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Where are all the losers who've had their surgery in August. I got my sleeve Aug. 4th. When did you get yours? I've lost 12 lbs since the operation. I'm not going to lie, after I had my surgery I thought I made a terrible mistake. I was in a lot of pain. My nurses told me I (like most men) suffered from 'BigBaby-itis'. Whatever....they didn't know my pain. Don't judge me! I loved my nurses. They made me walk every few hours no matter what I was doing. The next morning I was feeling a lot better. Matter of fact I returned to work by the end of the week. How is that for being a big baby? I'm still on a mostly liquid diet, but I don't have a problem sticking to it. I have had the most vivid dreams about food lately though. The other day I dreamt that I was at a Kenny Chesney concert and he had the most delicious looking Brisket on the jumbotron as he sanged. Your probably wondering what song was he singing while the Brisket was on the Jumbotron. I was wondering what the hell I was doing at a Kenny Chesney concert....Anyway. That it's my testimony. I would live to hear from my fellow August Sleevers.

Stop paying so much attention to the scale. I know thats easier said then done. I would be a hypocrite if I say I didn't look at the scale a lot. I think we've all dieted enough to know that we're going to stall sooner or later. My weight stall came a lot sooner than I expected. I was stuck at 256 lbs for a little over a week. Even though I didn't lose a pound, I did lose size. My clothes fit looser and I had to buy another belt. Yes I was frustrated that the scale didn't move, but I knew I was doing everything right. I knew sooner or later the scale was going to move again. I also try to keep everything in perspective. This morning I weighed 252 lbs. When I got sleeved Aug. 4th I weighed 276 lbs. So even with my stall I still lost 24 lbs in a month.

I got sleeved Monday (August 4th). I have to admit the first few hours I was in excruciating pain. I'm talking "lawd help me, I can't take no mo" pain. I was positive that my doctor did something wrong. Well come to find out, I'm a baby. A big big baby. So that night I put on my big boy pants and did a lot of walking. By Tuesday morning, when I checked out, I was mostly pain free but still very nauseous. Everyday I've been feeling better and better. I was scheduled to be on vacation for 2 more weeks, but by Friday morning I felt good enough to go back to work. At my job I can work either inside behind a desk or outside doing a lot of walking. I felt I could've worked outside, but I'm going to take it easy for awhile.

Thanks. I'm on the way to the hospital right now. For some reason I'm not nervous at all. I'm ready to get this surgery over with so I can start a new chapter in my life. Good luck to everybody having there surgery today.

Tomorrow tomorrow I get sleeved tomorrow It's only a day away...ohhhhh C'mon everybody sing Tomorrow tomorrow I get sleeved tomorrow It's only a dayyyyy Aaaawayyyy.

I got a call from my doctors office yesterday morning. They told me my surgery is scheduled for 7:30am on Monday (August 4th). I'm so anxious I barely slept last night.

Whew...I suck to my pre-op diet and made it through my birthday without eating cake or drinking alcohol. It was hard. I haven't told anyone besides my wife about my upcoming surgery. So my friends and family put a lot of pressure on me to day. They all meant well. I made a promise to myself and stuck to it. Good luck to everybody.

The pre-op diet has been hard, but not as hard as I imagined. I've lost 10lbs so far. I have a protein shake for breakfast and lunch. I eat a chicken or beef salad for dinner. I can only have 4oz of chicken or beef with my salad. I can't wait to get the surgery. I've started having second, third and fourth thoughts about it. I'm going to do it, it's just reality is starting to hit me.

The wait is killing me. I'm going thru True Results in Houston. My surgeon is Dr. Reilly. I had my EGD the other day. I thought I would find out my surgery date after my EGD. Well they didn't tell me anything. I was told to call back late to find out what's next. I'm so anxious I can't stand it. So has anyone else went thru True Results? How long is the wait from EGD to surgery?

Today is my 48th birthday and I'm in the middle of the 2 week pre-op diet. I've been doing pretty good on the diet so far. My birthday gift to myself will be 100% adherence to the diet today. My surgery is August 4th. Good luck to all my fellow August Sleevers. We got this!

LMAO....Now that's funny!

I'm on day 5 of my two week pre-op diet. This diet is not as bad as I thought. I try to stay out of my kitchen add much as possible. There's too many temptation laying around. My teenage daughter asked me to make her dinner tonight and I flat out refused. Little momma had to make her own food or starve tonight. The choice was hers. My hat goes off to the people that cook dinner during their week diet. I don't know how you do it. By the way, my baby girl made dinner for herself and her sister.

I only told my wife about my upcoming surgery. The only reason I told her is because of the overnight hospital stay & needing a ride home. I've sworn her to secrecy. My wife is doing everything she can to talk me out of my surgery. So even now I regret that I told her. I don't want my kids or the rest of the family to know. I have a great family and in-laws. I just don't want to tell them. I know if I tell my kids I might as well post it in Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. Or Twacetagram as I call it. I'm definetly not telling my friends and coworkers. I've witness their disdain for another coworker who had wls. Good or bad...I don't want to be the topic of conversation. I don't want everybody constantly asking how much weight have I lost.

I have 1 more week to start my two week pre op diet. So I'm holding daily floods funerals until that day. Today I'm laying to rest ice cream and Fruit Loop w/marshmallows. I'm not going to lie, I'm going to have a funeral for them tomorrow too...and the next day....etc. ANYWAY I'm looking forward to my surgery, but I can't wait to get past the pre op diet.

My date is August 4th. I'm doing the food funeral thing too. I've been eating ice cream a lot too. *evil-er wicked-er grin* **I know there are no such words as evil-er & wicked-er. I just like the way they sound.** I've been enjoying my food funerals a lot lately. When I got my EGD last week. I found out I actually lost a few pounds. WTH??? My metabolism is all out if whack. I can't wait to get the surgery and to start a new chapter in my life. Good luck everybody. WE GOT THIS!!!

I'm getting sleeved August 4th in Houston Texas. I'm excited about my upcoming surgery. My wife, on the other hand, is very worried. My wife is the only person I told about getting sleeved. If I didn't have to stay in the hospital a few days I wouldn't have told her either. We have a good supportive marriage. I just don't want her to worry more than she already has. I'm not going to tell anybody else about my decision to get WLS. I don't like being the topic of conversation. Nor do I want deal with anybody comments. Positive or negative...I just don't want to deal with it. I don't have any health problems right now. I know if I don't do something soon I'm going to start having some of the medical issues soon. So let's do this. I'm ready & excited to start this new journey.

Let's do this!!! My date is August 4th. My birthday is July 28th. So you know what that means? I will be in the middle of my 2 week pre-op diet on my birthday....Woo-Hoo. (If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...) I'm joking. You gotta laugh. Good luck to everybody.

I'm getting my gastric sleeve surgery on August 4th.

I talked to my advocate when I found out my insurance adopted my WLS surgery. I'm going to try and get in contact with my advocate tomorrow. I hate the waiting game.

I haven't had any supervised visits. I have a BMI over 40. I called my insurance company a few weeks ago and found out I'm approved for WLS surgery.

I'm having the same decision. I went to True Results in Houston and I was advised to get a Lap Band. I did my researched on the Lap Band and didn't like what I found. True resukts only do Lap band or Gastric Sleeve. So I changed my mind and started the paprework to get sleeved. Today I found out that I was approved fr the sleeve, but now I'm having some serious doubts. If I'm going to get a WLS why don't I go for the gusto. I also have a sugar addiction, so I can see myself wolfing down hard candy after I get sleeved. I made an appointment to see a doctor who specialize in Gastric Bypass. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.... The only good thing is I know I will get approved for whatever WLS I choose.

Thanks Myonlybattle for your kind words. Good luck to you too.

Hi I'm a newbie from the great state of Texas. I got approved, by my insurance company, for WLS a few weeks ago but I have been struggling with my decision to have myself sleeved. The past few weeks I've been going back and forth deciding between gastric bypass or gastric sleeve. I've finally decided to get sleeved. I go in for my KGB..GED..EGD...or whatever you call it, in late June. (I know it's EGD, but I joke a lot. Please have a sense of humor when you read any of my post) Now where was I? My main struggle is overeating. I'm afraid that I can get this operation and end up regaining a lot of weight. I have a coworker who had the bypass surgery last year and he's already regaining some of his weight. He is eating all of the wrong food. My coworker told everybody about his WLS. I heard all the negative comments he had to deal with. A lot of people told him he would end up gaining the weight back. It pissing me off that he's going to prove them right. Even the people that give him encouragement is laughing at him behind his back. Well it also don't help that he can be an assh#le to everybody every now and then. ANYWAY...where was I? Watching what my coworker and a few other people went thru, I've decided not to tell anyone about my WLS. I told my wife and that's it. I don't want to deal with the negativity. Plus I don't want to fail and give everybody something to talk about. I'm not just referring to my coworkers, but my family and friends also. I don't want to be a topic of conversation, I just want to be healthy. My main worry about getting a VSG is that I will fail. I've been reading a lot of the post in this forum for guidance. Y'all have answered a lot of my questions and made me secure in my decision to get a VSG. Thank you guys and girls for all of your words of encouragement to each other. Even though you guys weren't talking to me, you really were talking to me. Capisce?

I'm going thru True Results in Houston to get my sleeve. I have insurance with BCBS Illinois. My BMI is 40.1. They never mentioned that I ha to go thru consultation. I'm schedule to have my EGD on June 26th and hope to have my surgery soon after.

Thank you guys for your words of encouragement. I also have a relative that have had WLS and gained it all back. I just don't want to finally get rid of this weight. I know a WLS is just a tool & it's ultimately up to me to change my eating habits. Hell... I need this surgery because I have a terrible eating habit. I haven't got a surgery date yet. We're going to set that date after I have my EGD at the end of June. When I talk to my doctor I'm going to ask him to use the smallest bougie he can find to make my sleeve.