LauraTarry

Thanks girl, there site didn't have an order form, so I asked if there was a local vendor, and asked for a sample!! Whoo ha! thanks!

My dr say the same as your MinaT! Post-op I'm on a liquid diet for two weeks, have to have 2 boost, blue powerade, water, 2 protein shakes a day, other clear liquids. Weeks 3 and 4 pureed food, no more than 1/2cup per meal, 5 to 6 meals a day. Weeks 5and 6: soft foods after that regular diet, no bread, rice, pasta, steak, salad until 6months!!

I am having a horrible time saying good bye to Diet Coke!!! I did switch to no caffine, but started getting Horrible headaches! I have one regular diet coke hidden in the fridge and take a sip every other day! I gotta get over this qucik because I'm having surgery on July 10th!

I am so sorry for your troubles! You're in my prayers. Is it possible to go to another dr? I know you must be very frustrated and disappointed! I hope everything works out well! Keep your head up. Things usually have a way of working out... Sometimes its not how we think it should be, or how we expect it to be... but they do work out! Well wishes coming your way!

July 10th baby! Yeah whoop whoop!!! So excited! Gonna be wearing nothing but Floss on the beach next year!! LOL j/k I need to get some of the two oz cups w/ lids! Hope ya'll are well!!! Can't wait to be a LOSER what what!!?? YEAH!

Hey SleeveDreamer, do they have a website?

Yes this is day two of my pre-op diet and it has most definately sucked thus far! I think I'm not getting enough liquids in. And I only had one shake today, I was supposed to have two. Tomorrow is a new day, and I have to try to do better!

What/where is trader joes??? I need some of these bars!

Glad to hear you're OK!! Hopefully you can get some rest in there, though I know its hard! Glad you're not having too much pain either!! Good luck!

I'm Laura. I'm have VSG surgery on July 10th! I can't wait. i started my pre-op diet today! I'm having my surgery done in Charleston SC. I live in Surfside Beach, but I'll be recovering at my parents house in McClellanville. Ready to get this done! Excited!!!

Hey ladies! I'm from McClellanville SC, but live in Surfside Beach, SC. Having my surgery done in Charleston at Roper St Francis on July 10th!! My surgeon is Dr. Kenneth Mitchell. I will be recovering at my parents house for the first two weeks in McClellanville, with my 3 and 4yr old boys!! Wooossaaaaaa! Lawd help me! Seriously though, blessed to have them welcome me home and offer to watch the boys!! Holla to you Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Charlotte ladies! I went to Winthrop University! Hope ya'll are well!

Hey, hope that your surgery went well and you have a very speedy recovery!! So happy for you! You are finally on the Losers Bench!! Congrats! I can't wait to join you on July 10th! Sending preayers and well wishes your way!! Take care, and God Bless!! Whoo hooo!!!!

Hey Sandy. Thanks girl. Yeah I have Sjogrens too, which makes me a little nervous about the not drinking while you eat! Sometimes its so bad I drink and drink and it never feels like my throat is wet! So annoying! My surgeon would not budge on the Plaquenil! He said absolutely have to stop taking it! Even my Rheumatologist called them and said he though I should still take it! It's not easy! Its raining here, which is making everything hurt worse! When do you have your surgery? How are you dealing with all of this?

Oh heheh, I don't know what made my husband ask, but it was great... he said " Oh I guess you won't be able to cook for a while huh? Smells and stuff will make you nauseous I guess?" I jumped on that one. I said, "you're right honey, I won't be able to cook for a long time.. I think I'll have a very weak stomach and be nauseous for a long time!" Ha, so wrong of me, but at least it gets me out of cooking for a while! I won't make him suffer too long, and God knows he can cook, so he won't starve!

Hell yeah I do!! I ditto everything you said!!! I am worried about loose skin, but If I ever get to a size two, yes ma'am you better believe I will be celebrating!! I may bust out a backflip! LOL, I don't think you are shallow at all. I think its normal for us to feel this way! I don't know with my body type if I could ever get that small, but a girl can hope right? Hope you are well!

Oh my word! Firstly just let me say that I LOVE your screen name!!! LOL I don't know if you like Adam Sandler, but he used to do a character named Fatty MaGee! And I always joke that that how I feel, or who I am! It made me crack up to see your name. I have friends that started to do the plant based diet. They have three little kids and they're doing great! I have a pretty nice sized garden, so I try to eat a lot of fresh veggies. My husband and kids would NOT go for a plant based diet, ever! I can hear it now! My 3yr old is pretty good about veggies, the 4yr old is NOT! If its green, he's not eating it, unless its jello! When I decided to do the sleeve almost everyone was helpful and supportive, at least to my face! Anyway I have one friend who was like, "you're going to have to change everything about how you live and eat, so why not just do that!" And I'm like, well hell if I could "just do that" I would be a size two and walking around naked all the time! lol, j/k! But seriously, it ain't that easy, at least not for me! I'm having VSG surgery on July 10th. I cannot wait to be on the "losers bench" as they say! Hope you are well. Take care!!

I agree Melissa, we should focus on first getting the surgery and losing weight. I have started trying to work on my arms. Also I bought on of those big resistance balls (I think that's what they are called, like a big bouncy ball) I can do a LOT of crunches on those things! So tomorrow I start working out with it! Need to start walking more. I haven't in the last few days because I have been sick. But I have been swimming. We'll cross the loose skin hurdle when we get to it! And support eachother along the way! take care!!

I have my surgery on July 10th! Starting my pre op diet tomorrow! I am very excited! Can't wait! How do you add your ticker on here?

Hi Melissa, I'm Laura. I'm having my surgery on July 10th, in Charleston SC. I am very excited and anxious to start my new life!! I have two little boys who are VERY active and I want to be able to really keep up with them! I've also become very secluded. I am a very fun, talkative outgoing person, but as I've continued to gain weight I've become more of a home body. And I live at the beach!! I don't even want to go because I am so uncomfotable and embarrassed by my weight, even though my kids are begging me to go every day! I also have Lupis and Fibromyagia. So trying to deal with both diseases and chase kids with all of this extra weight is really hard! Oh my goodness I am glad to hear you have the same image problem as me. Often I feel smaller than I actually am! Its shocking to see a picture of what I really look like! I have never been a small person, but when I was a 16/18 I felt a lot smaller and had a flat belly!!! Man I miss that!! Are you worried about loose skin? I am so afraid I am going to have a lot of loose skin, especially under my arms! And I have NO money for cosmetic surgery! I hope you are well! Take care!