alliemm

I live in central Colorado springs. How has post op been for you?

Congrats on your surgery! Hope recovery went well! I will be sleeved aug 14. Coming up quick. What part of Colorado are you in?

I am so glad you asked this! I swear my husband is supporting the surgery in hopes that our sex life increases. When I asked him today what he was thinking about after we left my preop appt, he says "how soon after you come home can we try? It's not like when we had the baby was it?!". I died laughing. So I hope it does because I will have a very devastated hubby moping around all the time other wise.

I'm on day 6. Surgery for me is on the 14th. I have no more cravings and I have lost 12 lbs. 4 more days to go! I did cheat the first day. The first 3 days were the hardest for me. I thought of food, I dreamt of food... Now I don't care. I'm not reaching for snacks, but a bottle of water. I have come a long way in 6 days. Good luck to everyone!

When I broke the news to my family and close friends I had received mixed reactions. I lost two "close" friends and my family is supportive. My gym buddies stopped going to the gym with me because they didn't want my quick weight loss depressing their efforts. The kicker... My surgery isn't till aug 14th! I decided not to post it on FB. If someone wants to know my weight loss secret, I will tell them. If they don't like the answer, that's their problem. I'm happy and excited about my decision and that's all that matters

Pregnancy was my final straw. At 309 lbs and 5'10 I was considered high risk from the start. I barely have any pregnancy photos because I couldn't believe how large I was. After delivery I was 348 and miserable. Since then I have been having one health issue after another. So my son was a week old when I start weight watchers which was oct'11. Started my 6 month insurance journey, and have surgery scheduled aug 14. I am so excited and I will never see 300 hit my scale again.

I'm scheduled the 14th as well here in CO with Dr. Fisher. I am feeling like that is going to be my lucky day from now on. I am so excited that I can barely contain myself. My big thing is how to survive my 10 day preop liquid diet, which I start tomorrow! Begin mental stress overload in T minus 28 hours and counting. Good luck to you!!

Penrose seems to have the main support group I can find. I'm pre op waiting on my last appt before scheduling the big day. I would love to find fellow bandsters so I have the support. My family is supportive, but they really have no clue what I'm going through. Most of the people I met at classes were going either for sleeve or gastric. Let me know if you find anything!