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I've noticed this too, unfortunately not any welcome attention. :c Mostly just men sending me pictures of their genitalia on Facebook, to which I reply with pictures of hot dogs being sliced up.

Great idea. I was using smart water. I’ll have my husband pick up different ones. Ty

I haven't even had surgery yet and I've had to depart from my undies once or twice!

Ok, here's a comical one.
In the first few weeks after surgery when my gut was completely wonky, I had a lil accident...thinking I was farting...while out shopping with my bestie.
She ran and bought me a new pair of underpants and wet wipes while I hid in the bathroom cringing. OMG...
Yep, pooping your pants in Kohl's is drama:)

I would think so too. Both are pretty invasive. I've had 3 C-sections and my gall bladder removed. The wls seemed more painful moving around but it was from all the gas inside me and the darn drainage bulb. Once it was out, it was easier to move around. Passing gas felt good once it was out, but trying to get it out hurt like the dickens. Now, I have no problem. LOL

I had my hysterectomy last year in August and my wls this April. My ob/gyn did the hysterectomy and my wls was done by a bariatric surgeon.

BY THE WAY: We have a Facebook support group for November Bypass Patients! Search for "Bypass'ing in November" on Facebook!

Mine is scheduled November 5th!!

I’m 1 November! I’m a revision from VSG. I’m super excited to meet everyone!!?

Will do. It’s a real count down now. I know someone mentioned a Facebook group but are you guys planning to do a Instagram?

I’m in ? the FB group.

Found it and sent a request!

!!! Found it !!!

Found it

That doesn't sound silly at all! I can't wait to stop pretending that I don't want to go to amusement parks, just because I can't fit in the seats. I travel for work a lot, and will be ecstatic to stop covertly using a seatbelt extender.
Since we are getting the surgery in November, apparently I've heard that 40% of our excess weight will be off in 6 months. That's just in time for summer! I can't wait to get back to kayaking/canoeing/hiking/biking...and really just being able to walk without dreading that my lower back is going to start screaming in agony after a minute.
I'm scared about the surgery, definitely...but I also can not WAIT!

The pre-op isn’t bad. My nutritionist and surgeon have me on a low carb/low fat diet for 30 days, then three days before switch to liquid, then surgery day Clear Liquids. I do low carb often, just seem to keep sliding back to adding carbs eventually. I just downloaded this book for my IPad: The Emotional First + Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery.
In finding this book this morning, I’ve discovered so many others and bariatric cookbooks out there. I’m already ‘obsessed’ with my surgery day so I might as well jump in and read as much as I can about it.
I also do not want to tell friends or coworkers that I’m having surgery so I need to lose weight right now to cover my deception. I’m going to try to find a book about dealing with that now!
Any good bariatric book recommendations?

I'm scheduled for November 13th and am excited, nervous, worried and ecstatic! I can't wait to feel better!

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Same for me.
As for FB, I'd prefer to stay here and a little more private. I just don't trust FB privacy and for now this is a big secret that only a few key people know about.

I think FB group for November bypassers would be great!

We should do a Facebook group. You can make it private so only the approved members can view. This way if your not sharing your surgery with friends co-workers or extended family you can still get support from us!!

Anyone in November 2018 that is having the bypass ... would you like to join a Facebook group and support each other? Or just do it through here?

I didn't realize this group was also on FB as well! I feel like there is this whole new underworld of bariatric members and support groups that I had no idea existed. It makes me wonder if I had found groups like this earlier, would I have decided to go for it earlier as well!
Definitely excited to stay connected and share this journey with all of you :)

Since my surgery date is November 1st, I'll be the test subject for this thread. hahaha.
I started the pre-op early. Today is my start. Starving. But I gotta just deal!

November 16th for me!!!

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Yay! I can't wait. I keep looking at the calendar to see how close it's getting. Just want to start losing for real.