DanaC84

Sleeveless. Yes I am pretty pumped up. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning. I will be the first one in for surgery at 7:30

Post surgery selfie!! Hehe

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Hi all!
So I'm on the other side! Surgery went great -- it was short and sweet, and I've had very little pain.
I'm not a fan of how the morphine feels (so dopey and put of it that walking around the ward was difficult), so I've only used 2 clicks out of 100. Other than that, I've been taking whole pills for nausea/acid and liquid panadol.
My lovely husband has been with me all day. I've walked around the ward half a dozen or so times... only thing I'm struggling with a little is Water.< br>Currently playing some upbeat music and taking a sip every song or so... seems to be doing the trick

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Protect that IV at all costs!!

That's great news, EmzBee! Best of luck tomorrow--we'll be thinking of you. Please check in after surgery when you are able!

Hi, EmzBee. You should be on the other side now. Please check in when you can and let us know how things went in the hospital!

I hope you get news quickly!! Mine was over the Christmas holidays so I expected it to take much longer than it actually did. Then I was ready to schedule surgery the next day lol! Had to wait about 3 weeks but it flew by

I’ve been using the app Lose It for years. There’s a free version but you have to pay to use the Water tracker. I use a 30 oz ozark trail tumbler so I just make sure I fill it at least twice a day plus some. I’ve tried to change apps but I’ve used this one for so long and have created a lot of custom recipes. I enjoy tracking and I also use it sometimes to map out what I’m going to eat.

So far, my insurance has only required 3 things:

- Past attempts at weight loss (which I gave them weight watchers history, and prescriptions for adipex)
- Psych evaluation (which I did online)
- Meeting with nutritionist (I did in office yesterday)

My doctor's office called today and let me know that once the insurance worker is back in the office tomorrow, she will be submitting to insurance!! Of course they gave me the "It usually takes around two weeks to hear back", but I have seen as little as 3 to 4 business days, so I am hoping for the best!

Hoping I will be able to start my journey soon!

I was sleeved on 02/01. My dr told me not to worry about calorie intake. Just focus on getting the Water intake and try to hit the Protein goal. They were more focused on me not becoming dehydrated. I'm up to 40-60 oz of water and I'm almost to my protein goal. I also have sf popsicle, sf Jello, strained Soup with added Protein Powder. Good Luck!!!!!!

I'm at a year out. I have the same macro range as you. I eat 1cup of food by volume per meal (2-3oz protein+1-3oz al dente veg+1tsp equivalent fat serving per meal).
I eat 3 meals + 1-2 Snacks of about 100-150cals/day.
60-74g protein
<30g net carbs
700-900 cals
(oh I'm 56, female, 5'4", and walk/jog 6 days per week for 1 hour per day. I've lost 145lbs in about 18 months.)

I ended up needing zofran as well. The peppermint tea is the only thing that kept me from not being dehydrated. The sight or smell of anything made me gag!

I’m going to need to try Zofran

and the lemon didn’t irritate your stomach ? How far out were you when you did the lemon ?

I been trying ginger tea, the peppermint one sounds good! That’s how I feel!! Even any smell makes me gag !!!

My husband is supportive but rather than asking why I couldn’t he would say he thought I was overweight but no way obese. Sometimes I think we have to understand that our spouses struggle with the threat of what inevitably are a risk with ALL surgeries. And that’s scary for them.

I've claimed this one before, but I love it every time: Not needing an extender for an airline seatbelt and not even having to wonder about it!!! I know it will buckle!

The one that really hit home for me was when I bent over to dry my legs after my shower one day and my legs and ankles looked normal! I didn't have cankles anymore!!

Im having bypass tomorrow and im getting super nervous. I cant believe the time has finally come. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Dang!! 80lbs in 9 months!!! That's amazing @MIZ60!!!! You should be SO dang proud of yourself girlie!!!! So great to have all your co-morbidities reverse and go into remission!!! So so happy for you!!

I hope it doesn’t offend anyone for my “hearts” on your posts. I’m a stalker of this thread. I keep thinking “this will be me in a year “. Thank you all for inspiration.

My husband eventually came around. As a skinny man with a high metabolism he didn’t understand. 3 weeks post op he is loving the results and ahhh, ummm ‘benefits’ of a slimmer spouse.
We do this for ourselves. Love yourself and to heck with others.

My husband is supportive but rather than asking why I couldn’t he would say he thought I was overweight but no way obese. Sometimes I think we have to understand that our spouses struggle with the threat of what inevitably are a risk with ALL surgeries. And that’s scary for them.

My husband is supportive but rather than asking why I couldn’t he would say he thought I was overweight but no way obese. Sometimes I think we have to understand that our spouses struggle with the threat of what inevitably are a risk with ALL surgeries. And that’s scary for them.

I hope it doesn’t offend anyone for my “hearts” on your posts. I’m a stalker of this thread. I keep thinking “this will be me in a year “. Thank you all for inspiration.

My husband is supportive but rather than asking why I couldn’t he would say he thought I was overweight but no way obese. Sometimes I think we have to understand that our spouses struggle with the threat of what inevitably are a risk with ALL surgeries. And that’s scary for them.

That's okay, we've all been there with the pre-surgery anxiety!

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