mytime2shine

June 11th. San Antonio, Texas. Cannot wait. No matter what, I will never look back.

I am not gonna let this give me an excuse to sabotage the surgery! This is my 2nd post on these forums and you guys have given me great support and guidance to help me get through. Thanks!

I can't wait for the dryer to stop shrinking my clothes!!!

Hey ya'll.... Im out of recovery and safely in my room. Some chest pain but all is good :0)

Greetings June sleeves! I had my sleeve yesterday, June 3rd! All has gone well. My surgery was in the morning and I was up walking in the early afternoon. I have only been allowed ice chips so far. I have not experienced any hunger since Sat after the bowel prep. Right now I am just thirsty. I go to Tue surgeons office later this morning for a leak check and then on to a 2 1/2 drive home.

Thanks @ bashmom . I am back on track today. I have 2 more days to go. Uber excited!!

Im june 6th too..I just found out today bexause someone canceled and they submitted to insurance. Hoping they approve before date...my surgery is in bronx Ny but I live in queens..still trying to take everything..48 hours left..omg !!

I know..no pre-op diet but ive been doing semi liquid on my own..I will find out tomorrow..they was rushing to get my insurance in today..all because someone canceled. .im super lucky..n grateful n happy ..its a fresh start n im ready..!! We got rhis ****...boooyahhhhh

I have to echo what Mytime said. I'm pre-sleeve for at least the next month or so; and here's what I have been doing to try to make sure I totally understand what I'm moving forward towards.
Look back over the choices and attempts you've made in the past. Were they deep-rooted, totally committed efforts or did you only give a halfhearted attempt at diet and exercise?
Did you lose weight? If yes, did it stay gone (or did it do like my adipose tissue and return in full force, with lots and lots of friends)?
What is your relationship with food--are you a boredom eater, an emotional-trigger eater?
Do you have a solid support system of friends/family who will be in your corner throughout the process, or at least NOT actively sabotage your efforts?
Do you exercise now? Will you be willing to exercise on a regular basis after the procedure?

From everything I've heard on the forums, a good percentage of the success you get from VSG or any weight loss surgery depends on what you are willing to put into it. The only "magic bullet" is the blender some people use for their Protein shakes; surgery isn't a magic cure. You have to really, really want this. The whole package. The post-surgery pain and hair loss and stomach gurgles right along with the body transformation. You can't pick and choose or only opt for the positive, because none of us (including me!) knows what the post-sleeve world will be like until we're in it.
Take some time to process what the surgery will mean for you, good, bad and every which way in between. You will be making a no-going-back change. This could be AMAZING. It could open up your world and grant you a longer and happier life. But it's not simple and it's not like applying a blowtorch to a stick of butter. The weight will come off--after a real effort on your part, and after probably having to rethink and re-work your entire connection with food. It might come off quickly, or it might be a slow process where you have to battle for every half-pound of progress--but you will get there if you can persevere!
Talk to your doctor. Talk to your nutritionist. Talk to your psych counselor. Be totally honest, with them and with yourself. Do everything you can to go into this with both eyes open and as much information as you can gather.
That's what I'm doing, anyway. Good luck--I know you'll come to a decision that feels right for you!

GOD BLESS and PRAYERS!!

Good Luck!

In a few hours, here we go!!!
This month will be filled with our stories, huge milestones in our lives. Let us not take for granted where we have been and where we will go from here.
Thanks to all of the ones who have gone before us, paving the way and helping calm our fears. Thanks to this community, for giving us others to bounce our thoughts and fears off of. Thank you all for the shoulders I will undoubtedly cry on.
Prayers, good luck, and God speed. See you on the losers bench.

Another June 6 sleeve buddy!!!

So surgery was this morning and all went well! No nausea which I was really worried about. Some pain but tolerable. Water going down well just still groggy from anesthesia! Good luck to everyone! Hope yours is as I eventful as mine!

Im june 6th ..this is awesome!!

Surgery tomorrow at 10:30am in Houston. Getting a little nervous, but so ready to start my new life!

So happy for all us June sleeves!!

I'm on the 6th!!
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I'll be sleeved and on the losers bench!!!!

June 6 too! ????

Same as me I'm June 6 too.

I finally got the call this morning, my surgery is June 26!!!!

Nurse is going to start my IV in a few mins and the wait is on!

May 1st -33 lbs including pre op which was -7 lbs.

i was sleeved May22nd and i lost 25lbs so far