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Happy Birthday and sleeve day Jen. It was my birthday on the 22nd and I was sleeved on the 23rd July. We both have great birthday present!! I hope everything goes well and your recovery is easy for you. Wlll be thinking of you and wishing you the very very best!! Hugs Kate

@@Catherine Davis It's nice to meet you Catherine. Good luck with everything up to, during and post op. I think everyone here has mentioned nerves and anxiety and I feel it's normal. You can do this!! Hugs Kate

@@The Candidate Thank you so much!! Not long for you, I am saving you a seat on the losers bench How are you feeling? ~Gentle hugs~ Kate

Best of luck and happy healing @kxylxmxrie Hugs Kate

I finally did it !! Thursday 23/07/15 at 5pm, I headed down to surgery, nervous and anxious but the staff were fantastic and kept me laughing by cracking jokes and chatting about holidays etc. I can't thank them enough for that as I had told the anesthetist how nervous I would be in the pre op room and she'd obviously told the team. "Have a couple of deep breaths and", next thing I know, I wake up in recovery. Well I say wake up, I tried hard but was very sleepy so stayed in there a while and couldn't have morphine for 24 hours because of it I felt really dreadful for the first few hours but managed 2 walks and some fluids, a trip to the loo and finally some sleep. I came home yesterday, so stayed in hospital 3 nights and could have stayed longer if I had wanted but I missed the family and my animals and wanted to be in my own bed. I had two visitors in hospital (previously I had asked the few who knew not to visit apart from the two who did), other than my husband and was so glad of that, as I even found chatting tiring. I am still really tired, I know it's my body healing and I am glad for it but last night a good friend visited and after an hour I had to go back to bed lol. So today is the start of day 4, the sun is shining, I can hear my 17 year old son snoring in bed in the next bedroom and the dog is snoring right by my bed on a rug (he's very happy as he is never usually let upstairs in the house but he won't leave my side without crying). Life is good, Might have been a tough first 48 hours but it gets easier every hour and I am soooooooooo looking forward to the future. Keep smiling folks and apologies to those who wanted me to contact them earlier... I was sleeping Hugs Kate View from my hospital room... So lovely!

Thank you for all the messages. First 4 hrs after op were crap. I couldn't have morphine but persevered and had 3 walks... sipping on the water and feel so much better. Off to sleep now. So glad it's over... and starting my new life !!!xxxx

Absolute crap first 4 hrs but now feel fantastic! ! I'm off to sleep and will catch up tomorrow xx

Just heading to my surgery. .. see you on the flip side!

@KindaFamiliar and @@The Candidate .. thank you for your kind words. Not long for you either TheCandidate !!! I'm tired now (finally) so I'm off to bed.... will log in tomorrow morning before I head out xxx

Is tomorrow and I'm actually nervous. It's my birthday today and 8 friends from work took me out for lunch, they ate and I had my Protein drink and it really hit me how things are going to change. I am so glad of that change for the future and my birthday next year will be different, however today I felt emotional and I ended up crying at work over little work related stuff but I am sure it was more than that...... I haven't been hungry whilst on the pre op diet (i am on day 17) but I have missed chewing and I would love my mouth to taste of more than the bottom of a sewer. So bring on the Soup and yogurt in week two!! I am excited by the change I am about to go through tomorrow and I don't give a rats ass if it's painful, difficult, downright nasty... I can see the bigger picture and I will remain positive about that. I strongly believe that positive thoughts bring positive change. I won't be a Debbie Downer and if I start whinging you have permission to point me back to this post My focus is on good health and all it will bring. I will be successful, I will have the life I want and need and this lifetime change will be so worth it. Prayers will help too, so please feel free to if you are so inclined. If not please cross your fingers and wish me well. Thanks to all for being so supportive and good luck to those starting their journey this week Kate

If she knows about it just ignore her and smile. It will drive her mad !! Kate

@@Smye lol thanks for cheering me up !! 5 months. .. ouch !

Congratulations on the surgery! I am on day 16 of the pre op diet and I am so very glad I did it. partly because its really brought home the fact that no matter what, I CAN do this and secondly my breath has kept people at work from talking to me and I have managed to get Sooooooo much work done lol Best of luck, two days for me !! Kate

@@CowgirlJane It's not bragging at all... and i LOVE that you feel that way!!! Keep smiling Kate

Wow thats quick! Congratulations and best wishes for a safe and speedy surgery and recovery. Remember to stay in touch so we know how you are Hugs Kate

@@leuqar76 I am a social worker too and I agree with you, you get no thanks for killing yourself to get back to work. I will make sure im 100% before I face the onslaught again. Kate

Gentle hugs! ! Hope you feel better soon

Loving the determined look TheCandidate ????

<---- What do you want to be? Kate

The onion soup sounds lovely ????

@@jjp Best of luck for your surgery too. Seems like you have really sorted out what works for you, which is great Kate

Just found this group! I am such a technaphobe lol I am due to be sleeved on 23/07/15, next Thursday and I am just about to start day 15 of the liquid diet. I don't feel hungry anymore and although I am very tired it's been easier than I thought. Roll on Thursday! Kate

I do prefer the powders to the ready to drink Protein drinks and I think you do have to experiment before finding out what works for you. Thanks for sharing! Kate

Best of luck for tomorrow. Keep in touch and let us know how you get on! Kate

I am VERY sure you would weight or not @@The Candidate Hugs Kate