Veronica-FS

Hi! I had my surgery at the Tarzana Cedars Sinai surgical center and We weren’t able to have family or anyone in. Honestly I’m kind of glad because the lack of energy post surgery would have been too much.. all I wanted to do was sleep and walk when I could .. plus you’ll probably be on pain meds .. but the nurses will take awesome care of you!! I was only planning to stay one day but decided to stay overnight because of how sleepy I was. I didn’t really bring anything and I was totally fine .. :) 

Thanks everyone. Less than half an hour to go.

I'm doing good! Everything went well and they did a hital hernia repair as a bonus. Overnight in the hospital now.

Awesome. Just sip, walk, repeat. Lol

Lol yeah. They just woke me up to walk. This is gonna be a long night.

I am with Kaiser. I will definitely call and try to find out. I really appreciate the suggestion!

Well am sad, my surgery was tomorrow but it got canceled [emoji20] because of Covid-19 pandemic..
Now I have to wait to be called in to continue...

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August 11th... Super excited and nervous at the same time... [emoji51][emoji16]

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Me too!! Surgeon twinsies!! Lol. I’m august 6th.

You can do this. I promise. It’s a lot, but you know what? None of it was hard. It was just...a lot. I’m just ready to feel better. I’m ready to give my back and my feet and my hips a break. I’m ready to feel sexy in clothes again! And I bet you’re ready too. Don’t be afraid to ask anything! We’re all here to feel better!

To get a surgery date!! I’m so happy, I scheduled my surgery today for August 6th and it can’t come fast enough!

I started my journey in May of 2018. I enrolled in the 10 weeks of classes required by my insurance and then.... I broke both my feet. I stopped the classes half way through cause it was just too much to deal with. Then I started classes again in March 2019 and then... I got pregnant.

I actually lost 70 lbs while pregnant, because I had hyperemesis gravidarum so badly that I couldn’t eat or drink and had to be on IV fluids for my entire pregnancy.

Started classes again in 2020. BOOM. Covid. And then I needed surgery on my spine. But I finished my classes in January, had spinal surgery in March and I’m finally, FINALLY scheduled for my surgery!! Now all I have to do is wait for the next month to creep by. Come on August!!!

My Surgery is scheduled for August 12!!!! I can’t wait.

August 11th VSG!

Anybody else getting cold feet?

I was not loosing weight anymore on the pre-op plan because I was thinking about how loosing all this weight is making me go through peri-menopause again. (I had it bad with arthritis aches, sweating, Migraines, and moodiness.). I was thinking that I’m paying and working hard to go through it again.

Then I had an asthma attack and couldn’t sleep for three nights in a row. Finally my epiphany happened and I remembered that the terrible asthma is why I want to be healthy. The pre-op plan reduces inflammation and helps keep asthma away! Peri-menopause is temporarily, I want to see my son grow up. I’m back on track.

What is keeping you on track?

I had spine surgery in March. I’m still getting shooting pain down my leg. I gotta get this wait off my discs!

I have a 1 year old who needs and active mom and a 10 year old who needs a good role model! I’m stoked! August 6th can’t come soon enough!

Assuming all goes right with insurance, I am 8/30....excited and a teeny bit nervous.

Judi777….How is pre op going for you?

Preop is going well. It has a definite end date so it’s in sight! One and a bit weeks in, 2 and a bit to go. I am ever so slightly hungry but a drink of Water helps. If that’s not working, I have a bag of carrots on my desk that I munch on. 6 kg down so far

Just got my date today! August 23rd!! So excited to be joining you all! How is everyone feeling??

My date actually moved up a week so now I’m Aug 23!

My date for surgery is August 24 and Iam scared out of my mind. Pre op is going well though I'm down 15lbs in about a month give or take

I am going to have mine done in Mexico too on Aug 21st. I am super nervous as I am going alone.

I will be starting my liver shrink diet in a few days. I am excited and freaking out at the same time! I keep thinking of foods that I need to eat because I won’t be eating them anymore after the surgery. I have to keep bringing myself back to focusing on getting healthy rather than the food. I am both ready and nervous!

I know exactly how you feel I am feeling the same way. I don’t start mine for a couple weeks. I will be cheering you on!

I start my pre-op diet on 7/26. I've had a couple of "food funerals" recently - though I've been able to keep my weight stable. Definitely getting nervous. Having a lot of What If thoughts. What if I don't lose weight? What if I have complications? Then there's the melancholy that comes though...am I never going to be able to enjoy food again?
Hanging in there....