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Finished my sleep study (no sleeping issues - yayyyyy!). Also did my pre-op bloodwork. Now it's just focusing on the liquids until next Thursday! Just one week away!!!

Finished my sleep study (no sleeping issues - yayyyyy!). Also did my pre-op bloodwork. Now it's just focusing on the liquids until next Thursday! Just one week away!!!

sleep study done, and over with. Apparently I have no sleep issues (Yayyy). I also had my pre-op blood work done today. So now it's just continuing with liquids. I can't believe my surgery is only a week from today!!

NaturalRhapsody33 - I think that's wonderful that you have finally found your "joy"! I look forward to the day when that's me

Tonight is my sleep study and I'm already in the hospital. Just waiting for them to come and "hook" me up. I don't know if I'll be able to sleep at all. I usually can't when I'm away from home and my DH.

I'm glad to have found a group that's "my age" - I turned 50 earlier this month, and my surgery is scheduled for 3/22 - I'm having my band removed and the sleeve done at the same time. Looking forward to learning as much as possible about weight loss as I get older!

That's kinda what I'm expecting. . . to be knocked on my butt. I hope your pain eases soon. Keep me posted on how your doing!

In what way? I'm expecting it to be worse.

I'm feeling good so far. Just adjusting to the pre-ops liquid diet. My Doctor requires it 10 days before surgery.

Thanks! Are you pleased with your sleeve?

March 22, with Dr. Kaler in Hot Springs, AR. Just started my liquid diet today. It's great seeing so many folks encouraging and updating.

Thanks! I am actually excited (and somewhat in shock). I've been looking at doing this for about 6 months now. I will keep things updated as I go along. I'm thinking of starting a blog in order to motivate me to bigger and better things. Good luck on your surgery and let me know how things are going!

Well, here goes. I am a 50 year old female living near Hot Springs, and I started my liquid pre-surgery diet today. My surgery is scheduled for 03/22/12. I had the lapband on 1/7/07, lost about 50 lbs, but have since gained it all back. While my band has not slipped, or eroded, I have daily issues with "sticking", and my eating habits have gone down the drain. I am using Dr. Kaler in Hot Springs, and have faith that this is what I really need to do. My insurance approved the surgery (I am Dr. Kaler's first patient to have approval from insurance), so that's a good thing. Dr. Kaler will be removing my lap-band and doing the sleeve at the same time. He hopes to be able to do both lapriscopically, but he warned me that it might not work out, and he will have to actually open me up. I'm not really sure what to expect over the next several weeks and months, but I hope to "chronicle" it here. Any suggestions, ideas, etc., from experienced sleevers would be greatly appreciated.