Kami63

I gotta report 2 the hospital @8:45am n the hospital is about 90 miles away, so I have to b outta my house at 6am☺

Sorry I wish your hospital was closer! I feel for you though,I have to leave at 4:15am which means to shower I need to get up no later than 3:30p yikes!

I was scheduled for 8am then it got changed to 9am! They better not call me again!

Oh no! I am sure you will be at 9. The can't change it too many times can they?

Omg I have t be there at 5am.... What the heck? My husband is not a morning person... Then again neither am I lol

Good luck tomorrow you will do great:))

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Thanks!! I check in at 5 am ... 15 hours from now.... It is definitely getting real lol

Woot! Woot! Amazing and congrats

Hi, i ad the sleeve surgery on 06-20, i'm in a lot of pain...

I am sorry. They say it gets better. Hang in there...

You have had it done already?

Nope I have a band that I am getting removed and being sleeved tomorrow. I have trouble absorbing Vitamins unrelated to WLS. My body is just weird. I had to have an Iron infusion almost two months ago bc my Iron got so low.

I was commenting on why I chose the sleeve over gastric bypass. I don't want to have my intestines rerouted and have malnutrition problems more than you would have with the sleeve.

No, it's the 16th. I didn't realize I typed the 26th. I edited it, don't want to jinx myself lol.

Oh that's still not too far!

just wondering a question I'm indecisive of the sleeve and the r an y... if so many people are getting the ban removed ... in the sleeve is new why not just do the r and y... what happens if the sleeve doesn't work like the ban... since the r and y has been out longer??? I'm thinking the sleeve is the way to go for me but just nervous..

It is simple for me. I don't want severe mal nutrition. I already have issues absorbing Vitamins.... Also it kinda freaks me out to have intestines rerouted. Lol

Good luck and may you have a speedy recovery!

Tomorrow is your surgery! I'm happy for you and pray God's blessings over you and your surgical team. Everything will go well. I just had mine out on Thursday, 6/20. Advice from me . Limit your foods the day pre-op and keep them light. Keep walking post op. drink your h20. For intestinal gas drink hot herbal tea and heating pad. For intradominal gas - keep moving, walking. Let us know how you're doing.

I hope you are doing well! You are well enough to post though so that is good! Thanks for the prayers and advice. I am at work today and having trouble focusing. Coworkers saying their goodbyes to me for two weeks. I am nervous but I know I will be fine. My surgeon requires no solid for dinner. I just have lunch meat and spinach for lunch then after that all liquids for me. Soon I'll be with you on the other side

Good luck

That's great! Did your surgery date move up to the 26th?!

Yes I love Dr Nick. He has been wonderful

Oh and I was approved for both by BCBS!!!!

Kami63, do you have an update? Will the Dr do both or you at the same time?

Yes! That is the plan anyway... I saw him and he actually said it was no problem to plan on it. So i am hoping to wake up from surgery Tuesday sleeved

ONE MORE DAY!

Woohoo! Now if I can make it through work today I will be golden... Kind of hard to focus!!

Good luck to all those being sleeved tomorrow!

Great post!!! I can't wait!

Hi I was 271 before 2 week liquid diet I lost 9 lbs so 262 time of surgery but I don't know my scale broke

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Well that's ok, you won't need it for a little while!

I didn't get cherry and I am regretting it. I have seen so many that say they love that one!

You can try finding a dish that s lower carbs and skip the bread. Also go ahead and tell the waiter to bring you a box and put at least half in it. Those are some of the things I would do. But it looks like your surgery is a couple of out so if you don't go overboard it should be ok. Hang n there hon, u will have a lot of food decisions to make between now and your surgery. Just try to make mostly good ones

@less ....were u purchase the unflavored Protein on a Bufet want the best i can get but i also need the best price possible...:-)

I got mine on Amazon. Syntrax. I thought it is a good deal esp if you have prime

http://www.amazon.com/Syntrax-Nectar-Medical-Unflavored-1-Pound/dp/B001I1NSUY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372025671&sr=8-1&keywords=Syntax+unflavored

Sorry, never mind about the surgeon part, I had already forgotten you were waiting on approval. I'm a wack job at the moment with surgery Tuesday. I hope you get approved!

Sending the good jue jue your way as requested!

I chose the band ....6 years later I choose the sleeve .... Oh and if it freaks you out to see the band now, it probably won't get better if you have it put in.

I could tell you my whole story but it is long but I am having that darn foreign object taken out Tuesday and revising to he sleeve. I am relieved.

But please do your research and if you don't have a surgeon yet, try to find one that does multiple surgeries. The surgeon can help you decide based on your needs. My first surgeon was band only so he couldn't have recommended another surgery. Best thing I did for myself was find my new surgeon!

congrats! Funny you should bring this up. I was just thinking today about the best thing to do with my old clothes. I could of course give them to charity, but wondering the best place to take them. Would like to get receipts as a tax write-off if possible (budget is tight right now). Thinking of Dress for Success. Could also go the consignment route, but that seems like a bit of a hassle? I think they donate anything that doesn't sell to charity if you don't come pick it up, which is what I would do. I have a lot of really nice business clothes and I just want to make sure that someone who can really use them gets them.

Yeah dress for success would be good. If I didn't have my sister to give them to, I might take them to a WLS clothes swap. At first I was thinking that there would be no one bigger than me at one of thos then I realized hello! There are people starting from all sizes. I think it is a self esteem thing. Still hard to believe. Started at a tight 28...