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Hi all, I was approved for a 1 day stay and i'm wondering if i'll be well enough to leave after a day. What was your hospital stay? How did you feel a day after surgery?

Remember that scene in Pretty Woman when she goes back to the store after those women were mean to her? Love it!

Wondering if anyone had paid back anyone that treated you like crap, made fun of you, dismissed you when you were overweight. I mean the best revenge is living well but wondering if anyone has any interesting stories.

Remember that scene in Pretty Woman when she goes back to the store after those women were mean to her? Love it!

Wondering if anyone had paid back anyone that treated you like crap, made fun of you, dismissed you when you were overweight. I mean the best revenge is living well but wondering if anyone has any interesting stories.

Chub rub, Sweet mother of god, chub rub! Will be so happy when my thighs stop touching after weight loss

TP being stuck in you after going to bathroom due to folds

Sweating at the slightest bit

Spending a fortune on limited, ugly plus size clothes

Chub rub, Sweet mother of god, chub rub! Will be so happy when my thighs stop touching after weight loss

TP being stuck in you after going to bathroom due to folds

Sweating at the slightest bit

Spending a fortune on limited, ugly plus size clothes

I was scared like crazy the day of my surgery. I cried all morning and kept thinking: What if?? What if?? But I went forward and 6 weeks out, I am happy I did it. Its a personal choice though - only YOU can make the decision for YOU.

Oh i feel like i'll probably burst into tears at the hospital. This is the right step for me and I'm committed to doing the work but doesn't help with the nerves. I wonder of requesting a tour of the facility might help.

Talk to your doctor about the experiences in his/her practice. They should be able to tell you the percentage, if any.

No deaths in the practice. Again highly capable surgeon. It's very reassuring but i'm still nervous as hell

Of course i know it's a risk and have had a robust conversation with my surgeon about the pros/cons but now that i've been approved and scheduled for October i feel excited but also terrified. Terrified of not waking up, complications etc......

My surgeon and hospital i'm using has an excellent track record but I can't shake this nervous feeling. Maybe it's because i've never had surgery. Hope it's just pre-surgery jitters.

Just checking in.....

Just got back from my pre op appt. I am a little disappointed. I found out today that I am not going to be nicotine tested I worked so hard to quit smoking. Damn it I want to be tested LOL. Although Dr. Zare did say he didn't need to nicotine test me, because he could tell I had quit smoking by my voice, my breathing, and my skin color. He was very proud of me.

Addtionally, I officially lost 15 pounds so far pre op and I have 2.5 weeks to go until surgery. Dr. Zare said he liked everything he was seeing and will see me on October 22nd at the hospital.

I am soooo excited. I still need to go do my final labs and my pre-reg at the hospital, but I am in it to win it!

Bonnie

Haha i'm sure it was good that you quit anyways. Congrats on quitting!

Im a dr Zare patient also and was sleeved Aug. 13th so far so good. My highest weight was 283 and my surg weight was 271 and as of today im 239!! 6 weeks out and 44 lbs down. Feels amazing

Congrats those are amazing stats. Did you lose the 12 pounds before surgery with the liquid diet? Is the liquid diet that hard? Also, how was your recovery process. Just got approved for a 1 night stay and scheduled for end of October. Excited and Terrified at the same time.

Yes! I am so happy for you!

Thanks I hope your situation gets sorted out soon!

Haven't ever been thin so wondering what kind of changes to expect? Obviously with the weight loss, I'm expecting things like being more nimble, thighs not rubbing together maybe dropping a shoe size etc. What else can I expect?

Also did anyone experience an unexpected changes (either good or bad) from the weightless e.g being cold, change in taste etc

Appreciate your feedback!

I miss eating a big plate full lol

Yup in my current state I feel like this is something I might miss.

Same thing for me.....I called on the 19th was told it was pending and then was approved on the 20th. Didn't find out til the 26th.

Man they really do take their time getting back ti you huh. Congrats!

I feel on top of the world right now!!!

I've been fretting since I submitted on the 19th. I called to check up on my status on the 26th and it was still pending. Called them today and turns out I was approved on the 27th. Arghhhh for the delay but yay for the good news. I'm so pumped right now! So ready to get the show on the road.

' Learn how to read. I am not questioning her post. I am making a personal sarcastic comment that "I" hate everything about being overweight. But don't fret' date=' I removed it just for you.[/quote'] It's all good, I guess it's hard to gauge sarcasm online anyways just got approved so feeling rather jolly

Well isn't this timely, I've just been approved for surgery. *crying tears of joy*

I've been approved! I've been approved! I've been approved!

I've been fretting all week and finally called insurance only to find out that I've been approved since Friday. Arghhh but yay!

I love hearing from post-op folks. At the pre-op you keep second guessing yourself and wondering if VSG is really necessary. It's different for folks that have never been thin, I mean if I hated being overweight why did i put up with it for us long? I loathe everything about being fat but I do enjoy food. My post-op NSV other than the great things that come with losing weight would be eating to live and not craving food all the time.

What do you hate about being overweight?................Really? Is this a legitimate question. Wouldn't the answer just be "Everything" . I can't imagine there is anything to like about it.

Yes really! If you don't like the post don't contribute geez

Oh I think about this all the time but I see a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm hoping to have my surgery by the end of the year. What I hate about being overweight is.... -not being able to wear my wedding ring. -being bigger than my husband. -not feeling comfortable in my skin. -hate shopping for clothes. -I do wear heels but I have almost fallen several times. -hate having to use a CPAP machine at night. -not being able to see my collar bones. -hate pictures of myself being taken. -being out of breath all the time. That's all I can think of right now but I know there is more.

Ugh I totally emphatize about pictures. I hate getting my picture taken, sucking it in so doesn't help lol

Absolutely not!!! I don't miss the huffing and puffing; the extra body odor, sweat, and having to shower multiple times a day because if it; the inability to participate in activities because of tiring so easily or being embarrassed of my rolls and flap bouncing and making noise....

The list can go on and on. I don't miss it. Not even the food.

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Yay, this makes me happy. I hope the food cravings go away after the sleeve and I can just eat to live.

Yay, congrats. Still waiting for approval so celebrating vicariously through you

For me, it would be what 'did' I hate about being overweight. I admit a lot of things that I hated I didn't even realize because they had become such a part of my life sadly, but I can look back and see and realize it now. Here is my list in no particular order:

Not being able to crouch down and pet my dogs, pick things off the floor without enormous effort.

Not being able to tie my shoes without sitting down, huffing and puffing to get my foot high enough to reach the laces.

Not being able to 'wipe' certain areas very easily (if you know what I mean).

Sweating after I ate.

Not being able to wear high heels without feeling like I was going to topple over.

Not being able to buy boots because I couldn't zip them past my ankles.

Not being able to comfortably sit on certain chairs, or on an airplane in the seats.

Not being able to walk up a flight of stairs without getting red in the face and feeling like my chest would explode.

Having to ALWAYS shop in plus size stores, never being able to shop for cute clothes.

Being embarrassed to go to public events that involved dressing up and/or eating.

Those are the main things I can think of now. This surgery has changed my life!! It's not even been a year, and I already look and feel AMAZING!

Man, nothing has been more painful than not being able to wear heels. I've been in a couple of weddings recently and holy cow, pure torture. Congrats on your success, I hope this is me in a year

Feeling like my life is on hold. I'll do xxxx when I lose weight

Lugging the weight around, so exhausting!

Feeling like people are judging you

Man, hoping my approval comes through soon. So ready to start this journey!