Yessican

You’ll do great! My surgery is tomorrow too! I have orders for no food after midnight (I’m in Washington State) and then clear liquids until 2 hours before check in at 11:45am ? so excited. I’m nervous about water intake most.

My surgery is tomorrow as well and I feel the same way!!!! Excited and nervous

Hey guys, I’m started trying purées yesterday and today I’ve been having this pain that creeps in gets pretty intense and then goes away. Has anyone experienced this?

Thanks definitely will delay the purées

Good luck! Don’t worry I experienced the same dreamed about food night and day I’m week post op and still thinking about it. But you got this!

Yes, it has passed. Thank you! The new feeling is like a bit pressure on my chest. How are you feeling?

Mom2ag wow I am sorry you have had a time, glad you have spoken to your dr and I hope you get better soon, I have had the opposite problem with the bathroom and just had to go out and get an enemia it has been tough but I am all better in that area now lol l, many hugs and I hope you get to sleep through the night!

Yessican I am glad you are doing pretty well are you hitting all your hydration goals? I haven’t had any headaches but you may want to run it by your dr just in case most likely it will have something to do with your intake and may need a bit of adjusting. Good luck though.

Hey guys hope everyone is well. I’m three days post op it does get better as the days past by. Can’t wait to feel normal again. Gas pain are gone the only thing I feel is like acid on my chest and the feeling of throwing up. Tmmrw I start full liquids again hopefully it runs smooth.

MORNING! So I’m here in the hospital waiting to be called in for surgery.its getting real y’all

Hey guys, just an update out of surgery it went smooth. I think we worry to much it’s really fast I have no pain the only pain is right smack middle of my chest like by the middle of my Breast?? I asked they said it’s normal but has anymore experienced this?

MORNING! So I’m here in the hospital waiting to be called in for surgery.its getting real y’all

Best wishes to you and a speedy recovery!!


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MORNING! So I’m here in the hospital waiting to be called in for surgery.its getting real y’all

Surgery is on Wednesday.. can’t believe it’s actually happening.. so far since I started my liquid diet this past Wednesday I’ve lost 7 lbs and I’m starving!!! How you guys doing??

I don’t know how you survived those 14 days.. it’s hard my dr only required one week but..Wow that’s awsome! && what’s yet to come.

Hey! Well no.. two doctors said they would not write it for me, but thank god I’ve been seeing a weight loss dole on and off for serveral years and he agreed to write the letter for me. He was out of network so I thought I wasn’t going to get approved, but I still have it a shot, and got approved!! Yay. I’m scheduled for Nov 7. God is good!

Hey Guys,

So I had my first appointment with my surgeon on Monday it went great, they set me up with all my appointments and told me if everything went well i would have my surgery by ending of October beginning November. I was super excited UNTIL today. I went to my doctors office to get some more referrals i needed and asked him for the Medically Necessity letter and he said NO. He needed to observe me for an addition 6 months. I can't believe not even my insurance is asking for that much time. Does anyone have any advice, please help.

Shoelace, besides being really sore with bending down to pick something up almost impossible, I’m feeling much better. The first 2 days are the worst but everyday after that has been just a little bit easier. You got this guys! If I could do it you can definitely you it!

Yes, I have an appointment with another MD, Let's see what happens (fingers crossed)

I completely relate to this- I’m a single mum to daughters age 2 and 4, this was a big deal but think of why we do this, I’m flying back to the UK tomorrow and can’t wait to see them, it’s been almost like an out of body experience but you made this decision and they will wholeheartedly benefit from seeing you happier at the end. You can totally do this xx

My kids are teens but I had the same fears. I didn't want to leave my husband and kids but I kept telling myself what made me consider the surgery in the first place (my son plays football and I had gotten so large that even walking up the bleachers to watch him play would wind me and leave me out of breath.) He will be a senior next fall and with the path I was on (I had gained over 20 lbs since 1/1/18) I was going to miss seeing him play his senior year. I just told myself I had to put my own fears aside and do what was best for not only myself but also my kids. Now I'm 4 days post op and it still hurts but each day is getting easier and I am convinced I made the right decision to proceed with surgery.

Wow.. that's pretty heavy.. hrmm.. two things.. one.. and probably the biggest.. not sure your current weight but at mine.. the odds are I wouldn't live another 10 years at the weight I was.. and second my surgeon informed me the surgery.. while major isnt open.. in almost all situations.. its laprascopic.. and it's as severe as a gall bladder removal surgery.. which is pretty benign.. so ya. That gave me some confidence.

The biggest thing though was the first one.. the facts say people of my weight don't make it to 60.. so being 44 I needed to do something if I wanted to live.. which I do :-) best of luck to you.

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Honestly, for the last week pre-op I desperately wanted to cancel my surgery. So, I just avoided thinking about it. When I was in pre-op, my surgeon came in and said that the last time he saw me, I'd still been unsure and asked how I was feeling. I told him, honestly, that I was still unsure. But I went through with it. And at least for now I'm glad I did. In truth, I've tried everything to lose weight. And I wasn't ever going to be able to do it without this tool. But to get myself on the table, I had to pretty much ignore the fact that it was happening.

I have a 10 year old daughter and yes I worried about it . But this procedure is reall not that invasive