Gossamer

On my way to Mexicali for my preop today surgery tomorrow!

I just sent my nutritionist my log in info so she can check it at will.....also kinda keeps me accountable since I don't know when she'll check it.

I just sent my nutritionist my log in info so she can check it at will.....also kinda keeps me accountable since I don't know when she'll check it.

I just sent my nutritionist my log in info so she can check it at will.....also kinda keeps me accountable since I don't know when she'll check it.

OK my friends..I had my psy eval today. It went awesome and we talked a lot about my concerns of being denied, expectations, etc. She honestly felt looking at my history, medical conditions, etc that I wouldn't be. She said she was very confident I would be ok but if not she would also help w/ my appeal based on my past medical, psy, etc. I am feeling so incredibly blessed right now!!! I am so grateful to have found such wonderful people both here and in my life in general!!

Good Morning Family!!
Thank you @@edie091371
It is 0600 and I have been up since 0430. I am all packed and ready to go. All I can do now is wait. I just got a text that my parents are leaving their home in Norfolk, VA and plan to be here at 10:00. We leave for the hospital at 1045, have to arrive at hospital by 1245 for a 1445 surgery. I probably won't get to my room until 2000 (8pm) tonight. The first thing I plan to do is get up and go walking then when I get back in bed I hope to get on here and give an update. But will have to see how it goes.
I just weighed myself and I am the same 356.4 that I was Sunday. I plan to weigh again when I get back just to see how much I gain during the hospital stay and then I hope not to get back on the scales until Sunday. I have lost a total of 47 lbs since my high weight in July of 403. 32 of which where from the 4 week liquid diet.
I got a lot more sleep than I expected to because calm is starting to set in. Does that mean I am calm? Hell no. It just means I am not AS worried, nervous, and scared but those are BEGINNING to not be as strong. I would say more worried than the other two so far.
I washed my baby spoons, forks, bowls and plates last night so when I get home they will be ready.
I had my tiny sip of Water with my small pill. I am thirsty and keep looking for my big cup of Water. I still have another 8 plus hours to go without water ugh.
Inova Fair Oaks has free valet parking and I plan to take advantage of that for both our car and my parents. This keeps the car close to get anything out of it and if they pull it up it will hopefully be warmed up by the time we get in it for the ride home.
I talked to the lady across the street that had sleeve surgery a few years ago and she wants to start walking with me. Now I will have a walking partner after my wife goes back to work. She needs it, I need it, so it is a win/win situation for both of us.
I thought it was pretty cool yesterday at work several people asked me to text them that I was doing ok after the surgery.
Well it sounds like my wife just got up so I will get off here for now. Hope to be back on before we leave but you never know.

I never in a million years thought I'd pay that for a freaking cup.
I laughed at people who did.
Turns out to be some of the very BEST money I've ever spent. Outstanding products.

I too use a Yeti tumbler and absolutely love it, I think I'll try pouring a Protein Shake in it to see how long it stays cold......I'm guessing it will be cold for several hours!

Hey Jake, glad you found this site it is an excellent resource for a wealth of information. I am going the vsg route and am scheduled for it in just a couple of weeks,so I can't speak of the things to come just yet. however, I personally feel this procedure is the right one for me. It might be a good thing to research some surgeons in your area and set up a consult to get the ball rolling. I hope you're able to find the right fit for you and can accomplish your goals. Best of luck to you......Andy

Hey fellas; I'm in the southern suburbs of Mpls/StPaul Minnesota, and just starting to research options. 6'0", about 450#, BMI 60+, hitting 40 years old next year. High stress job, 3 young kids, and an incredibly supportive wife. I need to be around for my family, and feeling like WLS could be a game-changer. Likely RNY path, though VSG intrigues me. Either way, just getting started; if all lines up, then possible surgery date late 2015/early 2016.
I'm lookin for a (or a few) buddy/mentor that I could interface with on q's, experiences, the good, the bad, and the ugly of your individual process. I'd welcome speaking with those that had recent surgeries as well as the veterans of the group.
Thanks to all for your postings, etc. Combing thru the forums is really helpful.
Jake
jacobjohnson76@gmail.com

My bucket list is simple...be able to do all the things with my 6 year old that I now leave up to my husband.

OMG @@edie091371 homemade broth yum yum I may try to fix some after my surgery. You and @@thinner-me have got this pre-op diet no problem. I had to sit at work Thursday while they had a potluck. 8 or more crockpots going all morning long killed me but I stuck with it.
@@anewme2015 that sounds like the same experience I had with the pre-op. Sometimes I would get a little hungry but it was manageable.
@@Jenaenae84 that does suck. I am so sorry that you have to fix all that while on the liquid diet. Hopefully you did well during the night and only have one more day to make it through.
I had a very rough day yesterday. It really hit me all the stuff I will be going through after surgery and I got really scared. I couldn't get it off my mind. The fear of the unknown, will I be able to handle it, will I be miserable, will I regret having this surgery. Even though everyone says "it was the best decision I made." It all came bubbling up. It is still there today but more manageable.
I have been very lucky at home. When I went on the liquid diet my wife cleaned out the cabinets of all food and just put my Protein Drinks on the shelves. Then she doesn't cook anything when I am around. She was VERY worried I would not be able to stick to this diet so she gave me every chance to succeed.

I am having my sleeve done on the 22nd, and I am also from Michigan......good luck on your journey!!!

@@covarrubia911 I have heard of surgery sisters, I have heard of surgery brothers. We here on this thread are "surgery family" we are the October Surgery Family. I care and worry about each of my brothers and sisters and their success. Why??? Because that is what families do. They support one another.

Will do. I'll be there at 5:15 am surgery 7:30 am.

So last night I took my teenage daughter (14) to the movies. We were in the process of getting ready and she starts freaking out! She says " MOM!!! What the heck?!" I being in shock was like "What , what happened?!" She says "You're wearing my freaking underwear!!" I immediately flipped the tag over and sure enough they were hers! She bought the same ones as me only two sizes smaller. I, being thoroughly amused started doing the booty shaking victory dance. She however was not near as amused as I was. That's ok though because I got a new NSV AND I inherited a new pair of undies!! For some reason she insisted that I keep them! So when I say "funniest" what I really mean is funniest for me. Ha!! Winning!!!

My date has changed from 10/23 to 10/22. On week 2 of Optifast 800

Whey Protein isolates are recommended by my dietician, I've been using Dymatize iso-100 in both the chocolate and birthday cake flavors. They mix smooth and no clumping, only my opinion but this tastes fabulous and I highly recommended it........good luck!!

Whey Protein isolates are recommended by my dietician, I've been using Dymatize iso-100 in both the chocolate and birthday cake flavors. They mix smooth and no clumping, only my opinion but this tastes fabulous and I highly recommended it........good luck!!

Conscience, schmonscience!
I think you're doing great. I say the bigger, the better. You could even add these:
1. They discovered I have a tapeworm, and it's so big they have to operate to get it all out.
2. Now, they've discovered that the big tapeworm has had baby tapeworms, and they have to do even more complicated surgery to remove the baby tapeworms. It's becoming very dangerous!
3. Turns out it's not tapeworms, after all. It's Amazonian leeches that have attached themselves to the inside of my intestinal walls. We have NO idea how they got in there. It's possible they crawled into my mouth while I was asleep on a Caribbean beach last fall when hubby and I were on that cruise. But it's bad!
4. I just had a pre-op endoscopy, and now it seems that I've also swallowed some car keys--three of them, the electronic kind. And none of them are a match to our cars. My husband thinks this could also have happened on that cruise. One night I didn't get back to our cabin until 5:00 am and don't remember a damn thing after the baked Alaska. Hubby won't stop teasing me about it. I'm pretty pissed.
5. Hubby bought me a beautiful new ring for my birthday and also as an apology for teasing me so much about the car keys in my stomach. Trouble is that he hid it in a piece of birthday cake, and I swallowed the ring! And it hasn't come out the other end yet! The doctors are worried that it's been swallowed by one of the Amazonian leeches. So we're adding that to the list of things they're going to remove during gastrointestinal surgery.
See ... you could get much more creative about all this.
Have fun!

October 22 is the big day for me....woohoo!

October 22 is the big day for me....woohoo!

October 22 is the big day for me....woohoo!

I just found out I was approved by my insurance company and my date is October 22!!!

October 22nd is THE day!!! Good luck to all of you...