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August 6th here!!!!!

Hi Ellie! I had my surgery on Monday. Stayed in the hospital until Wednesday. I can honestly say, that you can eat more with the bypass than the sleeve. When I had my sleeve, I could barely tolerate 2 ounces. Now I can do 4 oz of cream of chicken Soup or an entire Protein Shake with no problems. The pain has been worse for me with the bypass, to the point if I am no better tomorrow, I am going to the ER.

LoL I start e pre op diet tomorrow. By the next Monday, I will be so grumpy, they will want to knock me out first

August 6th is coming soon!!!!!

August 6th as well.

swell August 2nd has dawned , fair, bright and a most wonderful day for @ LauriW-@ Malcy-@BadWolf523. Send Good Wishes to the3, and if you are a Believer a. ❤felt 🙏prayer in their behalf could not hurt.
And I hope all of our August 1st,Club report back in, their new yet improved lives are starting, we Celebrate with joyful hope in our ❤s!

I hope you all don’t mind me asking if you guys are going to take before pics? I’m one of those annoying planner people so I’m documenting every step of my journey. I just wanted to see if anyone is a weirdo like me lol

Ok, so looks like I will go first lol August 6th is my date!!!! Congrats to y’all!

Hi!
I was just notified today that my insurance approved the surgery! Surgery date is August 13th. Pretty exciting!
You nervous?

I just got my surgery date and I want to make some August surgery friends so we can share our ups and downs in the weight loss journey.

Call your doctor.

I am converting to bypass from the sleeve! We have the same surgery date! I am in GA too!

I am so happy for you!!!! Congrats!

Which surgery are you having rebchief?

August 6th here!!!!!

My surgery was late in the day before I was #3 in line. The two cases ahead of me were, apparently, a lot more complicated than mine. Originally, I was scheduled for about 12:30-1:00pm, but the cases took far more time than anticipated. Yes, it seemed like forever waiting for my turn, but if I were on my surgeon's operating table, I wouldn't want him to rush my bypass because someone is WAITING.
Yes, it is completely normal to be nervous, especially if this is your first surgery or if you've never had experience with anesthesia.
Anesthesia nowadays is a piece of cake. You will be under so fast that you won't have time to be nervous. Believe me, there are highly-trained professionals taking care of you and you'll be extremely well cared for. I was under before I could count to five. It's that fast. Don't make yourself crazy reading isolated bad-experience stories. Those don't apply to you. Either the stories are updated or they're about people who had complications from the get-go.
Please don't worry yourself unnecessarily. It's important to separate your rational fears from irrational ones.
And, sweetie, you will wake up. In fact, before you know it, you'll be in the recovery room where more people will be buzzing around you, all taking wonderful care of you.
Be positive. This is a day for you to Celebrate. You packed your bags. You've worked hard to get to this point, so enjoy your surgery date. Take photos. You'll regret it if you don't. This is the beginning of your journey. Your life will change for the better.
Be happy. Everyone here is rooting for you. If you need to talk, come back here and someone will talk to you. Feel free to send me a private message if you'd prefer that. I have a medical background so I can help you understand some of the medical stuff, too.

August 6th here!!!!!

August 6th here!!!!!

April 6th!!! I can barely wait!!!

April 6th!!! I can barely wait!!!

April 6th!!! I can barely wait!!!

April 6th!!! I can barely wait!!!

I definitely mourned the loss of food while I was pre-surgery. I had all of my favorite things....several times. I felt like I would "never be able to eat ______ ever, ever again." I think that is a pretty normal thing to go through. I don't think that it indicates that you will be any less successful. I had a terrible time sticking to my pre-op diet, and have been incredibly successful after surgery (in my humble opinion anyway). So do the best that you can!

I called them my "last meals", enjoyed things I knew I wouldn't have again for awhile, if at all. But now that it's over - the surgery, that is - I am glad I did it (the last meals) because now I am free of all that! A suggestion for those who are SOOO very hungry in your pre-op stage, dealing with how hungry you are: sugar-free popsicles. LOTS of them! They give you the chewing factor you need, the crunch (which you won't have for awhile after surgery), and little-to-no calories. They saved my (now disappearing) bacon!

I know I will be ok once I start the 2 week diet. But until then, I am battling being a pig. I am so excited for food NOT to control my life anymore!