tBot

I'm in Nashville and getting a sleeve in January 2018. Anyone interested in meeting up and supporting each other?

There's no need to be insulting, folks. I haven't yet been through this process, so I'm simply asking questions. Calling it 'bonkers' or implying that I'm too stupid to go to the ER when necessary is unnecessary rudeness on your part.

Hi, folks! I'm still in pre-surgery land, but I've been researching post-op foods and what to expect. In Nashville, where I live, there's a company, iRevive, that offers IV fluids with vitamins and other additives for about $130/1 liter. From what I understand, you can make an appointment (or not) and just show up to have an IV drip put in.... Before I ever considered having a gastric sleeve op, I thought the idea was nuts. But now, I'm wondering whether that'd be a decent way to avoid dehydration during the first couple of weeks/months. Any thoughts on this? Have you used a service like this? It isn't cheap, but it might be cheaper than an ER visit. - tBot

I'm not telling friends and family just yet. I know my family would argue with me about it: that it's a waste of money, too dangerous, etc., and that I should just do it "naturally." My surgery is scheduled for January 11th; I won't see family until sometime in May or June, so... I'll tell them then. And then they can yell at me all they want. (Family: Mom and Dad) I'll tell my boss and my immediate team members at work - mostly because I'm going back to work just a week after being sleeved and don't want them to think I'm just slacking off. At the moment, most folks, both friends, co-workers and family, know that I'm going to Thailand - I've had a vacation to Thailand booked for three years and finally scheduled it. But I'm too fat to go there right now; I've been dreading the trip and finally canceled it. Instead, I'm taking the time off work to go have the surgery. I don't want to lie to my boss and team members about where I'm going. Once my weight loss starts showing and if folks ask, I'll either tell them that I'm on a permanent "Whole30"-style diet (paleo/keto) or flippantly say something like: "Oh, yeah, I had half my stomach removed," depending upon who is asking. But I'm not openly telling anyone and everyone. Of course, I do have an acquaintance/casual friend who used to be quite heavy and very large. She started dropping weight rapidly and would tell us that she was just sticking to a very strict diet. It was only after about six months of this that, finally, my sister-in-law said to me: "Doesn't she realize that we all know she had some kind of bariatric surgery? I mean, we're not stupid!" hah! Um... till she said that, I totally believed our friend's story that she was dieting/exercising it off. Guess I'm the dummy. lol.

I'm scheduled for January 11th.