Gotalose

Good luck to all of us scheduled for surgery tomorrow! I know there are quite a few of us. I am oddly calm.

Tomortow is the day. 1/8/18. Surgery is at 7:30. If anyone has any extra time, I would appreciate and wrlcome any prayers that things go well. newlifeat40 I wish you great luck and a speedy recovery. I will be thinking of you going through the same thing as me on this day. : )

Thanks for the reassurance everyone! We just have to remember why we are doing this, and I will keep focusing on that today despite my nerves. Sending all my best wishes to each and everyone one of you!


Surgery Date: January 8, 2018
Sleeve Gastrectomy

Jan.16th, So ready to get this done. Looking forward to getting rid of all the medical issues from the extra weight.

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I completely understand and felt the same way. Everyone kept asking me if I was excited and I wasn't really. But I knew I was making the right decision. My girls are 7 and 2 and the oldest is excited to have a mommy who can do more with her and be more active. I had my VSG on January 3 and already I feel better already. Very little pain, cooking for my family by the 5th and I couldn't be happier with the decision. You're giving your kids a better future with you and I wish you all the best tomorrow. [emoji4]

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January 18th for me. Was someone setting up a secret Facebook group?
I've bought a couple different Protein Drink flavors and I really like the Premier Protein. I'm currently on my preop diet which is high Protein, low carb in order to shrink the liver. Yesterday was hard but I figured I better suck it up and get a grip. Its only going to get harder before it gets better. Might as get a jump on the weight loss
Chapstick was another item people mentioned to bring

Excited about secret group My surgery date is 1/18. I just found out yesterday. Needed to start preop diet two days ago but just found out my date. Time to get going on high Protein, low carb

I’m taking this. I was told by another sleever it worked great after surgery when you can’t drink.I was told by another sleeper it worked great after surgery when you can’t drink.

January 18, 2018

Promise?

Definitely! I’m not going to lie, it’s really hard on the pre op diet, the post op liquid and purée diet. You have to remind yourself that these phases aren’t forever! WLS is not the easy way out! It’s not for cowards! But if you’re brave enough to take this step, it is really worth it!

If you're having weight loss surgery then you have to get used to a high Protein diet. After surgery, eating high protein will ensure you burn fat rather than muscle. As your calories are limited, you have to squeeze in as much protein as possible.
The good news is that a high protein diet isn't so bad once you get used to it. Protein tends to fill you up. It's not like say, bread or potato chips where you could eat endless amounts. There's only so much beef or chicken you can eat before you feel full.
Once you stop having so many carbs, the cravings will mostly go away. In the meantime, you can enjoy healthy fats (you can eat delicious things like cheese, avocado, Peanut Butter, etc). There are also lots of alternatives to the bad carbs. Zucchini noodles and cauliflower rice etc. I eat "cheeseburgers" which are just cheese and meat between lettuce leaves.
The pre-op diet sucks, but you can handle anything for two weeks! The first month or two after the surgery is rough too. Once you're back on real food, you will feel so much better.

Cutting out carbs is hard. You will likely have headaches (I did) for a day or two. Use the SF Jello or pudding if allowed under your plan. But, your new life will be mostly high Protein and low carb. I found that carbs now make me feel sick. Eat the protein first. Use the shakes. Get creative. You can do this.
Pinterest is your friend for shake ideas. Here are a couple of my faves:
Premier Caramel pre-mixed shake, 1 cup cold coffee, 1 squirt Hershey's sugar-free Syrup, Ice. Throw in a blender - you have a protein frappucino that has 130 calories, 30 grams of protein and tastes amazing.
Buy sugar free coffee house syrups. I use Torani brand. So I'll take 1/2 cup frozen pineapple, 1 cup of Fairlife Skim Milk, 1 scoop vanilla Protein Powder and a few squirts of sugar free coconut syrup and I have a pina colada that is about 30 grams of protein (depending on your protein powder) and about 175 calories.
chocolate protein powder, 1 tablespoon of PB2, Squirt of Caramel SF syrup - ice and Fairlife Skim - Snickers shake - again about 30 g protein and under 200 calories.
You can do this. You got this. We got your back.

So, I’m just home from the hospital after my surgery. In the middle of a blizzard, I had my surgery. Surgery started sometime between 9:30 & 10. I was up and walking by 2. Gas has been my biggest pain followed by stomach cramping. I got up and walked a lot in the hospital. My throat is very sore and my mouth was incredibly dry yesterday. As they hydrated me, I started to do better. But keeping hydrated is a project. Overall, I feel like I’m doing pretty good.

Well I submitted it to the insurance specialist at my doctors office. So it should be sent in. I have anthem through the state insurance. Who do you have? Let me know when you hear something!
I don't have a date yet☹️ that's what I'm hoping for with approval!

Good news...I've been approved again. Lol. Glad that didn't take long!

Mine looks to be Jan 16 if everything goes well. Waiting to hear back from insurance. Hopefully the process will go fast. How long did it take you all from first consult to getting approval and surgery scheduled?

I’m excited and nervous. I have my H&P appointment today and find out my surgery date. All my other requirements have been filled just need this last appointment and then they submit to insurance and hope we get approval before the day we schedule. Hoping for Jan 18.

What do the do at the Health History & Physical appointment?

Mine looks to be Jan 16 if everything goes well. Waiting to hear back from insurance. Hopefully the process will go fast. How long did it take you all from first consult to getting approval and surgery scheduled?

Just what I needed to see today. I'm due for surgery at 7:30 tomorrow morning and getting a little anxious - but I'm ready. I LOVED (and copied) your little line about recovery jobs - Walk, Sip, Suck, Rinse Repeat. Made me laugh.
Thank you for sharing. Good luck with recovery! Sounds like you're off to a great start!

Gotalose... I'm feeling good, and could probably handle a couple hours of desk work...but it would have to be pretty simple stuff. Keep in mind...for three days I had clear liquid with no calories, and now I'm getting about 400 calories a day from Protein Shakes in addition to more clear liquid. It's hard to make your brain function well with so few calories coming in. You could do some simple work, but I wouldn't suggest anything challenging or stressful. (or anything that would result in big problems if you screwed it up a little)

Not at this point, I'm doing all it takes to just remember to drink the right amount of water....ugh

Thanks for the report - its nice to hear a positive experience. How are you feeling today? If you had to, could you work at a desk job for a couple of hours?

Thanks for the report - its nice to hear a positive experience. How are you feeling today? If you had to, could you work at a desk job for a couple of hours?