JonathanS

Unjury Unflavored has come highly recommended. However, I haven't tried it yet. It is amazing what we learn here!

Hang in there Kathy! The weeks leading up to my surgery were filled with anxiety and I tend to believe that I deal with stress well. It will be here before you know it and you will be rocking your new sleeve. Good luck and well wishes!

Do I sense a fellow redditor?

Absolutely! I actually made notes as I read the posts here and typed up about 15+ questions to ask. I knew I would be nervous and probably wouldn't remember everything if I didn't write it down. But once I get in the room with the surgeon he made me feel very at ease and ended up just talking for awhile and I pulled out my list at the end to make sure I didn't forget anything.

I also asked how he prevented leaks (clips along staple line, glue, stitching). Pain after surgery. Drains. Expected weight loss in first month. Preop diet. Time to do surgery. Cath. If I would have my own recovery room. How soon I could exercise.

Honestly, go ahead and give them a call to explain what happened. Smoking can affect everything that sassy mentioned. I would not hide it from them.

I talked to my surgeon about traveling and he said that it shouldn't be longer then 90 minutes to prevent clots. However, if your Dr. gave you the ok ... have fun! I would just remember water, water, and more water with walking and being in the sun.

Yes, my surgeon's office gave me a form to give to my PCP. They made 6 copies of it and we filled it out each month.

I feel your pain Shelli, the same thing happened to me. I'm planning a trip to an amusement park 6 months postop as part of my "hello me" tour. :-)

I'm honestly looking forward to a little bit of downtime before surgery. The first part of the 6 months seemed to just crawl along. But now that I'm getting into all the requirements and having to make all these appointments, time is flying by. I am by no means a patient person either. Once I make my mind up on something, lets get it done! I hope everything goes well for you.

Has anyone ever been denied due to psych eval? I haven't been through mine yet but just setup the appointment. I was told it would be a 45 minute interview and then 2 units of testing. My coordinator said that it is rare for someone to be denied due to the eval.

My Dr. shared some interesting facts with us during the seminar. The national mortality rate for the sleeve is about the same as gallbladder surgery. If your gallbladder needed to be removed would you hesitate? He also said that the mortality rates for centers of excellence are even lower. Personally, I am more afraid for life after surgery ... not the surgery itself.

I'm with you IMSKINNY. The surgeon already requires a lot of testing just to have the surgery. I would be surprised if they don't require you to have the sleep study anyway.

Holy smokes I wish isopure tasted like G2, I could actually drink it! I haven't tried the powder yet but the liquid flavors take work for me to drink.