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ive seen a lot of people saying really good things about these kinds of drinks. I dont know exactly what g2 is so I would suggest sugar free and calorie free but I have heard they can help you feel lots better i plan on drinking some powerade 0 to see if i can shake this headache.

I had my surgery 8/16. Surgeon said everything went great, I have no real complaints my incisions arent too bad. I feel pretty full and have only been able to drink one protein shake and some water but I am having the worst headache and I cant seem to shake it. Yesterday I was taking pain meds just for my headache and my bp was pretty high because I didnt have my meds in the hospital. I took my bp meds today but when I left the hospital it was still pretty high. No real stomach problems other than feeling lots of fullness and pressure inside my stomach, other than this headache. I took 2 tylenol and I am just laying around but I feel like I should be exercising and moving around. Anybody have headache issues? Any suggestions to get rid of it? How bad is it if I dont exercise yet? I was walking a mile a day in the hospital trying to work out the gas and I dont want to fall back into not exercising,

So I have read that wearing compression garments after surgery helps to avoid loose hanging skin. Just as a PSA lane bryant is currently offering 60% off of their clearance and there is a pair of spanx available for $15 after the discount code (ONEDAYLB). http://www.lanebryant.com/plus-size-sale-clothing-initmate-apparel/clearance-intimates/4053c16654/index.cat?currentIndex=1&pageSize=96&Mpper=96&Mpos=1 I had been able to resist the urge to purchase clothes, but I couldnt pass up on spanx at this price, especially since I plan to wear them constantly after surgery. Hope someone else can use it too.

you look great I have done the shred before and plan to complete it for the first time after my sleeve but I am wondering when it will be ok to start? what do you think? I was thinking jillian would do a job on any hanging skin issues and you just proved that indeed she will you look like you got a freaking tummy tuck! if you guys are interested they often have her videos on groupon. Any advice about how long to wait will be greatly appreciated i love (in the completely hate way) her videos but people say they are so tired after the surgery i wonder about being able to do it. I am scheduled for tomorrow, and my surgeon says exercise asap but im not sure thats what he means.

No I typed that too quick and just fixed it so it actually makes sense I will be going in on Monday. I dont really do anything other than walk, sit and stand so I figure it will be ok.

Beautiful!

Im a sole practitioner and the main bread winner in my family too. My surgery is on Friday and I have appearances on Court on Monday. I plan on going, taking it easy, and going home early if I need to. I have more flexibility because it is my firm but I have talked to quite a few people with more traditional jobs and they say they have gone back without issues.

Im on Friday too and I didnt have a pre op diet but I think I should have because I have literally eaten everything I can think of. After my restaurant tour you guys will have quite the head start on me. Good luck to everyone!

I never got a letter she asked me if I wanted her to approve me, I said obviously. She said she would approve me conditionally, the condition was that if I gained more weight I would have to go to more therapy, if not she would leave me alone. I only know that I got cleared because I didnt have to see her again and the next time I saw the nutritionist she told me I was done with therapy. Perhaps she wants you to commit to therapy while continuing through the process? It takes a while anyways and that wouldnt stop you from moving forward.

Its still your business and if you dont want to tell people, dont, I have no intention to. Although I have no problem telling people its not something I want to discuss, its not even a discussion I want to begin and I dont want to hear their thoughts or opinions. While I was going through the process I did medifast, and I realized that the results are not very different. The mf diet is about 1000 calories a day and again is very similar to the sleeve. If you are looking for something to tell people you can tell them that you significantly modified your diet and tell them about the medifast program. There is a lot of information about it, and it definitely does work if you stick with it. I dont think you should tell people unless you want to because once you do it is information you cant get back and you have no control over who else it told about it.

To be honest that doesnt sound so great, but if it makes you feel better my therapist was as clear as mud. We didnt hit it off, she was super thin and weird, and I found her irritating. She repeatedly asked me why I ate and I told her it was because I really enjoyed food and it was one of the only I things I do for me. Finally I told her I didnt really want to get into whatever deep problem she thought she saw inside of me, I just wanted the surgery because I could lose weight but I always went back to poor eating habits and regained it so tell me the magic words to get the crap over with. After two appointments (and copays) she was suddenly confident that I was sufficiently cured but told me I could only get her clearance if I didnt gain anymore weight. I managed not to, and so never had to see her again. Is there a way you can assert a personality conflict and start over with a new one?

StarryNightSky!!!! I am so excited to find you I am getting sleeved 8/16 too! I thought I was the only one and I was feeling kinda lonely. Hope you dont mind if I stalk you a bit and we go through this process together. I dont know what time I am going in yet but Ill keep you posted. For everyone else congratulations and good luck! I havent made it through this whole post yet, but if you have gotten yours done come back and tell us how you are, what to do, what not to do, and what to expect.

I have been getting all my supplies together for the big day and I went to BJS to get protein powder. There were a bunch of choices, but only 2 for the coupon I had. One powder was for lean toning and the other was to build muscle. I knew that I was supposed to get whatever had the most protein (but at least 20 g/serving) and that was the muscle building kind (20 g vs 15 grams per serving) but the lean one had 100 calories and the muscle one had 150 calories per serving. I got the lean one and bought some vanilla almond milk to make up for the protein deficiency in case it was a big deal. But now Im curious, which is more important, protein or calories? The fact that I would be saving 150 calories a day made me feel like it was the better choice, but I guess Im not sure that I will eat enough calories for it to matter. Does anybody else use lean vs muscle protein powder? What has your experience been?

So this Friday it is. Its almost hysterical that every time i have started some new crazy diet in the past Friday began the insane time to eat with reckless abandon because Monday always marked the end of food as I knew and loved it. Well not this time, Friday will mark the end of an era for me, and I cant wait. My aunt recently got the surgery, and my cousin will be getting it two days before me, but I want to have as many people in my corner to go through this process with me. Anybody else getting sleeve 8/16? Wanna be my buddy?

i want to run for office and feel proud of my brochures, banners, and lawn signs as opposed to being ashamed.

I havent had the surgery yet so I havent gotten the advice about when spanx are ok, does anyone know why they are unapproved and when they become acceptable? I love spanx, they are very spandexy and comfortable once you get them on. I usually get them in a much smaller size than I should and figure out how to get myself into them. My sister has helped me on occasion and she made up a song "do the running back, do the running back". Right, if you dont get it think of a football player quickly running in place on the field, dont know why but this helps to get them on. To me, no matter how small I have gotten them they dont hurt and I have been known to go to sleep in them. They are a lot of work to take on and off, they also have a tendency to crush the booty, but those would be my only complaints. They do not leave bulges really from anywhere, but I always wear the high waisted ones that go right under my boobs so there is no place for a bulge to go, they basically smooth it out. I was desperately wanting to buy clothes from laney b myself, but I was thinking I have surgery 8/16 by next summer I plan to be skinny and shopping in "normal" stores.

Good luck everybody. I am scheduled for 8/16 and I am so excited I cant wait to jump into the rest of my life.

I think it depends largely on the person. Like I said before I have been eating and drinking, I dont want to be tempted to cheat after the surgery and I feel as though this purge will help. Having said that my surgeon does not require a pre op diet. He doesnt care about shrinking the liver he puts a staple in the liver to hold it out of the way during surgery and then sutures it before he closes everything back up. I have not heard of other people doing this, however my surgeon is heralded as one of the best in my area so I trust him. I think that many of us probably have food addictions, but we have also probably been through this before and know what does or doesnt work for us. I think that the people that do a diet before hand, are doing what worked for them. I did medifast, and in retrospect, I wish I would have saved this for closer to surgery, then I likely would not have felt so deprived. Have I gained weight? Definitely, do I think Ill be able to stop, definitely, but with the impending surgery, it feels nearly impossible.

Im a lawyer. I am not sleeved yet but am going for my pre surgery screening tomorrow, I am scheduled for surgery 8/16 and I cant wait!!! I have lost weight lots of time in the past but I have never been able to stick with it long enough to get anywhere near the finish line. I feel like this is giving me an opportunity to succeed like never before. I have also learned that in private practice my appearance is just as important as my knowledge which is sad, but true. I am so inspired by all of you and good luck to everybody that is on their way!

My date is 8/16 and I have been out of control. Not just eating but also drinking. I am hoping that I will be able to eat whatever I want in smaller quantities but I dont feel so optimistic. I have seen a ton of people saying that they cant eat pasta, bread, rice (all the things I love). I have also heard nothing good about alcohol consumption post surgery. I know that I am digging a bigger hole for myself to climb out of, but I will be climbing for the rest of my life since my stomach wont tolerate much food and I dont want to sabotage myself by feeling deprived. I know someone else that was recently sleeved and even though they are on the liquid only stage they are eating fried chicken, burgers and fries, and just chewing them well. She dieted to the day of surgery and said she is feeling super deprived. I dont want to be tempted to blow my new stomach out eating something crazy so Im just counting down and wishing the 16th would hurry up before I get any bigger.

I have seen the thread on what I should bring to the hospital, but I mean what do I need for afterwards? I have a 24 oz cool cup that I already take everywhere with me, but it does have a straw (it is sippable w/o a straw on the other side of the lid) how long did you adhere to the no straw rule? What do I need to have at home to be comfortable after the surgery? I am on liquids for 10 days post op. What did you keep in your house to eat? What were your favorite meals? I want to get my grocery list together now. What type of exercise did you do when you came home. Any plans/dvds, elliptical? recumbent bike? treadmill? what was too much? what wasnt enough? Do you recommend chewable vitamins (I hate all medicine that is not in pill form) if so what kind did you have that didnt make you puke? I have a really hard time with pain meds in that they pretty much all make me very nauseous and this is something I am very worried about as I know first hand vomiting after surgery is no fun. Do you know where I can get samples of protein shakes that have all the nutrients we need right after surgery? I saw samples on here once but I also heard you need to be careful they have enough vitamins and proteins in the beginning so I want to make sure I am following those guidelines. What was your most comfortable outfit? Could you wear sweatpants? Should I just plan on maxi dresses because of the incisions? When did you go back to work? This is the biggest one for me. I am self employed and just cant see not working for a month I do no heavy lifting, Im a lawyer so at most I walk to court, and sit down, I will get up briefly for my cases, and walk back to the office. I have appearances within 3 days of my surgery, but I will just be walking, sitting, and standing for a max of 30 minutes per day including the walk to and from. After the appearances I can go home if I need to and work from the bed (if at all) or I can sit in my office and do paperwork/make calls, think that will be a problem? What didnt I ask that you think I need to know?

I know that some people are required to do a pre-op diet, but it seems like everybody is losing weight before they have the surgery and Im confused as to why. Am I the only person that feels the need to eat everything in the world that I may never be able to eat or not like anymore after the surgery? I know the surgery is not a quick fix and I have to get my eating habits under control and all that, so it is like I am having a final farewell to food that I actually enjoy, as I feel it will no longer have a place in my new life, or my tiny sleeve. Did anybody else go through this? I had lost a bunch of weight because I was on medifast but the idea of eating that to the day of my surgery was unbearable, especially given the number of people that cant eat bread and rice. Obviously since I have stopped that I have gained weight (about 10 lbs) and I have started drinking again but I have decided to quit that because Id rather eat the calories and for some reason drinking has not been nearly as enjoyable post medifast. Anybody else on a bit of a binge preparing for their surgery?

fp are you already sleeved? I see a ton of people saying they cant eat pasta or rice because it makes them very uncomfortable. Are you able to eat those things? My surgeon is a center of excellence as well but he does not require any kind of pre-op diet I also am seeing the surgeon on July 18. Good luck nmick!

So my nutritionist cleared me for surgery and I was told I would see the surgeon within 2 weeks to schedule my surgery which was super exciting. Today I got a call from my surgeon and they told me that since my most recent blood work showed that i was hypothyroid i could not proceed with seeing the surgeon. I had seen my pcp and he told me that sometimes thyroids just mess up (mines has done this more than once) and seemed not to think it was a big deal. he told me to get my blood work done again and if i was still hypo he would put me on meds but did not schedule another appointment until september, so i didnt think it was that big a deal. He also wrote on my referral to my surgeon that although my thyroid is acting up right now, since i have been fat since i was 7, he was pretty sure that wasnt the reason for my obesity. my surgeon said it doesnt matter, insurance wont approve me with an unaddressed thyroid issue. I went back to the lab today, but I am super scared of what will happen if i am still hypothyroid, i dont think that i will be able to proceed any further even though im so close to the finish line.

to be honest i care a lot less about the thyroid than i do about prolonging the surgery. i had been doing medifast and was losing weight pretty well. since i knew the surgery was coming up, and i am a fat ass i quit medifast and starting eating whatever i wanted, especially since i assume i will not be able to eat a lot of the food i like after the surgery. of course my weight is coming back and now i dont know when my surgery will actually occur whereas before i knew it would be in late july.