May142013

I am a 14th person too! I'm so ready I can almost taste the hospital Jello lol

Im may 14th as well!!

May 14th. I report to the hospital at 10:45. I'm gonna pack my bag tomorrow night and finish up lesson plans for the substitute.

I felt like your husband for years! My brother had bypass 10 years ago because he was going to die if he didn't. I fooled myself and kept saying that I could do it the "right way" and did..... over and over and over. I dieted myself right up to 321 pounds! A friend ask me to go to the "seminar" that my surgeon gives every month and I took my husband with me. He finally made me understand that willpower had nothing to do with it and there were a lot of different factors, including genetics. He said we would diet ourselves right up to 500 pounds if we continued doing what we were doing. (which was lose 100, gain 110, lose 50, gain 70, lose 25, gain 45.) It finally clicked with me and my husband. When we left there, he was truly excited and we both knew that this was not "the easy way out" but a new life for me! It was a Godsend!! It definately is not easy but with this tool, I feel like I finally have control over food instead of the other way around!! It gives me the ability to stop eating, even though sometimes I don't want to, I have to. It also has taken away the hunger. I still deal with the boredom, head hunger but even that is doable because I can't binge like I use to. There are soooooooo many pluses and I wish I had done this years ago! It has changed my life and my husband is so pleased and proud of how I feel and act. I have so much energy and now he tells me how worried he was before with my health. I am off all medications now, no B/P problems, no depression, no borderline diabetes!!!! There are lots of pluses. I would encourage you to find a seminar and involve your husband so he can be educated on this subject. This is not another diet and you can't treat it like one. I wish you the best of luck!!

I too had lost over 100 lbs on Weight Watcher, and gained it back, I then lost over 100lbs with a personal trainer and diet but again I gained it all back.
I never had an issue with losing, it was maintaining the weight loss that had me stumped!
With the sleeve, I don't have the constant hunger and the constant thoughts of food. I now have an "Off Switch" that I never had. I eat mostly Protein and I avoid carbs for now (at least until I reach my goal, plus they are my downfall).
Yes, I do have to fight head hunger but, I can now have Portion Control and no longer suffer with constant hunger. The sleeve works, when you work with it!
Good Luck, remember this is for you ~ not your husband.

I ate way too fast and could slam high volumes before I felt it, too. Only I DID make poor choices, too. After WLS, my body talks to me much more than ever (I call her Ethyl) and she tells me things like, "OK, just take two swallows... Now wait. Yeah, feel that in the middle of your sternum? That's saying thanks for not taking three swallows. ... Now, take another bite..... Lets wait about five minutes.... Ok, you can have another bite now...." When you give that "voice" it's own personality, it makes the experience even funnier.
If your husband is so concerned about you having surgery, maybe he should be more concerned about the dangers of see-saw weight loss. People (like us) who go up and down a lot with our weight are at much higher risk of stroke than people who maintain morbid obesity. Luther Vandross is a good example. My husband is rail-thin and never has a weight problem either. But, he has studied my health conditions enough to have compassion and support for this decision. I'd tell your husband that undergoing surgery and giving up an entire lifetime of eating like he does is NOT an easy way out and he will see that himself. It will be the BEST gift you give yourself. Good luck.

Also, he does his procedures at Baylor Waxahachie.

I love Dr. Graham! I started going to him about a year and a half ago when I was having so much trouble with my Lapband. He was great working with me to try to get to the bottom of the issues, before he decided it had to come out. I've already had two surgeries with him now: gall bladder removal and Lapband removal. I completely trust him to do my sleeve on the 14th. His bariatric coordinator, Janet is great as well as his nurse, Christian. They hold a monthly support group in the same building as his office. I have TONS more support than I did before my Lapband 7 years ago and feel much more prepared.

When are you scheduled? Where does he do the procedure - Baylor Waxahachie? Do you go to the support groups? Sorry to ask so many questions.

I was just sleeved on April 23rd by Dr. Stowers and all went well! I'm 10 days post op and have no regrets. I worked at the wise regional hospital where it is done and I personally knew all my nurses and charge nurses. This too made my experience even better. You'll be fine and just know you have selected the BEST SURGEON!!!! Good luck

I am going to my consultation with Dr Graham in Waxahachie next week.

Her rock. Her backpack. You don't have to carry her rock in your own backpack.....give it back to her. It's amazing how lite our backpack becomes when we give others their rocks back.