Lizzy0827

Yes. I have noticed it seems to make my mouth feel dry as well. Not. Sure why.

I have my first appointment with the surgeon tomorrow. I have done of all of the pre-op testing etc to get to this point. Now I am nervous and wondering..what are the most important questions to ask tomorrow? Can anyone give me some good suggestions? Thanks for the help!

Thanks for posting this. Your beginning stats are almost identical to mine. I started at 221. I have lost 10 lb and I am scheduled to meet with the surgeon on Dec 20th to discuss surgery and possibly a date. I continually ask myself "are you sure you should do this?" But I have become more and more sure of my decision over the last few weeks and you just helped seal the deal for me. I don't want to look back in 10 years and feel regretful that I did not take this opportunity to better my health and my life when I had the chance. Thanks for the words of encouragement!

I worry about this too. I am 5'5" and weigh about 215 right now. i have hypertension and sleep apnea. i also have a family hx of cancer and hesrt disease. I have only told my husband and daughters (13 and 11). I haven't told my mom, sister or the in-laws yet but plan too. I want to be a little closer to actually having surgery before I tell them though. I am struggling with whether I want to tell anyone at work. I have a very close co-worker who is also over weight (obese) and I actually worry about how my decision might affect her. Will it make. Her feel bad or uncomfortable...

Hi guys! My name is Liz. i am 38, i have 3 kids (13, 12, and 5) and my husband is in the AF. This is my first post on VSG talk. I have been lurking on here for about 3-4 months and finally decided to create an account. This summer some things happened that made me decide it was time to change my life. I had sleep apnea (and i was starting to feel the effects of it not being treated) and I was diagnosed with hypertension. I also realized on a camping trip with my family just how overweight and out of shape I was. My husband, kids and I went on a bike ride around the campground we were staying at. I quickly fell behind everyone and could not keep up. My heart was pounding out of my chest and I could barely breath. These things were my wake up call. I have struggled with my weight since high school (I'm 38). I have come to the realization (and accepted thr fact) that I am never going to be able to lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off without some major help. So, in July I asked my PCM to put a referral in for me to see a bariatric surgeon. I went to the seminar in early August and have been working through all of the required appointments since then. I have pretty much gotten everything done. I have to lose 10lb before I can meet with the nurse coordinator ( I have 4 to go while I hope to get rid of in the next week or two). And then I can make an appointment to see the surgeon. I had hoped to have my surgery in December. However, I just found out one of the girls I work with is putting in her notice to leave at the end of November. I work in a small clinic and that leaves 2 of us to cover 5 days a week. I am nervous about this. I don't want to push off my surgery but I don't know how I can take off and leave my coworker there by herself (and I haven't told anyone at work that I am planning on having surgery). I would be ok with waiting until the first of January...but not really any later. Anyway, I just wanted to come on and introduce myself. I have already learned so much just reading all of the posts on here. I look forward to getting to know some of you : )