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I take Effexor xr's too and I'm worried about taking it with nothing solid to eat in my stomach because they really hurt on an empty stomach as I'm sure you already know. I've heard there is a pill form but its not extended released and has a lot more side effects such as vivid or scary dreams WTH? I plan to ask my doc before surgery on Thurs. Let me know if you find out anything before then?

If your BMI is under a certain number or you've lost a number of pounds just prior to surgery then your dr. might not require the pre-op diet since your liver will already be in good shape.

Me too! I go in Thursday morning, the 12th!! We all have to remember that it will be over in the blink of an eye. One moment we'll be talking to the anesthesiologist and the next moment we'll be waking up wondering when they're gonna get started but it will already have been done...lol

OMG girl! You look like an entirely different person in your after pics! You are just glowing with beauty and happiness and it shows.

I plan to ask my surgeon about this as well but I'd like to pick you post-op's brains as well. I am hearing that so many of you are not able to tolerate your vitamins and often end up throwing them up. I wondered if it would be ok to postpone the vitamins until the sleeve is much more healed, say around week 5 or 6? Most of our protein drinks already contain some amount of vitamins without having to stomach a pill or chewable while the sleeve is so raw. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Try the Nectar brand of protein powder. It tastes like juice to me with no nasty after taste. I drink the artic breeze.

Blackberry, that was HILARIOUS what you told your mom...lol I'm gonna be chuckling about that all day now...LMBO

I have United Healthcare for Railroad Employees through my husband and I was approved in a week.

The surgery is relatively new as a weight loss procedure but has in fact been around for many, many years for cancer patients, those with extreme ulcers etc. Look at it this way. VSG may be new in the weight loss arena but HYPERTENSION, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, DEPRESSION , and even some forms of CANCER HAVE been around for a long time and are most likely coming for all of us if we stay morbidly obese so try to think of things in that way.

Wow. If I were in your shoes (which I am cause my surgery is day after you..lol) I would sit all 3 of them down together and ask them to explain to you one by one, all of their concerns. Chances are they have not done the amount of research you have into the surgery and you can then take the opportunity to understand where you are coming from and why. Hopefully with the same level of knowlege into the surgery that you have, they will be able to fully understand and wholeheartedly support you.

GIRL! You turned your car around and went back home!!!!! You deserve some major props for that one!!! Try to limit your time with your parents if its causing you stress. You could just explain that you need some alone time to get your mind ready for the surgery. It'll all be ok and you'll be proud of yourself in the end. Hang in there.

Hi Thinkingskinny, I too hate the taste of milky Protein shakes and have found that the nectar brand ones taste delicious. The arctic breeze one is my new favorite. That brand tastes like drinking juice instead of thick, stinky, milky Protein drinks. Give it a try and I hope you are feeling better soon.

Oh Man!! Now I'm gonna have to pick another name since Sleevie Wonder has already been used so much. Hmmmm? now let me think.

I've had my sleeve name picked out for a while. I get sleeved this coming thursday and then I will be proud to introduce him as "Sleevie Wonder" !!!

Hahahaha "Mess Panties" I meant MESH panties but somehow it does seem appropriate...lol

OMG! So glad this question was posted because I am due for surgery on Thursday and this morning I have the familiar rumblings of an approching period. grrrrrr!! My question is will I be able to bend enough to insert a tampon or will the post op pain be too bad to allow for this? I don't want to wear the mess panties and pad and risk bleeding all over myself because I'm forced into being in a laying position....anwers please ladies?

So I've been doing great on my high protein/liquid pre-op diet and have lost 11 pounds in 3 weeks from it. As I sit here at my computer with a full belly and not the slightest bit of hunger on my mind and then it hits me. In through my window wafts the awesome smell of someone grilling carne asada and I INSTANTLY feel like I'm starving! I know its only head hunger and that its purely a mind thing so I close the window and distract myself for a few minutes and the hunger is completely gone...go figure...lol

We must be twins or something because you've addressed every single fear I'm having just days before my surgery on the 12th!! LMBO!! Thanks a million for posting this! <3

Thanks a bunch LilMissDiva! I've been following your blog and it is soooo inspirational! I can't wait to get this journey underway and thank you for the well wishes.

I would bump up the surgery date and negotiate a payment plan with your surgeon's office. Most surgeons are willing to do this and I hope it works out for you.

Start trying to lose weight ahead of time and before the liquid diet is assigned. I saw my surgeon 2 days ago and told him about the 11 pound weight loss I just had by doing a high protein diet for the last 3 weeks and he said it was great and that I could skip the liquid diet because of it.

Try blending them with more water than usual so that they can be easily drank through a sports bottle with a cap. This should eliminate smelling anything with every swig.

Tell them when they get their own weights under control then they can spend their energy focusing on yours.

No problem girl....we're all in this together.

*Hang IN there girl*