kad_82

Congrats, how excited you must be!

Insurance approved and getting sleeved on May 2! Insurance was my last hurdle now it on to my next challenge getting through surgery and the next few months

My surgery is May 2nd! It's been a rough few days with the pre op diet

Just curious...is the preop liquid diet...liquids only (all 3meals). I'm just starting the process.

I feel your pain. I'm on day three. How many weeks do you have? I have to do 3. I don't have co-workers, but family to deal with.

Well it's day two of my pre-opt liquid diet and I'm starving. I can hear my co-workers crunching away on food:(

I don't know about hair, I haven't noticed any loss yet. But my nails are much stronger. I take 2500 mg daily.

Does taking Biotin really help prevent Hair loss?

Thanks! So helpful think I'll just worry about bring a bathrobe! Getting nervous

Getting sleeved on May 2nd, any thoughts on best kinds of women's pjs for hospital ?

This was such a great post! It's the dialog currently going on in my head. And great advice!!

It feels good doesn't?

It feels good doesn't?

It feels good doesn't?

May 2nd ! Final hurdle will be insurance approval. It's getting real now!

How are you doing on the weight? I am so worked up about it thinking I'm going to try the liquid diet [emoji51]

Boston, MA

Keep your net carbs under 20 a day and you'll drop ten pounds in two weeks easy. I've lost fifteen in two weeks. If you don't know already, net carbs are your carbohydrates minus the Fiber. Fiber has little to no effect on blood sugar so that's why they're not counted. You can do it!

I need to lose 10 to 15 pounds by my next appointment in 2 1/2 week. The diet is to eat how I would if i was post opt. I'm really scared it won't work. It took me like 6 months to lose 20 on my own doing personal training before. Pretty frustrated too I just want to be approved and a date it's all I can think about.

Don't let it get you down. I was forced to attend two as well. The pre surgery folks said almost nothing. The meeting was dominated by post surgery folks who had no life before WLS and have been reborn thru the process.

I'm guessing that they had become insignificant obese "faces in a crowd" before and now they're filled with confidence - which is great, but now they're persona as a "WLS success story" defines who they are.

I'm not saying we don't have to eat healthy post sleeve, I'm just saying it's much easier to do when you can barely eat 8 ounces of solid  food at one sitting and you can exercise without lugging the weight of a small person on your back.

WLS has its own social world. If you want it or need it, it'll be there for you. If you don't, it'll be in your life's rear view mirror before you know it!

#zeroregrets

I just came back from my first support group meeting you are required to do two before surgery. The group is a mix of pre and post op. I am completely discourage I felt like it was just everyone telling you what you can never have again post sleeve. I know that it's a lifestyle change and things are hard after but just hearing all the post opts just telling you what you can never have again and the chewing slow forever and no Water with meals my brain feels like it's gonna explode and now I'm like what am I getting myself into. Support group had the opposite effect tonight

Hi there!

I actually had my EKG quite early in the process because during my visit with the nurse, she noticed I had an irregular heartbeat. So I saw my general physician for my annual appointment & got an EKG as well. She freaked out when she saw the results (and freaked me out too) and got me into the cardiologist for the NEXT day. She also told me there was no way I would get to have the surgery. At this point I was quite upset.

I saw the cardiologist the next day, they did another EKG. After seeing those results, the cardiologist ordered more tests. I did a stress test, a heart sonogram, and a 24 hour holter monitor. Saw the cardiologist a couple weeks later, he told me I had Premature Ventricular Contractions - basically the bottom chamber of my heart pumps too often and so it doesn't always get a chance to completely fill up with blood before it pumps it out. This is actually a quite common heart problem (so they tell me). However, I have about 14,000 PVCs a day, so my heart isn't ALWAYS irregular. My cardiologist said he's seen patients with 70,000 a day - I can only imagine!

He put me on a beta blocker just to protect my heart during surgery, but completely cleared me & wants to see me back in a year. He says it's probably been with me my whole life. Sorry this was a bit long, but I know how frustrated and upset I was when my family doctor told me it was definitely a no-go (though she was never supportive of WLS in the first place...), and I hope I can help so someone else doesn't have to feel that same way! :lol0: So not a deal breaker for me! :party4: Good luck & let us know what you hear back!

Working out pre sleeve surgery is so hard I can feel the weight holding me back from pushing harder.

Right! I can relate. I'm 280 and have alot to lose, maybe I hide it well but I feel it everyday and in everything I do. I'm excited to take the next steps.

Thank you [emoji4] great advice. Glad I joined this site so helpful !