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Old thread, I know, but I wanted to chime in. I'm Catholic, swam the Tiber in 1996 and my surgery is May 16, the feast day of St Simon Stock and the Monday after Pentecost. I was invested in the brown scapular and I'm praying the Pentecost novena as well as one to Our Lady of Mt Carmel. Just wanted to say hello!

Very glad to have found this topic! I'm about 9 days pre-op and I plan to ask my surgeon about this when I see him next week. The hosts at my parish are a decent size and I struggle to break them down without wine, so this is going to be rough for me.

Hey, so I copy and pasted the HTML code from my ticker here to use on my Wordpress blog, but it doesn't update like it does here. Does it just take a really long time, or do I need some special code, or what?

LOVE hearing this! I've got PCOS as well and I'm hoping for a resolution to my symptoms and, once it's safe, to be able to have kids. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Your body stores hormones in your excess fat. So when you burn that fat, the hormones get released into your body, and then your body gets confused and your periods get goofy. I'm dealing with that myself, coming off a 10-day period. I've lost 30 lbs so far and I'm still pre-op, very curious to see what losing 100 lbs will do to my cycles! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I've been charting my cycles for a couple years or so now, and while I've always been rather irregular, I've had my own "normal" pattern I could identify. I'm very curious to see what drastic weight loss does to my cycle and when things level out to a new "normal" for me. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My pre-op diet starts today: no more than 800 calories, 60-80 grams Protein, all liquid. Works out to about 4 Premier shakes and change. Plus I gotta drink all my Water. It's gonna be a long 10 days.... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My pre-op diet is only a week, but it's all liquids and something like 800 calories, which is about 4 shakes a day. I hope to be receiving more detailed instructions sometime this week!

I went to an informational seminar back in October 2015, and my first appointment with the surgeon and dietician was December. I knew it would be about 6 months because of insurance. I'm just glad I finally am doing it!

Lol, that's what I was thinking! I'm 4'11" as well, I get any shorter and I'm gonna be missing out on amusement park rides!

I'm liking the Premier ready to drink shakes, you can get cases of them at Sam's for a decent price. I'm still sampling different powders: powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury, Chike, About Time. Don't think I've found a truly awful one yet

Hey, I'm a 16er too! I'm in Morgantown WV, having surgery at WVU Hospital. My insurance required 6 months of a supervised diet (monthly classes, my last of which is this Monday!) as well as some health clearances. I'll be on my preop diet for a week, pretty sure it's strictly liquid but not certain. Oh, and the sleeve is my surgery of choice So glad to have us all here together! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I just got my date today, and we have the same date! 5/16/16. Yay! Mine too! Love having so many surgery buddies! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That's my date too!

May 16 in WV Nice to have some surgery buddies!

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May 16 in WV!

Howdy neighbor! *waves* I'm in WV as well, my surgery is next month at WVU Hospital. I'm also opting for the sleeve, I think it will suit me better. I can't speak to quitting smoking except to say good luck, they say it's tough but so worth it in the end. The clearances and tests you'll go through usually depend on what your insurance requires and what's the "norm" for your surgical program; mine is 6 months of nutrition class, cardio testing, pulmonary testing, psych eval, letter from my PCP, and endoscopy. One more class to go! I'm relatively new to this forum as well but I've found it a wonderful source of information and support, and I think you will too. You can edit your profile from the main webpage, that's how I do it, I don't think there's an option for that on the app. And "stickies" are forum posts that are permanently set at the top of the page so they're easier to find, usually FAQs or necessary information. Hope that helps, and welcome!

May 16 here

Congratulations!!!! That's my date too

I'm not actually required to go to the exercise lab, but it's strongly encouraged, and I had my first visit today. The hospital where I'm having surgery is associated with a huge university, and the Human Performance Lab is primarily run by exercise physiology students, so I felt a bit like a guinea pig Their initial evaluation includes an EKG, stress test, body fat measurement, and full health history, and after all that they design you a well-rounded workout regimen (cardio, strength, flexibility) that isn't too hard or too easy. Then they serve as personal trainers to guide you through it, make sure your technique is good and you're not going to hurt yourself, stuff like that. It's pretty neat, much more personal than a "real" gym, and I hope it turns out to be a good fit for me. I'm like you, rather self-conscious about exercising in front of people, but the students were great and helped me feel comfortable. They see a lot of bariatric patients so it's really no big deal for them. I like that I'm also kinda helping them learn as well.

May 16 here!

mine's May 16 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey, I'm in WV about an hour south of Pittsburgh Where about in WV? Morgantown Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Oy, I hear ya. I have PCOS so my periods are hit-or-miss as well, and quite painful. I'm still pre-op so I can't speak to pain meds, but I find that walking at least a little bit takes the edge off the cramps. Mind you, all I actually want to do is curl up on the couch but getting up and moving a bit does help. *hugs*