Booandfrida

We are praying for y'all! I'm from South Louisiana and currently in a Houston. Just praying praying!!!

Try not to let the emotions get the best of you. I am in Colorado, flying home to Orlando tomorrow with nothing left in the stores to stick up on. I'm praying the track moves more easterly out to the Atlantic as it moves up Florida

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SO I just bing ate a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich and a glass of milk because I'm stressed about the category 5 hurricane on its way to my house. Now my tummy is nervous and upset.

I am on day 6 ... made it thru labor day weekend.... the funny thing was the smell of the food and the sight of it ... I didn't want it.. 8 days for me... Dr Benedetto - Salem Hospital Sept 13

I'm doing much better. They finally got my naseoua under control and that made all the difference. I was released last night and was excited to be home
But of course now Houston is expecting a hurricane and my well laid out recovery plan has gone out the window. I have to figure out where I'm willing to evacuate to since the roommates who were going to be my caretakers this week are leaving town. Perfect timing!
So other than all this drama I'm trying to focus on my liquids and staying hydrated. I dont know what full feels like yet so still not pushing things. Glad to hear you are doing better.

You have every right to be disappointed, I guess other Texans are in the same boat. Bad Harvey. I hope you get rescheduled promptly. I hope congress comes through with federal funding to help TX and LA rebuild. I hope bariatricpals are able to find the supplies they need to stay safe and on program.

I feel your pain. I hate to even post anything because it seems so selfish but I can't help the way that I feel. I am in the Houston area and this flooding storm is devastating! I have lived through Katrina and the images are bringing me back. My last weigh in is tomorrow and I just keep wondering how it is going to be handled...is my insurance going to give me some leeway that my last weigh in wasn't at 30-31 days from my last? I understand this is going to push my surgery back and I can accept that but if my insurance denies after all of the time and money, heart and soul I have put into this process because I physically could not get to the doctors office for my last visit I will be heartbroken.

But this little issue is minor compared to the devastation that is all over Houston. Please don't beat me up people - I am flooded in and this is something that is important to me so I can't help but have my thoughts continue to drift to what is going to happen while I sit here with cabin fever and try my best not to eat everything in the house!

All the prayers to those in Texas suffering from this beast. And stay positive.. best you there with your family and/or friends. [emoji1374]


“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.” —Michael Phelps

I live in the metro Houston are, and have been hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. I was "supposed" to fly out on Monday 8/28 for surgery in Mexico.... well that has been cancelled. My flight has been cancelled, now I have to wait till 8/28 to reschedule everything. I have completed my 2 weeks of pre-op, all for nothing.... I am so sad... But please no sadness for me, please send prayers to all the flood victims and people who have lost everything. Surgery can be rescheduled, but some people have lost so much more!

Little delay for me as well thanks to Harvey. Gastric Bypass on 9/6....a few days from now with Dr. Turnquest. Good luck to you all with your surgeries and speedy recovery!!!

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Me too! Dr Todd Wilson. I go for my last weigh in on Tuesday. I got pushed back a week as well. Is all well at your house? I am in Pearland and we were very lucky to have no Water.

I got my surgery date! September 25th! I'm sooo exited! Pre-Op is September 20th!
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Im 63 and on my first day of 2 week liquid diet. Getting Sleeved on Sept. 18th. Unless my ins. Gets in way again. Good Luck All ; )

Good luck guys.....I am 62 and will get sleeved likely in 3rd week of October.

Today is your work up day!!! Let me know how it goes.

I am going through that right now. Surgery date is 10/10..

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The difference in preop diets is crazy! We have two week of two Protein Shakes made with Water (no premade shakes and must have 20 grams of Protein, less than 6 carbs and whey protein isolate or soy protein isolate must be the first ingredient) and then we get two meals a day consisting of 3-5 ounces of lean protein and 1/2 to 1 cup veggies (non starchy) plus 64 ounces water daily and of course our supplements. We can have sugar free Jello and popsicles if we want too. The day before surgery we have only two bottles of Isopure and 64 ounces of water. I have heard the requirements to shrink the liver have changed and no longer require all liquids for two weeks. I won't complain!

First day of liquid diet today, 3 Carnation s a day, puece of fruit, yogurt, broth for supper & couple pops a day. First day down. ; )

Im nervous 2. But going one step at a time. Start Sept 4th. Labor Day. I get the wk end with family first. To be sleevef Sept. 18, Good Luck All!! Salem, Massachusetts ; )

It's so good to hear that other people had the "should I do it, should I not do it" feeling! I felt like it was really hard to make up my mind. I thought I was the only one!

My pre-op diet allows me to have one small meal each day, so I am still eating dinner with them. My dinner is just modified. I guess I have a week to figure out how to deal with it post surgery!

Super good topic cause it really does make me "think."

My older kids were spoiled enough to usually have dinner on the table. I work a crazy schedule and the younger two are all that is left at home, who are 17 years old, are usually on their own and nobody really bugs me about dinner anymore, including my hubby. So now when I do cook, usually on the weekend, they act like it is an act of God. They/we enjoy eating together so we make an honest attempt to make that happen for family time. For quite some time now, ever since I had my gallbladder out, I can't eat in the evenings because it bloats me too much. So I have had practice in sitting there and watching them eat while I facilitate conversation. Now there are times when I think I can't do it but I make myself out of knowing the sheer discomfort. Most of the time, though, like if we go out to eat or to my mother's house for dinner - I take it to go and eat it for Breakfast so now I won't be able to really do that. It might be different knowing I won't be able to even eat it later. I wonder how I will react. Maybe we will be having therapy sessions at the dinner table while I cry over not getting to eat what I want until my body adjusts to cutting out the sugar and facing a liquid diet for awhile.
So my plan is - "You are on your own and here is some money to go shop with." They will usually make decent food choices on their own outside of fast food. They are kind of uppity about it, like "why didn't you buy spinach?" or "we need more fruit around here" and "we should be eating more earthy." Not that they were raised to actually be that way. Hello, poptart queen and here is an extra helping of potatoes with extra butter on it - that is/was me. They are just food snobs. Or this is something else I hear, "you shouldnt be eating that, Mom." So I will most likely have the food police around me. That is what I get for letting have more control over what they choose to cook at night. Luckily, they do love fish and they know how to cook it either on the grill or in the oven with veggies, etc. So I may benefit from that later on. We have been trying to cut down on red meat. My step son would rather starve them feed himself and pretty much to love him is to feed him and he is hungry a lot because he runs long distance track. He will do it on his own but I think he would prefer otherwise and sucks it up.
But then the left overs. I am the left over lover. It will be so hard not to eat the leftovers for awhile.
Maybe, if I have them go do the shopping knowing what I can and cant eat that will help me to stay focused. I can't see anyone secretly trying to sabatoge me other than maybe my mother. Her house is like Willie Wonka and the chocolate factory over there and she is such a good cook.
Maybe I will start loving my family by doing their laundry rather than cooking for them. LOL! It is actually not a bad idea.

This is really vain and my reasons for the sleeve are not really out of vanity but more medical but it will be nice not be embarrassed about being in family pictures. Last Christmas photos I looked like a blueberry, so round and blue/purple clothes. lol

Bras would be nice for me too!!!! I carry my weight in my back and arms like a mini line backer but I don't have big boobs so who carries a 40 B?? And btw, what is going to happen to my boobs after all the weight loss? I will have to curl them up and put them in my bra that I can finally buy at victoria secret! LOL
My back, Oh Lord, how I hope my back hurts less as I lose weight.
Less meds, better health, I don't want to be a walking stroke any longer.
I hope my feet hurt less. Although, some of that if from neuropathy and I realize it can't be reversed.
Putting my wedding ring back on.