SouthernSleever

Yes, I ate everything before my diet started. I put on 7lbs infact. It's terrible but I felt like I had to eat some of everything I loved (which obviously was a lot of things) before my surgery. Also eating is one of the things my family loves to do together and we took a mini trip and of course ate out there a lot. I'm on my preop diet of low carb and I'm doing fine. I'm really not craving anything.

Good luck! I love your name and the pics in your profile btw!

OMG I'm so jealous! I want to try it so bad! I may just have to order some from amazon or something!

I've tried low carb before and it's been incredibly difficult. Friday I started my low carb diet for my VSG and I'm worried I'm not doing it right. I'm keeping carbs right at 30g/day but I don't feel weak or tired like I usually do on a lowcarb diet. I'm also not craving carbs at all. I fear I'm doing it wrong and my liver will be fatty :scared0:

I am being sleeved on the 8th and leaving for Mexico on the 7th. I cannot believe that this time next week I will be post-op. I'm not really worried more consumed with things I still need to do. I am a little worried about how my kids will do (2yrs and 5 yrs) as I have never spent a night away from them their whole lives and I'm a stay at home Mom so they spend the majority of time with me. I made a little shelf for all the samples of protien powders, vitamins, and I'm rereading my instructions. I have never been on a plane either heck I haven't slept alone in a bed by myself in nearly 11 years. I keep thinking I should get a webcam and make videos incase I die, for my kids :scared0: What a crazy week this will be. I'm so ready to be on the other side.

I'll be dropped off at the airport when you are being picked up!

I'm leaving Dr Aceves on the 11th so I'll probably see a few of you gals at the airport! I cannot believe it's less than a week away. I just organized my pantry, vitamins, and fridge today. Tomorrow I'm hitting the spare bedroom where I'll stay once I get back.

Welcome to the board Diana!

Do you have the copper or the Merina (sp)? I have the copper and I asked today and she said it was the perfect Birthcontrol for this surgery. I had my yearly exam this morning fyi. I'm not sure about the one using hormones. You dont have to take it out but you might ask about using a back up method.

Sounds like your body is hanging on to all it's resources since you aren't getting enough in. That's why the scale isnt' moving and you are feeling so tired. JMO

Haha my first son was born my c-section after 19 hours of pit induced labor (I was ignorant about pit and induction) so my homebirth was a hella lot easier to recover from and have in general. I'd be chicken to go back into the hospital again for a birth lol!

How does that work if you got your surgery in Mexico? I'm assuming you can't take pain meds across the border and a pharmacy wouldn't fill Rx from Mexico.

I do! I first became familuar with it when I had a homebirth for my second baby. My midwife suggested it and remarked that coconut was the only food you could live solely on. I drank it through my labor and afterwords too. It can also be used in the place of blood transfusions (how cool is that?) I have stocked up on several tins of coconut water for post op.

Right on Geek! I think we all have terrible nerves about now but also excitement!

It seems to me that those people who have the most sucess with the VSG are people who had the lapband before. I wonder why this is. I've thought of a few reasons that could be. They already had gotten much of their eating undercontrol with the band. Their body was so starved for nutrients (with all the vomiting and all) that once they ate food with their vsg their bodies dropped it more quickly. They had one surgery which didn't last so they make the most of this surgery and follow the rules to a T. What are your experiences/thoughts about this?

I'm having trouble with this too as I dont like to use artifical sweetners or colors in my food.

That's concerning that someone didn't let the post go through. I'm going to ask Nina about that : /

I can see it now and WOW you look amazing!!!

Ugh I hate this low carb diet. I'm struggling pretty badly I just can't think of anything I want to eat that's low carbs except a ceaser salad : /

Aww boo I can't see your pics! Grats on your progress though!

Go to the ER I'm always afraid ppl are getting a pulomonary embolism when they have severe pain in the chest.

Congrats on your pregnancy!!!

I'm in TN and most of the Drs around here haven't done many vsgs but prices I saw were around 17k-22k

Starting mine today too since I have been such a pig over the last couple weeks. I want to make sure my liver isnt' slippery. To whoever posted about getting their lapband rescheduled because of thier fatty liver, that gave me just the motivation I needed to stay on track!

<wave> I have the same date as you! I'm going to Dr Aceves in Mexico and I started today on my low carb diet. I keep thinking of reasons to put it off but it's nearly 4pm and I'm still going. Who's your surgeon?