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November 5th!!!

My surgery date is November 4th. I'm excited and nervous! I can't wait to start this journey!

Starting Clear Liquids NOW FOR 3 days.
NOVEMBER 1st SURGERY
soooo ready. Lets git r done!

I use my weight from my first bariatric clinic weigh in, which just happens to be my highest known weight. I say known, because I avoided the scale for a long time prior to that so who knows if I weighed more at one time. I always lost weight during my 3 pregnancies, but as soon as I was the only one digesting the calories, forget about it.

I used the weight of when I started my journey to lose seriously. For me that was 333lbs when I started eating smart back in May. Now I weigh 283lbs, and surgery is thursday. I only lost 6.5lbs on my pre-op.
So my surgery weight will be around 281-282 lbs.

Well this ends day 1 of the liquid diet. Thank you Jesus! In some ways it was harder than I thought and in others not as bad.

I'm with you...my surgery is also on Nov. 26th and I'll be starting my pre op diet on Nov. 12th. I too thought about the holidays and what I thought I would be missing but then I thought about how grateful I am to have this opportunity to change my life and thank fi for a second chance. I know it's going to be hard but I know we will all get through it together!! Good luck! Our journey is only just beginning and I know it's going to be great.

Tomorrow is day 5 of my pre diet.,.cant believe I've made it this far without cheating...not one single morsel of food...no longer have a headache like day 1...I'm ready for 11/4 to come!!!!

We'll here I go! First thread post for me. I go in the morning for an EGD. Begin my 2 week liquid diet on Nov 12 and go under the knife Nov 26. Going to be hard missing the holiday celebrations gathered around food. I just have to keep telling myself that this needs to be done so I can be around longer to enjoy more holidays to come with my kids.

Defiantly ask your surgeon you don't want anything hindering your special day.

7 more days. Yay 11/4!

3 more days and then I get sleeved on Friday 11/1. I'm now ready!

Thanks everyone it is so greatly appreciated. ...I have a very small support group....so ive looked to all of you as extended support I never knew that people like u exsisted ...im trying to stay calm I asked my Dr. If could get something for anxiety he says no...to me my anxiety may get the best of me......sitting in the waiting room with j u st me and my thoughts. ...thats nit always a good situation......smh

I think its only natural to be nervous. Its a big deal. Its surgery and the unknown scares us. My surgery is next monday on the 4th. I am nervous but have faith that everything will be ok. My best wishes to you who have your surgery this friday.

I go to surgery on friday november 1st I feell ready...when I c myself on that day I sometimes see myself relaxed in the chair getting my I.v .....and then other times in the present day im nervous so nervous and I think the jest of it is from the unknown...I was going to have the sleeve done 3 years ago but chickened out so here I am a second time around trying it agian im trying not to allow the unknown to take that control of me I am going through with it but I guess its just the pre sugery gitters....please any advixe is needed wanted and welcomed

This is where I was in June, my sugery was scheduled for July... I am 39 and was 287 when I started... I dropped 50 pounds in 4 months and went ‘Hey, I can keep doing this' as I really didn't find it that difficult at first, so I cancelled the surgery. Shortly thereafter I gained 15lbs in about a month, just eating larger portions. It leapt back onto me and held on tight. It's taken me almost 3 months to take off that 15 and 5 more but it was my wake up call! I know now that I need this tool in order to succeed long term. It takes courage to recognize when you need help, and great strength to accept and move forward with it. :-)

Good luck to all those sleeving this week!!!!

I am on the down stretch towards surgery. Yesterday was last day of regular food. I was with family so I didn't plan anything special and was fine with that. I have had years of eating. All testing and appts completed except for the final visit to the surgeon, and then on November 11 I will be on my way to hospital. Looking back on the last two months I feel that I have been in a whirlwind with all the appts, emotions etc. The emotions lessen as I passed each hurdle. One of the biggest was deciding how and who to tell about the surgery. I wish I could just say I am going to have my gall bladder out and surprise I lost weight by doing it. I have decided to tell those who ask the truth and the rest just to say I am having a procedure. Much easier than to worry about reactions. Most who care for me have been supportive.

Love your top 10's Janet! Congratulations getting past you first month. It only gets better!

My Top Ten list for my first month sleeved:
#10): The difference between weeks 3 and 4 are incredible. Week 3 still had some gas and incisional "pinches and twitches". At 4 weeks - almost nothing.
#9): Glad I waited 4 weeks to go back to work since they frown on nap-time. I really enjoyed my 3 pm snoozes.
#8): Eating is minimally interesting. Seriously- I can take it or leave it. My Fitness Pal keeps me honest.
#7): I am starting to understand "eat to live, not live to eat". Without the sleeve, that saying just pissed me off because I didn't get it; especially if I was hungry!
#6): Single serving envelopes of unjury fit great even in the smallest of purses so I have no excuse to ever skip a meal , or Protein drink. strawberry Sorbet mixes well with Water or diet lemonade and is actually quite good.
#5): I kind of feel like my face is melting. I need a really good wrinkle cream . Any suggestions?
#4): All my intentions of going to the gym does not equal going to the gym."It's the thought that counts" definitely does not apply.
#3): Chopped up meat or poultry can be added to almost any Soup and it doesn't look like pathetic baby food, and counts as Protein, fluids and veggies.
#2): Birthdays do not need to involve cake, restaurants or cocktails. Hubby had a tough time with this one, so we went to Atlantic City and stayed at the Revel Resort instead. Nice compromise, Ka-ching! I won $240.
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# 1) 27 lbs down in one month, 'nuff said.

Hi everyone!!! I've been reading this awesome site!! Learned lots and grateful to be able to hear and belong to this forum for support and advise.
I just got scheduled for my surgery Friday, 11/15 at 8:30am.
Female
age 46, bday is 11/4
Current weight 266
Goal weight 170
Height 5'7
size 18/20
I'm diabetic type 2, take metaformin 500 x2,
have high blood pressure take 25 mg daily,
have 4 lumbar bulging disc and recovering from
knee arthroscopy take 800mg as needed for pain, so not able to be physically active as I would love to be.
My pcp, orthopedic and older Endricologist are 100% supportive with me and for my surgery.
I'm seeing a new Endricologist for 2nd opinion because I'm experiencing weird symptom randomly such as anxiety, panic attacks, sudden heart palpitation, feeling like I can't swallow. She did lots of lab work.
She found I'm low in Vitamin D and prescribed 10,0000 mg x4 a month and also found Protein in my urine and prescribed rampril take daily
She said it's not my not diabetes causing these new symptoms but need to go back and see her with new lab next week after being on vitaminD and RAMIPRIL for 1 month And will check my thyroid again all lab work look good expect the glucose and bad cholesterol which I'm hoping not to have to start meds for.
When i asked her for her opinion on the WLS she was appalled and no why would I want to when we are trying to find out what going in with you
She's the only the only one that's not for my WLS
which throws me off if my 1st Endricologist is.
I'd think she would say yes and look at it as I would get healthier to loose weight and reverse diabetes and get off all meds.
I start my liquid diet next on 11/1 3 days before my bday. I wasn't expecting my approval so quick and surgery to be scheduled in December, so I won't be having cake for by 47th bday, instead celebrating the beginning of a new healthier and positive life!
Michelr we are scheduled on same day
My emotions are out of control. I'm excited yet I'm feeling a scared. I get nervous come hear and read up and helps calm me down and sets me back on track that I'm doing the right thing
Best wishes and luck to all of us!