sleeved on 1/17/12. It is the best decision I've ever made and I am so happy I did it. I've blogged about my experience a bit, so feel free to check out my blog.
I hope for you the best and peace of mind. I agree with LilMssDiva, venting and asking questions on this site does help a lot! We are all here to help and have this one thing in common, but as you will find, lots of things in common.

First off, the pre-op diet is the hardest..... That same diet will seem much easier after you're sleeved as one of the major hormone's related to hunger is drastically reduced with the sleeve. As mentioned above, rely on the various logical decisions that led you to the sleeve during the emotional times leading up to and shortly after surgery. Doubt, fear, anxiety will make an appearance both before the surgery and after. Knowing that they are coming will help you recognize them when they do.
As for anti-depressants.... I am still on an anti-depressant. I don't want to be and a lot of people have obseity induced depression. I am hoping to get off those meds but at the same time I don't think I am quite ready. I have tried going off and I DO see a negative change. I will try again as the weight comes off. I'm ok with being on anti-depression meds but I am not OK with being on blood pressure, diabetes and cholestorl meds which are all gone except for the BP meds which I am waiting to talk to my cardiologist first.