Jodi1980

You will absolutely find what you are looking for and more here. Very compassionate and extremely helpful folks here. Just don't let them little piggies get cold. From all the advice and positive stories l have read here I am sure you will be successful and happy with sticking with it. Cheers to a better future for all of us!!!!

I’m having a VSG on July 3, at least that’s the plan. My feet are getting a bit chilly. I came here to find a community I can talk to about this whole process. Everyone seems so compassionate so far.

Just hit my 90 day mark for both my journey and the mandatory time period insurance requires. Went in to see my surgeon initially to schedule a naval hernia repair and he recommended WLS to decrease future issues with hernias. I had kind of thought about it prior but never seriously. Anyway, I have a tentative date of July 12 pending insurance approval. Start my 2 week pre op diet on the 28th of this month. Although it really hasn't been a long time period it seems it's been waaaayyyy longer. Best of luck to all of you and speedy recoveries all around.

Chunkysoup- YASSS! Having other patients to talk to and the support is key! This unfortunately isn't my first rodeo (had my 1st vsg october of 2012) Support and having the resources when you fall off the wagon is crucial for staying on track! I can honestly say after having my son and switching my medications that I didn't utilize my resources with successful weight loss. I lost 95 lbs and gained 65 back. I'm luckily getting a second chance to make it right!
FutureRN19- Happy early birthday! What a great present! Here's to a healthy new life for you!

Men lose faster than women (ya bast*rds ) so 30 pounds is totally doable. I lost 28 in my first month.

Im so ready! My surgery date is July 17th. Preop is on the 9th. I have a pre op diet class next week which is the day I will know what my preop diet will consist of...Honestly I'm more nervous about the damn preop diet at this point than the surgery! (I'm sure that will change!!). I used to be very concerned about recovery and immediate post op discomfort, trouble swallowing, etc. But I have had the great fortune of being able to talk to a group of patients that all received their surgery by my dr or his associate and they all had little to no discomfort, pain, or complications. I was very encouraged by that.

I am most definitely ready! I have my EGD on the 12th then my gallbladder US/pre op on the 17th. My surgery date is July 23rd which is 5 days after my 22nd birthday (😱😱). So it'll be interesting to have my birthday dinner be my "last meal". But I've cleared out my house and started seriously tracking for the past few weeks so I'm hoping to be as ready as can be.

I'm holding off until July before I buy anymore Protein Shakes. I'm planning on buying the Syntrax Nectar and Premier Protein to balance the unflavored stuff I plan to add to everything lol.

HW: 255
CW: 248.2
GW1:200

Well, it all went well. I have five incisions and I’m sore, but not in terrible pain (some incisions in photo are from gallbladder removal in December). I am so thirsty though, it’s the worst because I am used to sipping all day. They did give me lemon flavored swabs but yuck, lol! One was enough, for sure.
The gas hasn’t been nearly as bad as having my gallbladder out, but let me knock on wood real quick. LoL

Age: 37
Height: 5’6
BMI: 37
VSG scheduled for 4/16/18
GW: 160
MFP: Fit4LifeAR

I also wanted to add that most likely it is all in your head. You will drive yourself nuts trying to compare yourself to someone else when we are all different! I'm sure you both are doing wonderful! Keep it up man! Learn from me....lol since I'm here all over again!