Maribelle76

Glad to hear that it went well! Now you will be able to go home and relax.

Hi! Has anybody else gotten light-headed on the liver shrinking diet? I feel faint a lot when I stand up.

I asked my doctor about dumping syndrome, and while he said it is much less common than with the bypass, he said it does happen sometimes. It sounds awful. I hope you find a way to manage it soon!

Day 4 of pre op diet and I'm soooo hungry!

That's a good reminder about the broth! I am going to need something to keep me on track between meals. I just found out today that I am approved for my July 13th surgery! I was very surprised because I thought my dr's office had missed the cutoff deadline for this cycle and I was going to have to do it two weeks later. But they did submit it (missing the one piece of info they were waiting on from my PCP), and I guess I got a nice person who reviewed mine. So today was the first day of my pre-op diet, and I wasn't prepared because I'm on vacation. I bought a few Slim Fast Advance and I had a turkey sandwich for dinner. Thankfully I am going home tomorrow so I can do Day 2 better than Day 2. I'm on 3 shakes a day and 6 small snacks. This is all happening really fast! I thought the pre-op nutrition class would be boring, but it was actually very interesting and well done. I think I just have my physical now. Does anyone keep waiting for something to go wrong? I am guessing those people who have already been rescheduled probably feel that way a lot! Hopefully we all have smooth sailing.

Hello, everyone! I am scheduled for VSG on July 14th pending insurance approval. I have an upper GI scope on Monday to check out the condition of my stomach. I had a Lap Band for about 8 years and it had to be removed 6 years ago via emergency surgery when it slipped. Hopefully everything will look okay in there on Monday and I will be set for surgery. After that I just have one more meeting with my doctor and my pre-op meeting. I'm not really sure what my pre-op diet will be. I guess I will learn about that next week. I'm definitely ready just to get this over with, and I hope it is less annoying than living with a band was all those years. I had originally wanted the full gastric bypass, but my surgeon said he is more comfortable with a sleeve after the previous band. I'm glad to have a support group, and excited for us next month!