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My five year old niece weighs 85 pounds. I have always struggled with weight and seeing her cry due to the teasing makes me physically ill. VSG is the best thing I could have done for myself and I am already wondering how old she has to be for WLS.

So my plan says I can try soft foods this week, week 2 post op. Both times I have tried have not been good. Food feels like it gets stuck and its really painful. I just feel like I am starving to death but back to liquids and pudding I go. Egg drop soup actually sounds good so I will have to try that. This stage is harder than I thought but I am ready for some results.

I'm one week post op and sometimes it's hard to keep your eye on the prize. Hearing your success helps those who have barely lost 10 pounds yet.

On my way, didn't think I would be this anxious. It sucks. Gotta keep my eye on the ultimate goal.

Me either, my surgery is tomorrow and I am on full liquids today but that was it. Don't get me wrong, I was relieved, but it sparks my curiosity as well.

Tomorrow for me, too! Guzzling water as we speak. We are almost there but can't help but be nervous. Once I get to the hospital I think I might chill out a little knowing this part of my journey is ending and when I wake up a new one begins. Best wishes to all the 10/22's!

Thank you! You do the same for people every day on here:)

The moment I realized I needed WLS I was sitting in traffic, beating myself up over another failed diet (Medifast this time). It just hit me like a ton of bricks. It was never going to work. Has anyone read the studies about losing weight and keeping it off? The odds are not in our favor. You don't get here for lack of trying or being lazy. You get here because you have exhausted every option and you are an adult who wants to save their own life. My sister is still against it even after I told her I was one point away from being considered pre-diabetic. You love your best friend and value her opinion but through much research and deliberation have concluded this is the best choice for YOU.

I'm Dr. Melvin on the 22nd????

Hi, I'm also October 22nd. I have the same thoughts and I'm getting on my own nerves, LOL. I'm so ready to do this but time feels as if it is literally standing still.

My husband has been a jerk about my weight over the years. This next year is going to be interesting.

There are so many variations to " the pre-op diet". It's puzzling, some require one day full liquids pre-op and some require two weeks or more of liquid.

October 22 @ Vanderbilt. I didn't realize i was going to have such a long wait from getting approved (end of July) to surgery. I am in a depression that I cannot snap out of. I guess I am just so tired of all of it; the way my husband treats me, the way my skinny friends look at me, this whole CPAP business. I don't anyone in my life that I can talk to.

First post! Live in Tennessee, pre op in Vanderbilt's program.