teidson

My surgery is scheduled for June 25th.

You should be fine. I had my passports made before surgery and currently live overseas and use them frequently. I have not yet encountered a problem despite the fact that I have three chins in the passport photo and could now pass for my younger sister! They're trained to look for identifiers in the face, not only your weight. If it comes up, simply explain and it should be no problem.
Once you reach goal and have time, get new documents made. The only thing I've updated so far is my drivers license because I had lost enough that I was having trouble when the supermarket clerk checked my ID so I could buy beer or wine.
~Cheri

I'm on the Bariatric Advantage shakes and just love them - the banana is by far my favorite. Oddly enough, when I make my shakes in the shaker cup that the company provides, they are better mixed than doing in my Magic Bullet. They have this neat plastic screen on top of the glass that catches all the weird foam.

Im sure we will all be fine...I start my pre diet on Monday the 11th. I've lost13 lbs not on purpose but I ll take it since my consult date. So ready for this and to start losing ~can't wait to feel pretty and sexy in side and out! Sexy clothes , her I come !!

I am here and still alive!
Just now got back to my room. Spent quite a long time in recovery. I still can't feel my legs all the way due to the spinal tap, but they're coming back slowly but surely.
Doc said everything went great, surgery took just over an hour.
How in the hell do I post a picture in this thing? I wanted to be like Vee and post a pic of me post-op but I can't figure it out lol I have my iPhone tethered and everything, ready to go, but can't figure it out.
(ETA: Okay, I figured it out!)
My amazing Doc just stopped by my room to check on me. He's the best. :wub:

Hey Y'all! Had surgery on Monday and I am so BLESSED!!! My doc was able to do my revision as well!! WhooHoo!!! I don't have to go back in August to get sleeved!!!!
He said everything went really well, if long. I went in about 10:30 and made the recovery room (which I have no memory of!) about 1/1:15-ish. I did bleed enough for him to mention it but nothing overtly worrying. He was a little surprised was all. Said I had very little scar tissue so doing the revision was a no-brainer for him and he was happy to do it.
Monday night was a little rough. I went too long between pain med doses and got in to a little too much pain/uncomfortablness with it. My BP spiked up to 168/115 and to say my nurse wasn't happy is an understatement. When she checked me again 2 hrs later, after the pain meds had kicked in, I was back in a good place again.
Tuesday was good, drank my 2 oz of shake for Breakfast and again for lunch. Then they went ahead and gave me more at dinner since it was taking so long for the pharmacy to process my Rxs to go home. Didn't finish it b/c my wheelchair arrived and it was time to go home!
Long trip home. An hour. In a 4x4 on big tires and cruddy mtn roads. Took more pain meds and went to bed! Slept well. Had some nausea this morning and dry-heaved for a bit. Called in and got an Rx for nausea. Hubby went and got that for me and I've been fine since.
Getting ready to head to bed in a bit. My kindergartener has "graduation" in the morning and I think I'll be up for it! Very happy about that! I'll be doped up but I'll be there!!!
So that's it in a nutshell. So glad to be on the other side of it all.
Best wishes to all who are following!!!!