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I am so excited for my surgery tomorrow!! There are definitely a lot of different emotions running through me right now, but mostly excitement. I'm a little nervous, but I know that everything will work out. I have just about everything caught up around the house so my husband and I can just focus on what we need to after surgery, healing and hydration. We made plans today to go to Disneyland so I don't obsess about the surgery for the entire day. It is my favorite place and I probably won't make it back there for a while after surgery. Talk to you guys post-op!!

Way to go!!! You look great.

My doctor isn't even putting me on a liquid diet before surgery. Mine is on September 4th too. I am eating healthy meals and watching my calories, but no liquids. I am sure it won't effect your surgery date. Just do the best you can and remember this is why we are having surgery, because we need a little extra help.

Best of luck. I hope they find the cause of your pain soon.

Just keep trying different ones. You are at risk for decreased bone density with rapid weight loss, not to mention the obesity before hand. And our focus is protein not dairy. So it is really important to get it in somehow. Just keep experimenting. There are lots of options.

Thanks for the tip. That sounds delicious.

Awesome. Thank you! I'm scheduled for September 4th too.

I'm new to VST. I am scheduled to be sleeved on 9/4/12. I am 35 and happy I finally found a tool to help me live my life healthy.

Thank you for sharing your story. It is helpful to hear peoples successes and struggles.

Hi! I'm Chris and I am new on vertical sleeve talk. I'm currently pre-op with my surgery scheduled on September 4th. I am both extremely excited and completely nervous. I know that the VSG is the right move for me but I am nervous about the potential complications. I have had a lifelong issue with my weight. I remember going on my first diet in the third grade. I got to a point when I turned thirty that I was considering weight loss surgery, but I wanted to try and give it another shot on my own. I didn't really like the idea of the Lapband or the gastric bypass for myself, so I didn't really want to do surgery at that time. I worked with a bariatric doctor and a nutritionist and went from 326 to 207. But then the my portions grew again and the scale started to creep back up. Now at age 35, I knew I had to do something and talked with my doctor who gave me a surgical referral. When I began talking with them they told me about another surgery I didn't know about, the sleeve. After some research, I realized that was the surgery for me, it was the one I was waiting for. When I began this process I weighed 301. Right now I'm at about 270. I appreciate anybody who has advice, encouragement, or even complications to watch for. Thanks! Talk to you guys soon!