NJGurl19

Scared, Nervous, Terrified!!

Go ahead and do it. You will not regret having your last meal with a small desert. I did and I felt so good. Now I lost 12 pounds pre op. Now that I have the surgery I have no appetite and once I get hungry I drink Water and is gone. You wont probably feel the urge to eat desert after surgery so I said go ahead and do it and enjoy your desert. Good luck to you on your surgery walk a lot after surgery that really help you.

I would love to do that but after so many day liquid diet im scared it would make my liver grow..

I paid for my surgery today!

Yay!!! How are your nerves??

Hi everyone!! I'm to be sleeved next Tuesday (May 14th) I'm more nervous than excited but this is what I have to do and I have faith in God. I don't know exactly what I weigh now because I have been on my pre-op diet and my clothes are a little big. With that being said last I weighed, I weighed 320 which is my highest ever ever. My goal weight is 175. The lowest I have ever been in my adult life is 190 (I'm currently 25). My insurance approved it thank God but I have a high deductible. My support system is my husband and my sisters as well as my mother even though my mother thinks I am having a hernia repair. I'm deciding to keep this private it's just a personal choice.. Wish me luck!

funny... Im having surgery through the same office as him... however different doctor.. and they dont necessarily push for the band either... I even beleive i remember them saying that they are moving away from the band... I actually think this was Gov. Christie who pushed so hard to do it this way... because maybe at the time he didnt want anyone to know... The worst part is this... there was a line that said "he continues to work out with his personal trainer 4 days a week as he had done for years before the surgery" why is that guy still employed... LOL

Hey Lawrence I'm from NJ what office did he use?

I have surgery scheduled for monday may 6th n im so nervous n also a little hungry. Im having second thoughts n wondering if its normal to have second thought. I am thinking it's jus because im hungry. I can't believe its already 2 days away.

Hope all went well!!

Mine is the 14th as well and I have been in hysterics all day. The thing that makes me excited is looking at people's before and afters and how happy they are. But at the moment all I seem to think of is all the negatives so I completely get it.

Me too :/ message me and lmk how it all comes out if you can, ill try and do the same :-)

I'm having my surgery on May 14th' date=' too. I was really nervous last week and wanted to cancel, but this week I'm excited and ready to go![/quote']

Ive thought of canceling twice!! I hope this excitement hits me soo!!

I freaked out the week before. I was crying in the operating room when they put me under. I thought the worst.

I am okay' date=' it wasn't as bad as I thought, and you will be fine too. [/quote']

I feel the same way!! Im asking them to give me something before taking me to the OR, because i honestly think i will run out!!

What kind of complications?

They dont know yet.. Running an autopsy

I believe that I read the same incident' date=' the person who died was in the upper 400 range, was a man with history of clots and had a stroke which is very sad. These are rare instances and aren't related to the type of surgery we are having as much as the general risks of any surgery. I too have a history of blood clots, so that story stuck out to me. However we discussed the risks with my doctor and took extra precautions (blood thinning injections that I gave myself and still am now ) . Any surgery has these risks. But the percentage is minuscule compared to the long term health risks involved in being overweight. And especially being young, the statistics are that as we get older things continue to get worse, 95% of the time. These are the things that I repeated to myself when I got nervous, and I hope it helps in some way![/quote']

Noo it was a lady from my fb group she was pretty young and left three young girls. I understand all that and once all this is over i will probably laugh it off. But now i cant seem to be able to shake anything off!!

dr name? where u from?

Im from nJ his name is Dr. Andree in Livingston

Im currently in pre-op so i can understand!! It so hard and mine is not even that bad i can have fish and cheese. However 48 days before surgery just liquids.< /p>

Hi guys my surgery is May 14th and i want to call my surgeon and cancel!! I feel like im loosing my **** and to top it off someone on one of the other forums had a friend pass away from vsg complications. Is this normal, i think I'm going crazyyy sorry this is just venting but yes im losing it!!

outpatient

Does this mean you went home the same day??

Lol you guys made me chuckle!!

Not sure if this was shared or not' date=' please check out this person's blog. She shows you that yes, it is possible.

http://www.300poundsdown.com/

I want to thank you for sharing that blog with me. That right there is an amazing story!! Thank you!!

My doctor says one night, i honestly would like for it to be longer. Nothing like nurse and Doctor supervision..

I am looking at it like this. Every pound I don't gain before surgery is a pound I don't have to lose after. I also got a Fitbit and I've been increasing my walking. I have cut out carbonated drinks and trying to limit a' date='COBOL to a couple glasses a week. Limiting coffee to one cup a day. Trying to get in as much Water as I can.[/quote']

You are 100% correct!!

May 14.. #excited #scared I have been obese for 13 years.

We are surgery sisters!! Veryy scared, excited and nervous as well.

Bump. Any other May 14? I have to pay my deposit May 4. I don't have to do a pre-op diet.

I havent been given one as of yet either which i dont understand and im gaining weight everyday!!

I'm in a May 2013 sleeve group on FB! I don't know if it's the same one you're talking about or not' date=' but if you wanna PM me your email, I can try and add you. [/quote']

I would love to be added :-)

I'm also May 14th!! Can't wait!!

Me too!!

Big frank had to go on a month long pre op because he was so huge. They do this to decrease the fat around your organs so they can see what the hell they are doing in there. It's way more risky and difficult for the surgeon when your bmi is so high.

"Because he was so huge" wow insensitive much!!

My first post on here...! My date was confirmed today for May 15' date=' 2013. Now that it's 'finalized' I'm totally freaking out..... is there a forum for pre-sleeve chickens??[/quote']

Right here!! Part of me wants to stop the whole thing because i will do it on my own but i know thats not true so jitters aside we can do this!!!