Karen Scott

Hi guys. Happy Sunday. Oh buoy today being Sunday and cooking dinner so hard to keep my cool. Did anyone cheat during their pre op diet. I am trying to keep busy and not think about it. But there is a pull. Any suggestions for me. 7 more days for completion of diet.

Hello august sleevers. My surgery date is the 20th. I tried the unjury chicken soup it taste good. But the sugar free Popsicle tastes very sweet to me. Has any tried these yet? Wat do u think?

Hello all. Is anyone using the Bariatrics advantage? Tell me how u mix it. Do u use water or milk? The container says water. Ur advice is greatly appreciated.

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I know I can do this but I pray The Lord hold me up cuz it's Friday and I am hungry. I c people eating I smell food but "sleevana" my sleeve to be is rumbling. Anyone else hungry.

yes that is a requirement they need to make sure u r getting enough oxygen. No pins no clips no deodorant no perfume no lotion no earrings no make up. It's surgery Usually these are basic requirements.

Just got a call from the hospital to go over my surgery time and date insurance and all the good stuff. Yay!! It's now 3:20pm and I am tired and HUNGRY....grrrrr... Don't mess with my food u don't want to c me angry. VSG just messed with me so I am really hungry and pissed now. Stay away. Lol. I am trying to amuse my hungry self.

for me day one. 9 more to go. I want some fry chicken. I am trying real hard. All I c is liquid and more liquid and all I do is pee and more pee (TMI) lol. Eye on the prize. Best present I will ever give myself

it's good u r doing well. Today is my first day of my pre op diet and already I am missing having my regular breakfast. But I am reminding myself this is for a better and healthier me. I really need some encouragement right about now. Feeling alittle blue this morning. The only things I can have is 3 shakes per day and 100 calorie yogurt and water or crystal light. Really? Some people get to eat... But I know u guys will encourage me. Thanks for all the support and thumbs up to all is having surgery today. :-)

yay!!! Start my diet tomorrow. My husband says he is going to do it with me. So anxious can't wait for the 20th to be here.

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Hi guys. How is everyone who had surgery today. I hope u guys r feeling ok. Take all the time to rest wen u up to it tell us all about it.

I can't find liquid Tylenol but I found the cvs brand of acetaminophen... Is this good enough it's for adults. Plus I also got the milk of magnesia to take the day b4. It's just the liquid Tylenol that got me bugged out. Can't keep calm I just keep looking at the calendar...nervous wreck

I know wat u mean I am also having the fear. But I don't want to cheat myself and then years down the line I have regrets. I really want to stay true to myself and do wats best for me. I have a supporting husband and he stands by my decision. All I can say is pray about it, The Lord will let u find peace with whatever decision u make.

Hi guys who can tell me where to get liquid Tylenol for pain for adults. Can't seem to find it anywhere.

This thread has been a huge help to me I have learnt so much. Just did my final blood work ordered by the doc and my chest X-ray. also picked up my shakes and my isopure. So nervous but excited. My surgery will be 8:15am on august 20th. Good luck to all going in soon. Prayers are in.

Hi all. I don't know who is updating the board with the surgery date but name has been deleted? I am also august 20. Thanks

So nervous I can't sleep. Can someone remind me again wat I should take to the hospital? Just wondering how bad it will be I hear stories about bit able to drink enough, the pain and so much more. Since getting my approval I often times have gotten second thoughts.

I am august 20

I just got my date. August 20. So nervous now and scared at the same time

I just got my date. August 20. So nervous now and scared at the same time

Hey!! Just got approved and now I am soooo nervous. I am afraid of wat to expect now. I have a support group, a three year old who likes to be in mommys arms but overall nervous. Any advice other than wat I have already read?

I don't believe we r bashing our own race u probably misunderstood. The long and short is some people just don't want to b educated...my nutrition told me a story about a woman who just did the surgery for health reasons and although her own mother knew that the odds were stacked against her and was educated about the reason for such a decision she refused to learn and accept her daughters plea for a better life. Not everyone can diet and it works, if that was the case we wouldn't be removing a whole chunk of our stomach just to aid us in reducing our weight and comordities. At the end of the day it's just pure ignorance especially if you r not willing to b open minded and supportive. My view is it's for a better life not to b skinny but to live longer and if you have children to c your kids grow. #vsgiscolorblind

I haven't had the surgery yet two more visits and then wait on insurance. But I am not prejudiced or anything but in talking about it more negativity comes from our own race rather than the latter so I try not to discuss it....'anyway it's non of their Beez wax.. We r not very supportive of each other..some of us any way . Wat I have started to do is to tell them I have started to change how I eat and wat I eat.. I even tell them I am working with a nutritionist. I am not lying it's true just not the entire truth. With the changes to come with the surgery I need positive people around me , I already have negative issues being overweight I don't need no more.

I empathize with all that has been said but as I approach the starting of a new life I won't say regrets won't set in, but the biggest question I would have for myself is this... Why am I doing this? I really don't want to die early and don't get to see my kids grow, I don't want to have a stroke and have people take care of me for the rest of my life... Then the other question surfaces.. What am I willing to give up do I can change my life? And my answer to myself is food. One doctor says we eat food to sustain our everyday activities we should not allow it to control us, we should b in charge. At the end of the day whether u are obese or skinny, the point that I am trying to make is despite everything we've got to learn to love our selves the way we are, we just need an assistant in making our lives healthier and that's where surgery comes in. No one said it was going to b easy it's a risk we took and not to say we won't ever feel sad but in making this decision we have to make sure we r ready to make a commitment as such cuz it's irreversible. Let us begin to search within our selves to find the root cause for our anxiety or depression our sadness, then if we can pinpoint that factor then mayb once we get that under control we can really start living. Regret means u r tied to ur past how better to real with it than to face the issue headon and break free of what's holding us down. This is just my opinion on the topic. Always stay true to ones self.