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Tif I'm so thankful to hear that! I had a great day staying on the preop diet today too! Thank God!!!

Chancie:) Your story is very inspiring. I'm so glad you posted it. I"m having my surgery next Thursday and I have a lot to lose as well. Thanks again for posting it and you look absolutely amazing. Congrats your success!

6 more days to go! The 25th cannot get here quick enough!!!!

Her surgery was yesterday and she's been on my mind. I hope all went well with her!

Glad to hear all went well!

I posted a thread just for you yesterday. You had been on my mind. Glad to hear all went well.

Well you already know we share that date!

STEP AWAY from the Burger........LOL Girl you CAN do this! It will be so worth it in the long run. Find something to keep you busy or maybe just go to bed. Go take a relaxing bubble bath anything to get your mind off of it. I had to drive my kids to Burger King last night because my hubby was sick and I refuse to cook right now. I swear that was the hardest trip to make but I did it and didn't order a thing. Text me if you need to vent. I think you have my #.

I went to preop this morning and had nutrition class. My nutritionist advised me to do a chewable Multivitamin like Centrum, complex B and Vitamin D as well as a Citrical. Good luck to all of you. The 25th needs to hurry up and get here. I'm ready to get this show on the road!

Wow, I can't believe how fast this is going but when I know what I want, I go after it! I had my consult w/Dr Gary Stevens this morning and he was so nice. We went through my history and he asked me was I ready to get sleeved. I said yes the sooner the better. I'm scheduled for 3/25. I met w/the nutritionist this morning and she was so nice. I am a little weary about the liquid diet for 2 weeks but she gave me a sample menu of what I CAN have. I have to get an EGD done Thursday morning and a little nervous about that. I get my psy eval on Saturyay and then I go do my preop and class on Monday morning and then I'm good to go! I'm so glad I've found this site. I am looking for support from you all who are currently undergoing this process and from the ones who have been sleeved. I've long awaited the new me!

I'm finished with preop and my preop class. I've done everything and I'm ready to go. I even had the nutritionist check my journal to make sure I'm on target and she says I'm doing great. In 4 days, I've lost 9.5 lbs! Now it's just for the 25th to hurry up and get here......LOL

Not at all!

That is wonderful! So glad you are recovering so nicely! I'm so excited. I wish my date would fly by to get here!

Goodlife, I was told by my surgeon that he wanted to check to see if I had acid reflux, make sure there were not any ulcers in my stomach and make sure that I didn't have an poylops (sp) Thankfully everything checked out great and I'm so thankful!

Thank you ladies! Good luck to you as well Kylie!

I'm scheduled for surgery on March 25th and it can't get here quick enough! I'm on day 4 of preop diet! I have weaknesses where I want to cry because I want to eat "with a fork" and there are times when I'm feeling strong and I know I can do this!

I would be furious if the insurance coordinator would do that to me. I am a self pay but if in any way shape or form your ins will pay after talking to your surgeon, I would go up there and wait to see him even if you have to make an appointment! Good luck:)

I can totally relate to the headaches as well. I'm on day 4 of this preop diet. I want to chew as well. It feels totally weird not to have a fork in my hand @ all. This isn't easy but when I get weak or start having a hard time, I journal my feelings to God. Friday night I got so depressed that when my husband and kids came back home from picking up dinner for themselves, I went upstairs and cried. Then I realized how much food is such a big part of our lives and it shouldn't dictate everything we do. However, that still doesn't make this easy.

I haven't been told that yet but I read it in my "Bari-Bible" that I will

I had the scope done this morning. Thankfully that all came back well. When I left the hospital, my mom took me to Planet Nutrition and I got a Cookies and cream Protein Shake. I just looked it up online and it was 30 grams of protien. I'm nervous about this preop diet. Then my mom and I were just talking and she's like, what if you have complications and the dr can't finish the procedure laproscopically? What happens? She's questioning me because when I had to have my gallbladder removed, my dr wasn't able to do it laproscopically. I did have to be cut open. I will call my dr tomorrow to get answers but has this ever happened to anyone by chance?

Mini I did speak w/his nurse this am and she said he has never had a case where he ended up having to open a person up but that there is always a slight risk. I was just worried it would be more $$$ as I'm paying him up front on Monday. His nurse told me no that there would be no extra expense for that if it did happen.

Wow I notice alot of people are seeing this particular dr in Mexico! May I ask how much he charges if people don't have insurance coverage for this procedure? I can't wait to get my sleeve but I'm doing mine in Lafayette, LA. Cajun what part of LA are you from?

(((Lynda))) that's great! Congrats! So happy for you! I can't wait to join you on that loser's bench!

What are you favorite ones? I did buy the Curves ones this morning. A friend of mine who had the surgery told me she drove to Planet Nutrition everyday and had the strawberries and cream one but I need good ones to make @ home.

I'm going to the grocery store tonight after I have my "last supper" and stock up on Soup, yougart, and will get some carnation breakfast. I am assuming that I can have SF Cappacinno, correct?