CurvyCakes

Hey there I'm April 14th too. R u excited?

Yikes good visual. I considered inquiring with my surgeon on boogie size but ur right she's the SME not me. I totally trust her. Thanks for posting.

Hello everyone. My surgeon and my NUT stressed the importance of following the pre-op liquid diet. The most important role is to shrink/reduce the size of our liver. Apparently they use a tool to hold ur liver up so that they can access the stomach like they need to. Some that didn't follow the pre-op diet as instructed liver was larger than it needed to be so the surgeon didn't sleeve the patient. I can't imagine waking up with 5-6 incisions In pain and haven't been sleeved. I remember saying "OH IF I WAKE UP AND HAVENT BEEN SLEEVED PLEASE HAVE ATLANTA'S FINEST STANDING BY BECAUSE I'M GOING HAMMMMM" lol I couldn't believe my ears. With all that said I'm dreading my liquid diet but planning to do as told because these hips will not look cute in a hideous orange jail jumper. I use to worry about losing too much getting under the required 40 BMI but once u have ur approval letter ur approved. That weight recorded at the very beginning and the last one at ur surgeons office as ur ending weight that's submitted to ur insurance is what the insurance approval is normally based on. All plans aren't the same but that's usually a pretty general rule. Good luck to everyone as we prepare to change our lives forever for the better.

Great idea!

No worries on the pm I will tell ya how to do it. I'm on iPhone app too. If u touch my profile picture it will take u to another screen. At the bottom of that screen u will see the the option to private message me. I'm going to send u one and when I do u will see a notification at the bottom of ur regular screen that u have a message. Touch that area and it will take u to my message. I we started this process seeking the lap band but the surgeon wasn't for it at all. She felt the success rate wasn't good and the amount of weight my daughter and I have to lose VSG is just a much better option. I was against VSG cuz it was more invasive but once I weighed everything out it I decided I agree with the surgeon and decided on the sleeve. This journey will have it's good days and not so good ones but we will all be here supporting each other every step if the way. That's very encouraging for me.

I am April 21st too...I'm having second thoughts...anyone else? Not having seconds thoughts but my emotions go from super excited to scared to death. My biggest fears r not waking up after surgery, blood clot, and feeling like I've been hit by a train when I open my eyes in recovery. I think these r normal fears but nothings enough to keep me from getting my sleeve. Nothing scares me as much remaining in this over weight healthy state I'm in currently. Skinny vibes to u and I know u will do great with ur surgery.

What does ur pre-op diet consist of? Mines is 3 protein shakes, sugar free carbonation free drinks, sf Popsicles, sf jello, and broth. HOLY MOLY lord help me threw this lol.

Hey there! The 14th is such a special day for quite a bit of us I see lol. I guess we are quadruplets because CurvyGoddess is also on the 14tjh. This is so exciting and yes no doubt we will all stay in touch but not just through pre-op but through out our journey at least for the first year. This way we can share in the good times and not so good, see each other's progress, and just be rock stars together. I'm going to pm u my cell number. We are having surgery in Atlanta. I say we because CurvyGoddess is my daughter she's being sleeved at 10am and myself at noon ha! Initially I was like premier is so awesome then I bought a second box from Sam's and that box of shakes seemed thick for some reason. I prefer my shake a little watery so I just add Water to it. It still taste good to me but Chike is at the top of my list as my favorite shake.

I met Tiffany when I went to interview Dr Macik as a potential surgeon. I decided to go with a different surgeon but Tiffany was very pleasant.

Congrats! My surgery date is 4/14 too lol. Start liquid diet Monday yikes

20 days now sleeve twin lol.....pinch me I can't believe this is really going to happen. DREADING starting the 2 week liquid diet on Monday yikes

20 days til our date now........pinch me I can't believe it's really going to happen.

Was given a list of approved protein shakes by NUT. Dreading starting liquid diet on Monday lord help me lol

U sound like myself hahahahaha. We r surgery twins and bar pal junkies lol what a pair right

So far I've tried these: Premier Protein

Hey there. I'm in the Atlanta area and not allowed any veggie during pre op diet. Full liquids only. Being in Canada do u have a portion u pay or being a universal healthcare system it's 100% covered?

I'm April 14th too...I'm only required to do a 1 week pre-op liquid diet but I'm going to do the full 14 days. NUT gave us a 5 day meal plan to start right away up until liquid diet but I'm planning to continue having smaller portions and do the liquid diet for 2 weeks.

I agree on the fast yet slow analogy. Lately I find it hard to sleep and anxious about the surgery it's almost as it's consuming every inch of my brain lol.

PCOS has been a nightmare. It's like a yo yo effect the more over weight u r the worst the insulin resistance and other PCOS issues u have. Being able to drop the weight is predicted to help the symptoms drastically. Having dieted what feels like allll my life I want to find whatever my niche is so that I can be successful. Looks like it will be a period of trial and error to find out what my carb thresh hold will be. I feel good at this point after hearing how others on this WLS journey have been able to find their niche in the carbs area in time I will find mines as well. Thanks for sharing.

Heyyyyyy April! Ripping that stitch sounds painful oouch! I'm going to message you.

What's ur date?

Congrats on getting approved. My surgeon requires a 1 week liquid diet no small evening meal liquids only yikes. Dreading it but it's a requirement so I gotta do it. I'm planning to take 3-4 days off then telework for the remainder of the 2 weeks I initially allotted as time off for recovery. Some people seem to recover enough to return to work rather quickly and others not so quickly. We r all different. My surgeon advised to plan for 2 weeks but could possibly return sooner all depends on how I'm feeling. Skinny vibes to u!

Hang in there I know it's tough but u got this. I love Chike it taste sooooo delicious to me.

My Nut wants a balanced diet that includes whole grains, fruits, veggies, dairy and protein. I eat carbs, I just make sure to get my protein in and I've never had a stall. So ur weight loss hasnt been effected by them? If u don't mind me asking how much have u lost this far?

I agree totally on eating carbs make me crave more carbs. I have been a carb sugar addict and to make matters worst I have insulin resistance due to my PCOS. Lo carb moves the scale for me but I find it very difficult to live like that over an extended period of time. I have done well this far making good choices moving more and living a healthy lifestyle but sometimes I sit and think can I trust myself not to revert back to my poor habits?? Most days I feel I've come to far to turn back but of course all this became possible by limiting my carbs severely. When I heard carbs was allowed I was so excited but then it hit me like a ton of bricks will that be the beginning of undoing all I've worked so hard for. Usually when I start adding the carbs back all I've lost returns with even more than where I've started. I guess my biggest reason for posting was hoping to hear how others r doing after WLS that consume carbs. I would love to be able to consume complex carbs and not wreck havoc on myself but the million dollar question is is that possible? Until the NUT said carbs r ok I honestly thought I was sentenced to lo carb hell forever.