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Same here. Surgery on Wednesday, came home Thursday. Not as bad as I thought it would be, but I still feel pretty beat up and sore.

Thanks!

I just learned about this today and I'm really interested. I'm trying to get a plan in place for once I'm cleared to fully exercise. My surgery is tomorrow and I've really been phoning in the exercise so far. I've been very lucky that I lost a lot of pre-op weight just by diet alone, but I know I need to step it up when the faster weight loss starts. Does anyone know if the rowing machines are safe that soon post op? Someone posted on here in another thread that sit ups are a no-no for like, a year, and the rowing machine also works at the core. I was hoping some of you who have done this post op could answer that. Thanks!

Tomorrow is the big day! I'm more worried that something is going to mess up and push my date back than I am about having the surgery. I'm second case, which is a bummer because I wanted to get in there first and have time to wake up and see my husband before he has to leave for work. Poor guy will be waiting around for hours only to have to leave right before they get me in my room. Oh well, that's all manageable. I'm more worried about waking up properly, because the last time I had general anesthesia I had some freak reaction with my lungs and I didn't wake up right. Routine gallbladder removal had me in the ICU for three days. I've had a pulmonary consult, they couldn't find anything wrong on my end that should cause that to happen again, they said sometimes there is just a bad timing for when and how they try to remove the tube and it can make the lungs freak out. So my fingers are crossed that everything is going to go on time and as planned.

Tell him to hang in there. Should hopefully be better soon.

Getting sleeved next Wednesday the 21st. Feels like it's both taking forever and so close! Started my liquid diet yesterday. Having a mix of different protein shakes and some soups with extra protein powder added. Not too bad YET, but it's going to be a long week!

A lot of people on here recommend Smooth Move herbal tea. Supposed to really get the job done when you don't want to or can't take pills. I've seen it at my local store in the health department near the vitamins.

Good luck!!

Way to go!

I'm planning on two full weeks after and see how I feel after that. My friend just had it done in September and took two weeks and she was still very exhausted and trying to get her meals on track. I'll be on a 10 pound weight restriction for a month, so if there is any heavy lifting at your work you either can't go back or can't do those activities for a while. My date is set for Nov 21. I had to lose 25 lbs and as of yesterday I'm down 57 since June!

Good luck and keep us posted!!

Shout out to my other November 21sters! My pre-op isn't until Nov 9th and my liquid diet starts after that, but they haven't mentioned no caffeine. I can live without it but I just got some yummy syntrax nectar cappuccino latte mix and it has caffeine in it. I don't need the caffeine but I love the taste! I also ordered some tespo powdered multivitamins and those are great, but I think it's way more cost effective to just order the "to go" opener than the expensive machine that is rumored to break down easy. Getting nervous and excited as the days go by!

That's awesome! It's so nice to hear a long-term success story to be reminded that it CAN work, but we have to want that more than our old habits. I'm not having surgery until next month but it's so nice to read your story. Thanks for sharing!

Through my team, they want your BMI to drop as low as possible before surgery because it's often easier to lose more and keep it off after the surgery. As far as I know your starting weight/BMI is all that counts, otherwise most insurances wouldn't demand that you lose as much weight as possible on a monitored diet beforehand.

LOL, no, but I do know the song. It's been a nickname for over 25 years that was a combination of a few silly stories with friends and family. Since then one of my friend's entire family calls me Foo-foo and my little sister calls me Foof. So much that my nephews call me Auntie Foof and don't even know my real name!

The last time I was in the hospital my gallbladder surgery didn't go well and I woke up in the ICU, with a catheter. Didn't bother me at all but I wasn't moving around much. I'm female, but there wasn't any pain when they removed it, either. Now, my close friend just had RNY in September and she woke up with a catheter and they had wanted her to keep it in overnight, but as soon as they started trying to make her walk around she insisted they get that out of there. Sitting still, not so bad. Walking around, uncomfortable!

Congrats on the approval!! I have tried the Premier Protein shakes, they've been the best premade shakes I've tried. The chocolate is great. The berries & cream is a little bland for me, it's more like leftover cereal milk after you had some kind of fruity cereal. I'm interested in the clear drinks, I forgot they made those. One of my close friends just had RNY 3 weeks ago and she's having the hardest time finding things that will work for her due to lactose intolerance. I'll have to see if she's looked into the clear drinks.

Congrats!! We can be Thanksgiving buddies! I'm looking forward to being able to fit into the skinnier clothes I bought the LAST time I lost a bunch of weight. I bought a whole new wardrobe and I just couldn't maintain it. At least I kept my bigger clothes as a backup. My husband donated all of his, then he gained it all back and had to go buy more stuff.

Fairly new to the site and I'm digging back through older posts to find more info about this. I'm very tempted to order the bariatric bundle and the dispenser. I've read lots of reviews and watched a few videos, it seems like a huge time saver. I just wanted to bump this post up and hopefully get more feedback here. I guess my worry is that say it does work great, but they are a fairly new company, only a few years old. What happens if they just stopped making the pods?? Although I worried about the exact same thing when Keurigs first came out and now look at them! Anyway, for the people here who have this system, now that it's been a while, still happy with your purchase?

I'm dreading this too, and that's just for my spoiled dogs!

Got single packets of all 15 flavors in this sample bag. Just tried my first one today, went with the pink grapefruit. Not bad, did taste a little like juice. Mixes up way smoother with a drink blender instead of a shaker cup if you have one. No sugar, no carb, very low calories when you mix with water. It's a whey isolate protein, supposed to be high quality and lactose free. I might try mixing some of the flavors with skim milk and ice, some of the videos I've watched say they taste a lot like a milkshake.

I'm on the Depo shot, have been for years because I can't have kids safely due to my heart condition. My surgical team hasn't batted an eye about it and hasn't mentioned any concerns about it being an issue later. I love the shot so much more than the pill. Haven't had a period in a few years and haven't missed her even for a minute!

I've got a little bit longer than the rest of you since I'm right by Thanksgiving, but I already ordered the sample pack of syntrax nectar flavors so I can try them out and see what ones I like the best before my liquid diet, because it's too pricey to get big tubs of each of them! I've already tried some of the Premier Protein and that's a good one, too. Trying to get ready ahead of time so it won't but such a shock. My final pre-op meeting isn't until Nov 9, but my surgery was already approved! Now I'm just waiting on FMLA paperwork to come back in for work.

Scheduled for November 21st, the day before Thanksgiving! Worried about how understanding the inlaws will be about the holidays, because I honestly don't know if I will be able to handle being in a house that is full of delicious food smells, even by Christmas. I may not be out of pureed food by then, and from how emotional I've heard some people can get, I really don't know if I can be around all that food without having a meltdown.

I'm 42 and finally scheduled to be sleeved this November. I have looked into surgery multiple times in my life, starting back in my 20s, but I never had decent enough insurance that would even touch it before now. I wish I'd had it done sooner, but I also think that I might be more successful now because I'm more mature and I understand dieting and nutrition better. I think I used to view it as a quick fix and now I know that it must be a total lifestyle change to work.