HollyMc63

Mine is March 12 also. Good luck

Hey! I'm scheduled for March 12. Beyond excited, and just a little nervous. Wish it was getting done tomorrow (or today!). Going to Juarez, Mexico, Dr. Rodriguez.

I got my letter from insurance for the approval of my surgery. I am excited and terrified! I know for health reason I need to get this done and I will feel so much better! Surgery is March 12 th. wish me luck!

I felt exactly the same!! But I can say I am almost 3 weeks out and feeling great! I had pretty bad gas pain but walking helped heaps. I've lost almost 40lbs Pre and post op.
Good luck to you all, I'm sure you'll be feeling good soon too

I'm in the same boat as you, nerves are touch and go right now, but as the day gets closer, the more nervous I get. We'll be good. We'll hurt after the surgery, but after that it's game on. It's time to buckle down, kick some ass and get this weight off. We got this!

You sound so happy. Good for you can't wait to eat with a smaller spoon!

Welcome good luck!

I am hoping to get my date for March also. I have finished all my test and appts, my insurance was preapproved so now I wait for the baratric board will discuss if I need any more test or counseling if not I will get a appt. with surgeon.. Its been a long week hoping to get a call. My husband has spring break (he teaches collage) 2nd week in March .. I have been dieting all month .. down to 1200 cal a day. work out 30 min at least each day .. only have lost 6 pounds. have to lose 10 pounds before surgery. I am excited and nervous.

I have completed all my test. Now waiting for the team to talk about my test and see if I am ready for surgery. I am hoping to get it done by March. Every time my phone rings I run! Waiting is really terrible! But like the old saying. Good things come to those who wait!

Good luck !! Keep us posted

Finally told my Mom, "Hey, I am leaving next weekend to have surgery in Tijuana."
Oh my - did the fur fly.
Some exerpts of the conversation: "You know you will have to have 'will power' after surgery to make the right food choices, why don't you just do that now? Going to Mexico is risky.....how exactly did you verify your surgeons credentials....what did she do wrong as a mother that I learned to be fat.......this is not a quick fix...........what does you husband think........your Dad turned grey when I told him.......I'm very worried and love you.....who is going with you.....who all knows about this.....the surgeons there just want your money like the insurance companies do here, so don't think they are concerned about your health either.....etc."
Wow. What a pep talk. She's my Mom and I love her, but - WOW.

Wow thanks for the replies. It's great to talk to people that have gone through it. It's funny that we all have the same story's when it comes to people reaction towards the surgery. If I could lose the weight with out surgery dont you think I would?.. They just don't understand

Hi I am new. I just started my new journey last November. I love reading all the topics I have learned a lot today. I don't have a surgery date yet. I went for my last appointment yesterday and now the bariatric group will discuss if I am a candidate or not. Then I will should get an appointment to meet the surgeon. My sisters are worried about the surgery . I told them to stop focusing on the surgery but on the fact that I am going to do a major change to improve my life. I find a lot of people that I have told are not supportive and then a lot are. I decided to stop talking about the surgery because of the negative responses. My husband is supportive but he doesn't talk about it . I was wondering if someone can give me an idea how long I should plan on being out of work after surgery. I pretty much have a desk job with walking around the plant (which I read makes you feel better). Also I have reflux will it get worse after surgery if I can control it now?

Wow thanks for the replies. It's great to talk to people that have gone through it. It's funny that we all have the same story's when it comes to people reaction towards the surgery. If I could lose the weight with out surgery dont you think I would?.. They just don't understand

I am on day 9 right now and could easily go back to work now (shhhh don't tell anyone). If you have the time, take it for yourself though, i am using this time to get used to eating, advancing my diet (on full liquids until next Friday, then purée...yummy!) exercising and reading more about post surgery. Who knows how you will heal though, everyone is different.
If you have any stress at work this will be more difficult to go back....especially with reflux...it can get worse after surgery but meds usually do the trick and yes I would try to get it controlled now.
As far as people in my life, my family was against my surgery...partly because they know nothing about the surgery but your loved ones care about you and do not want to see anything happen to you...it was mainly their fear of something going wrong and fear of the unknown...I sent them to this site, showed them before and afters and talked to them about the surgery and it was a little easier for them to accept this "radical" thing I was about to do. Besides they did not know about all of the support and education classes you have to do, the nutrition visits, psychologist, cardiologist, medical tests, etc and that I was going through this journey for months. It wasn't a spur of the moment decision like they thought.
The other thing I heard was why can't I just do the "diet" and lose the weight that way..in other words restrict my food intake as if I had the surgery...I just tried to educate them on this "tool" including how hunger works and the hormone gherlin (?spelling) that is reduced following the surgery and if I was able to do it on my own, I would have!

I"m also taking the week of surgery off and have blocked off the following week. Although I'm committed to a conference call. I have a desk job and can work from home quite a bit. I'll probably start having some business trips about 4 weeks post-surgery.
As to telling people, I've only told a few people. Some had a similar initial reaction but then I explained all the pros/cons etc. After that I just told people that I'd hope they would be supportive but that I was doing this for me. One friend I know is leery but she's still supportive.

I'm not sleeved yet, but would like to share what I've learned having the band (which sucks as a WLS tool, at least for me!) Your stomach will be smaller and initially you may not be hungry . . . but at a grazer you need to determine if you eat because you're hungry, out of habit, boredom, emotion, etc.
I keep on thinking it's going to initially be pretty awesome getting rid of that hunger hormone (but it is produced elsewhere in your body and from most accounts I've read, hunger will return in time - and some folks don't lose it at all). But, then I look back at all the times I ate even when I'm not hungry. It won't control for that.
Also, having WLS doesn't necessarily control WHAT you put into your mouth - only the amount. It's still calories in - calories out. If those 6 - 8 Snacks are high calorie fatty foods it's entirely possible to not lose weight with WLS and in fact gain. You'll see a lot of that type of topic here.
WLS only does part of the job - the rest is up to the individual.