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8 hours ago, KCRN said:

I think you'll get mixed answers to this one. Some will say it stretches out the sleeve, some say it won't. I personally quit all carbonation last summer because I was sick of buying cans and bottles of the stuff and hauling it home. My acid reflux improved after I quit, too. I think it's probably just something you either tolerate or you don't.

yep, this seems to be one area that there's a lot of opinions on. My weight loss clinic is of the no, never group. Saying it is one thing that will quickly open up the pouch. I too stopped all carbonation 4 months pre-surgery. Even though most was zero calories, I dropped weight immediately. I know the last time I quit ONLY carbonated drinks I lost 20#. So there's that.

On 12/19/2017 at 10:57 PM, mrodz63 said:

Hi, I didn't set up a recliner, my Doctor advised me to take it easy, rest as much as possible, sleep will be your friend. No lifting, pulling, 5lbs or more for a few weeks. Your body is healing from major surgery and it's healing from the inside, so be good to yourself, and rest, rest, rest.

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It is AMAZING how different this is for all of us. I was told, by the nurse on discharge, no napping unless I really needed too, but to move as much as possible. my weight limit to lift/push/pull is 10# (doesn't like a big difference, but it is twice as much when you think about it) Reading over everyones posts, even the diets the first 30 days show a lot of variation. So I think it shows there is some leeway in here for some of us that feel we are struggling to follow exact instructions? I think if everyone just tries to do their best, even if it's not perfect, are going to do very well in the long run!

8 hours ago, rochagurl757 said:

After 8 months of doing everything I needed to do ..i finally got a surgery date .Dec 13..im sooo excited .no Christmas dinner for me..

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Congrats! I'm also having mine done on Dec 13th. At first it felt like forever, now it's looming large and I'm trying to get everything done for the holiday.

20 minutes ago, sy2053 said:

For being nurses and in the medical field, they sure are misinformed about weight loss and Surgery!

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I suspect they are making a lot of assumptions. But it is about who they are as people, more then what their profession is, and I should have made that a little more apparent. Thankfully, the hospital I'm having my surgery, while the same that my niece works in, and her mother works in an attached facility, there is an entire floor for bariatric patients. Neither of them has any business to be on that floor.

I have not told everybody. At least not in my family. Telling two in particular will not magically make them more supportive. I do tend to be of the camp of, it's medical, it's private, it's no ones business. At least until after any surgery is done.

Those that need to know, know. Those I know genuinely care about me and will be supportive, do know. MY just turned 6 years old grandson. He knows. LOL He is so supportive, he's probably one of the two most supportive and encouraging. Though when I lost ten pounds, he told a neighbor I barely knew..."my gramma lost 10 pounds!" haha he was proud, but we had a discussion and so far so good.

But not long ago I was at a family event. My sister (RN), my niece (RN), and I were talking about some medical issues and I'm not sure what came up but the one said something about...then you have those that have gastric bypass, and rolled her eyes. The other quickly followed up with "OH! Or they have the gastric SLEEVE done" and rolled her eyes. Yep they have no need to know. I don't need that kind of judgement and negativity in my life.

Dec 13th. Hmm...I need to finish my christmas shopping/wrapping.

3 hours ago, Jeannie49 said:

lol you're scaring me a bit saltykisses!! lol! I checked with a couple people at work who have been sleeved and they used different surgeons than i'm using and they did not have a pre-surgery liquid diet either..just said not to have a big meal the last couple of days...

now what really makes me nervous is they had to drink a liquid the night before to clean everything out so to speak...i don't have to do that either - not sure if i'm good with this or not lol...but i did call the surgeon and confirmed it!

My surgeon/clinic is the same. They explained that they base the decision on BMI, I think they said 50 and higher were put on the 2 week pre-op liquid diet. I was told to eat as I have been (following some of the tools my NUT and I discussed) and no big last meal hurrah. which could cause a surgery to be cancelled.

I'm going through UPMC Pinnacle Health Weight Loss Center in Harrisburg (surgery is at
UPMC Pinnacle Osteopathic) Dr Rosenberger will be doing mine. The clinbic gives you a team environment. I waqs sold on them the first time I called after an appt and the recording said, press one if you are calling from a Drs office OR if you need to talk to your team. Most offices have you 3rd or 4th on the list. Here you are the prioirty. All the employees are awesome, my nutritionist is fab and friendly, and several of their employees have had weight loss surgery. Even the nurse at the hospital bariatric floor had WLS. When I had the EGD done, Dr Rosenberger came into the surgery smiling and singing to me. Gotta love happy people. From others I know, that had one of the other Drs, Dr. Marco, they all really like him too . My surgery isn't until Dec 13 2017, but they all have made me feel confident in my choice. and I'm excited!