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I am scheduled to go in for the Super Sleeve in 4 days (YEA!!) and I want to know if anyone else is going then.

I just got sleeved the 11th and am trying to make this whole clear liquid thing work for the next 2 days, but I have some questions... Is lemonade okay? I have been drinking Chick-fil-A diet lemonade, but I just read on a post that particle drinks are really dangerous to have week one. I actually asked the doctor in Mexico and he said it was ok, but now I'm scared. Also, can we have sugar free clear candies like Life Savers SF or gum? I am just struggling with not being able to chew something. Today (the 16th) is the first day I have been really really hungry. I am trying to keep myself busy, but I just keep working on my grocery list for phase II and III....I know, I know I'm torturing myself lol

Yes, that is what I am going in for :-) ...are you getting the plication also? When in Nov are you going?

I weigh 200 lbs and have tried everything else. I have been struggling with my weight which I put on as a result of depression for 5 years now... I have also been at a weight I was very happy at. My doctor tells me I am not a healthy weight and I have back problems as a result. Everyone has their own breaking point...why should I wait til I am 300 or 400 lbs before I decide enough is enough. I don't think of it as a tool to lose 40 lbs I think of it as a way to be happier within myself and healthier again. I think if you qualify for it and you have researched the pros and cons and what the aftermath is going to be like and you still want to do it...go for it. That is why they have qualifications, so they don't get a bunch of people that don't need it, or who it would be dangerous for, having it done. Anyways, we, especially as Americans eat so much more than we really need...is it really that bad for us to not eat as much? I am not offended by the way :-) just wanted to put my 2 cents in as well.

My BMI is 32 too :-) I am scheduled for surgery with Dr Rodriguez in Juarez for November 11. You should move your date to Nov 11 so we can go in scared together lol. Plus that way you will have more time to mentally process everything :-) I have had the same fears too. I want to lose about 65 lbs ultimately, but I'm like "how will my body know when to stop losing?" I have had friends tell me I'm not big enough for WLS but I know my body and I also know that I have become obsessed with food and it will only get worse unless I nip it in the butt now. My ultimate low point was when my Wii gaming system told me I was obese...can you believe that! A video game telling me I needed to lose weight lol!

Don't you hate when people tell you that you are not "big" enough. People do the same thing with me and make me feel stupid for even considering WLS. When I tell them my weight they say "no way you don't weigh that much...well you hold it well!" Just because people hold their weight differently doesn't mean that they don't feel the same effects of their weight...the shortness of breath, the back pain, the self consciousness. LOL sorry for getting off the topic, just relieved to find someone else going through the same thing I am. :lol0: It's those people that DO make you wish you hadn't told anyone lol, but it's also too hard to keep a secret when you are excited about it...I know I couldn't despite the naysayers