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Me, too!!! So who else is up for surgery today?

Not surprised to see you up, too! :-) Are you ready?

Its 3:00 am and I am up and ready to roll! And a wee bit thirsty, which happens with CPAP. Imagine it will be worse later . Not as nervous as last night. Thanks for letting me vent :-)

5:30 AM, baby, that's when I report for surgery -- woohoo! I am a jumble of nerves, excitement, and impatience, because mostly, I just want this done so I can start the next phase of my life.

I'm very happy for you! Must be a huge relief.

Best wishes for a safe surgery!

Glad to read you are OK! This surgery with T1 diabetes must really be a challenge!

Yep, me too -- same worries! I guess we just to have a little faith that things will work out for us. :-)

I was quite worried about the psych evaluation, too. Turned out, it ended up being a very relaxing talk with the psychologist. In fact, I'll see him again if I feel like I need it down the road as I adjust to this new lifestyle -- I liked him that much. I have a history of depression and anxiety, and I was quite open with him about it. So I think you should just be open and honest and you will be fine -- nobody expects you to be perfect.

Thanks for detailed post -- I love these!!! Glad you made it through surgery without too much discomfort. Happy healing!

Nice, and a good reminder for all to follow your measurements!

Have a safe surgery, let us know how it went on the other side!

Good, and keep in mind that there is a good chance we will be off the CPAP machine once we lose weight.

Good luck!!

I believe 15# in the first month is pretty typical -- good job!! And next time, bring your own dinner :-)

Fantastic news! Good on you for feeling so good and doing an outstanding job with the pre-op diet!!

Safe surgery, madlily. You sound pretty calm!

I watched it, LOL. Or rather, after the scene with the first opening and all that ab fat, I switched to listening to it. TG I am getting sleeved!!!!

Oooh -- I heard about this!! Hmmm, can I watch it at work? LOL

Here's a link to information about what to expect based on your BMI at surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744630/table/T2/

Here's link to a site that calculates what to expect statistically at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months: https://www.obesitycoverage.com/the-complete-patients-guide-to-bariatric-surgery/ You have to scroll down a little to get to that part.

Surgery is on Wednesday. I am so inexplicably nervous that someone is going to pull the rug out from under me and I won't get the surgery -- am I the only one??? I started this process in August, 7 months ago, and the buildup has been intense. Also with every pound I lose pre-op, DH asks me if I'm sure I want the surgery and its driving me nuts! He means well, he really does, but he's a normal weight and he doesn't get it. Its not strictly about losing the weight, its about finding a strategy to keep it off for the rest of my life.

On my second episode. I am definitely more Grace thank Frankie, right down to the martinis with 2 olives I DO like Frankie's style, tho!

...off to watch Grace and Frankie! Will I be a Grace or a Frankie??

I think we'll be fine...