njgal

Looking for a buddy... I'm pre-op for the sleeve, due to get it done in September. Anybody? There doesn't seem to be a NJ Sleeve Support group

It was for me! Thanks for sharing... not sure I could )

Love this! I'm not sure if I can let go of the scale altogether when my time comes but I'll keep this in mind. Thanks for sharing.

Looking good!!

That's key I think!

I'm giving myself this sleeve surgery as a 40th b'day gift so I feel a certain sense of kinship with you! As for how this will effect my relationship with hubby; I'm not worried. I share everything with him and he's been very supportive thus far.

Talk to her, see if she'd be open to outside help and be honest!

Wow! Remarkable, good job!

Hi... it's frustrating.. i'm not due until september but illogically already have all my hopes pinned on a date that's just 'pencilled in' for now. But listen, they do these tests for a reason so hang in there. I'm scheduled for an endoscopy next month. What was it like? Would you mind sharing your experience a little?

Yay!!! You go girl!

Yay!!! You go girl!

You got this girl!! What's 5 compared to 8.. the bulk of it is done and don't forget to keep your eye on the prize!! Do some sudoku? Play a computer game? Read a book or binge watch something... anything goes

Hey! Welcome to the other side. This is so exciting!! Let us know how you do

Good luck! Let us know how you do, I'm also opting for same-day but have been worried about it lately but then talked to people who had it done and feel like I'll be totally fine!

Loving it!! I'm doing same-day in September and did have second thoughts about this. Glad this is a topic.

Group hug!!! Love it [emoji173]️ I'm really glad you're doing ok. Thanks for sharing!

As per my surgeon's office: we can if we have to but are encouraged not to just for the sake of donating.. has to do with iron levels

Good luck! We're rooting for you. Let us know how you do when you can

Thank you for this. I've tried reaching out to as many patients as I could find for this surgeon and everybody was happy. I couldn't find any who weren't... I will ask more questions the next time I see him and if I don't feel convinced I will call it off.... but I hope that won't be the case.

Sooo... I have been doing a lot of thinking lately... how do I know my surgeon is a good choice.. how, if at all, do I tell anybody, what do I look forward to.... but mostly I've been examining my relationship with food. Once I had made the decision to get this surgery done I felt an interesting sense of calm come over me in terms of food. Food has always been an issue for me; either I was eating too much or too little, or I was counting or I was worrying about it or this or that... either way it was always there, a constant in the back of my head. However, once I made the decision, food became just a tool.. just fuel, for the first time I'm not worried about whether I will gain or lose. I mean, I gained... with a vengeance too, I eat a lot but; 1. it felt like it was just the regaining of the latest weight loss/maintenance I had accomplished over the last 2 years. I'm at my highest ever now. 2. I also gained some of it on purpose because ankle weights just weren't cutting it during weigh ins, you know? I've also been thinking a lot about who to tell; when to tell and even though I'm not sure I think I'll tell my older son shortly before the surgery.. I'm still working on how and what to tell him... my husband already knows (wouldn't want to do it without him)... and as for everybody else; I'll tell them if I feel like they're seriously asking.. not to judge or blame but because they are genuinely interested. I mean I think it would be unfair to claim I'm doing this without external help when so many people (including myself) have tried doing just that for years and failed. So, one other thing I've been thinking about is all the things I look forward to; there's of course the being healthier, being a good role model for my children; having my husband have a nice piece of arm candy but then there's also the promise of shopping... not wearing black ALL THE F*** TIME... not wrestling with my bra in the mornings... not having all these aches and pains related to being obese.. not feeling like I have to work twice as hard as others, not having to stretch before visiting the loo, not having to wear baggy clothes... though in all honesty I don't know that I'll ever feel comfortable in form fitting clothes, I'm just too used to the baggy type... og and being able to wear overalls... I'd like that. Oh, and I am tentatively scheduled for September 19 so yay!!

I also worry about that. My older son shows tendencies to take to food as if it's a solution to everything and I fear he will follow in my foot steps. I don't want him thinking he can uncontrollably eat and then just get an operation and fix it... but I mean who am I to know how he will take to it so I'm still not sure about what to tell him. Maybe my new eating regimen and the fact that I will lose weight will be enough to create a positive image.

Good luck with that and let us know what you do?

What What an excellent problem to have though, right

Also, how come all your messages are always spoilers?

Well, mine has been chosen "best doctor" in the state a few times and I would assume that's some measure... thanks!