Frenchie1977

My surgery is on Dec 5, so I will be on my pre-op diet on Thanksgiving and I am not going this year because I know that if I go my diet will go straight out the door

Well one I know first hand that quitting smoking sucks, for me I had no choice because my surgeon does a nicotine test at pre-op, I'm surprised yours doesn't , it's pretty standard now. 2 it is likely that you feel weaker at first eating less calories than you are used to but at least you can eat lol, I would give anything to be able to eat 800 calories but my pre-op is an all liquid diet for 2 weeks all I can say is make sure you stay hydrated during your diet and keep your electrolytes up with some powerade zero or Gatorade g2 so they are sugar free.

You said post pre-op diet so I don't understand if you are pre-op and upset about the pre-op diet making you weak and you also smoking or if you are post op on a 800 calorie diet with no energy smoking still please clarify what your status is and what exactly the problem is

My surgeons office just called and told me that my pre-op date is 11/22 that's 19 days away and that I will have a nicotine test, I didn't even know I will have a nicotine test. If I don't smoke again will I be ok for the test? Or am I doomed to have to reschedule this surgery date I waited so long to get?

Well I believe it would be the second test then since they told me no nicotine replacement therapy could be used either and advised that second hand smoke has been known to effect the test. I'm pretty sure I'm ok with 19 days to go, I just got panicked when I heard it, as I had just finished a cigarette.

He knew I was smoking the last time I saw him and commented that I would have to stop before surgery, but never said when exactly, and I was planning on quitting next week, one week before my pre-op diet, but now I find out I have to pass a nicotine test in 19 days and that if I don't pass it he won't do the surgery

My surgeon told me no smoking for life after the sleeve because the risk of ulcers to the sleeve is too high

If all else fails it of course wouldn't hurt to check with your doctor

Have you tried a PPI ask your doc for one as stomach acid mimics hunger quite frequebtly

I don't see any reason you can't lose weight with the sleeve, I had a hysterectomy last year and I'm having the sleeve done on mov 28 , had to stop taking my hormones 1 month prior to surgery

We have a Facebook group just for November sleevers. Just go to Facebook and search for November 2016 Sleevers then request to join and we will approve you

So I finally got my date today and will be sleeved on Nov 21, but as I'm looking through my folder of all my information I'm noticing that there are no guidelines of what to eat after 8 weeks just that I can return to regular food. Suddenly with my approval I am panicked and full of questions in spite of all my research. My program had a few nuts but they teach classes they are not individual nuts for appointments. So now I feel like I don't really know anything, like what should I be eating after 8 weeks, what should my calories be and when should I up them and how much. I feel so lost now, and I thought I was doing so good by preparing myself, any help would be much appreciated.

After nearly a month of waiting for approval, I am finally approved and will be having the sleeve on Nov 21, I am excited and nervous and omg this is really happening

My Nut told me absolutely no baby food, it's too high in carbs and sugar and has no protein

Bumping this up Don't forget to join the November 2016 Sleevers Facebook group Just go to Facebook and do a search for November 2016 Sleevers and request to join and we will approve

We have a Facebook group for November sleevers just go to Facebook and do a search for November 2016 sleevers and request to join and we will approve you

My surgeon requires patients to be 18 so you may have to shop around for a doctor that does not have that requirement

For all of those getting sleeved in November we have started a Facebook support group for all of us having surgery in the same month. To follow each other's journeys and be there to support each other through all the upcoming changes. If you are getting sleeved in November and would like to join just go to Facebook and do a search fo November 2016 Sleevers and then request to join, we will approve you, the more the merrier.

For those of you getting sleeved in November we have started a Facebook support group for all of us getting sleeved in the same month, to follow each other's journeys and to be supportive with all the changes that are yet to come. If you are getting sleeved in November and would like to join simply go to Facebook and do a search for November 2016 Sleevers and then ask to join. The more the merrier

Don't forget to join the November sleevers Facebook support group. Just go to Facebook and search for November 2016 sleevers and ask to join. We are a fun group all bein sleeved in the same month and would like to support each other through this journey

Okay I will change the intro picture to make it more incognito, and for those of you having trouble finding the group, just go to Facebook and do a search for November 2016 sleevers and ask to join and I will approve. The more the merrier

I would make the group secret but that would mean I would have to invite each of you instead of each of you joining on your own, seems like a lot of hassle not even knowing Facebook named

No worries the group is private, come one come all, we need all the November sleevers

There is a new Facebook group started for just us November sleevers. If you would like to join go to Facebook and do a search for November 2016 sleevers . Ask to join and you will be approved.

I started the group , you just have to do a search for November 2016 sleevers and it will come up, request to join and I will approve. Now we have a place just for those of us going in November, and we can flow each other