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was already anxious for surgery tomorrow morning, now have to wait until late afternoon. going to be even tougher no with nothing to drink after midnight. that's a long time plus going to be very hungry by then. feeling frustrated and anxious

Hi. I have my surgery tomorrow morning. Thanksgiving day will put me 3 weeks post op, which should be somewhere between pureed to soft foods. Any suggestions for my Thanksgiving feast? What foods should be OK to taste at that point? Ty

Surgery tomorrow AM. Feeling anxious. Good luck to all the other November folks

@@Recycled, yup, its a working lol

thanks all ! SO how fast does this magnesium citrate hit ya? lol I just downed it about 10 minutes ago and waiting for the "fun" to happen lol

ok nice typo by me in the title. not "too sleeved" " 'til sleeved"

singing... tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll be sleeved tomorrow, its only a day away........ wow, so close now, cant believe the time has arrived. Start my "cleaning out the plumbing drink" in a n hour. I'm nervous, excited, on edge, the whole sh'bang. I just feel I'm missing something for post op home needs but I can have someone get me if I need it. I have to pack my hospital stay bag and figure out what I am bringing. I've got great info here, so I have gasx strips, chapstick, anything else besides the obvious change of clothes and my phone or tablet? ANy items that were great to have when you got home? I had read a recliner was a great help so I got one last week. I also got a mug warmer too. I'll also try and post from hospital if I can. thanks for all the support!! love this site and group

and then there were 2 days !! Thanks for the replies folks. Yeah I'm a big Water drinker, even keep ice water on side of bed at night. Im also big at "washing" it down when I eat. Been practicing but hard. I have lost almost 17 lbs pre-op though!!!!!

Surgery is getting close. Thursday morning.getting anxious

Hi. I have my surgery this Thursday ( 3 days !!) I am starting to get very nervous. This morning I saw something on "mychart" which says my surgery will be Robotic Assisted (Divinci). Have many had the robotic assisted, if so, any feedback or differences noticed? Thanks, sorry, just nervous and I didn't know this before now so didn't have opportunity to ask questions to my surgeon before. thx

my surgery is in a few days and I want to use this weekend to prep for when I get home after sleeved. Please chime in with recommended items or tips, So far I plan to get gasx strips, sugar free Jello and sugar free popsicles, a recliner to relax in, a cup warmer to keep broth warm, what other supplies need for first few weeks? thanks

what supplies? that's what I need help with. what stuff are folks setting up with?

are you talking the 1 week pre-op / pre-admission tests or in general? I had an EGD about a month ago before they booked my surgery date which is the scope down the throat to look to make sure all is good for surgery, ie: no hernias or other issues etc... for my pre-op /pre-admission which I had yesterday 1 week before my surgery, they mentioned bloodwork, EKG and chest xray but only did bloodwork for me. I do see day of surgery they are doing another EGD though I guess to make sure stuff hasn't changed or maybe where to do the incisions?

thanks all. I did ell yesterday. I did have a few spoon fulls of ramen noodles in my broth but other than that I did well. Today I had my protein shake for breakfast and soon will have my lunch one. Was just a rough day yesterday. I agree, gotta stay the course. 6 days to sleeved!!

that group is for November sleevers, this thread is for November 6th sleevers !!! lol. That's ok I am 11/6 too !!

@@Jacqbult , I got them from Amazon were under $10 for like 5 or 10 of them.

thanks folks for the replies. Yeah I have also hit my max out of pocket for insurance. I guess I'll hope for the best and mention to the surgeon about maybe getting that Ursodiol stuff. thanks all!

I'm sweating myself. I had my 1 week pre-op / pre-admission testing today. I last smoked last Saturday night after an argument at home and was stressed. Prior to that was a few days smoke free, so not too long. I had been trying on and off for the past couple of months. I read up online that you can detox by drinking a gallon of water a day for 4 days. So I had 4.5 days before my testing today. I also ordered pee strips that test for cotinine/nicotine and I tested negative this morning before going to the hospital. They did not do a urinalysis but did draw blood. I will be on pins and needles until my surgery next Thursday as I wont know if there are any problems unless they call and they can call anytime (meaning they wont call to tell me all is a GO for surgery after today). I did read that nicotine is in blood shorter than in urine so I am cautiously optimistic. keeping fingers crossed. I think you will be fine if you stop now.

I am a week in on the diet and have been perfect but will say today I am starving and not sure if I can take another week of this lol. would one night or day of normal food or eating in the middle of the 2 week pre-op diet be the end of the world?

Hi. I had heard that if you still had a gall bladder then it would be removed during the VSG surgery because of the high rate of gall stones with rapid weight loss. I had my pre-admission pre-op visit today, surgery 1 week from today. About 6 weeks ago, I called the bariatric center I work with and specifically asked if my gall bladder will be removed as I had hoped so and the gal there put me on hold to verify and she said yes. The reason I asked to be sure, was that I saw the insurance paperwork and mentioned an EGD, VSG, and liver biopsy but no gall bladder removal. SO I wanted to make sure it was being removed and I was told it will be and is part of the VSG entry for insurance ie: gall bladder removal is part of what they do in the procedure. Anyway, today the Physicians Asst that saw me as part of pre-op where I sign my surgery consent, said NO, it is not standard unless I had had gall bladder issues before. She said only like 10% develop issues but I had read it was like 60% or more hence why its standard to remove the gall bladder. Afterwards she tells me how it does "suck" as her sister was sleeved last year and 9 months later had to have her gall bladder removed. How many of you had it removed (if you still had one) and how many had it left in and if so, any issues? This bariatric center is becoming more incompetent by the day and my surgery is in a week. uggggg I just didn't want issues down the road which would be painful, cost more money and more lost work time. I cant really do anything now because if I raise a stink or ask for it, will delay my surgery (ie insurance re-approvals etc..) thx

Nov 6th here. a week from tomorrow, pre-op/admissions testing tomorrow.

Sorry to hear that. Yeah I haven't been impressed by the office staff that much. Some are great others not. I have my pre surgery visit tomorrow and surgery 1 week later. So we will see. Glad u got it done though. How has your journey been?

thx!!! pre-op visit at hospital tomorrow!!

wow you folks are doing great! can you share at 3 months out what your typical meals or exercise is and what you can or cannot eat at this point or tips? thx

Tampa here. Surgery is next Thursday Nov 6th!!