TracieSassano

Good luck and I hope you feel better!

1 hour ago, happilylacey said:

I'm pretty new here too!

What is foremost on your mind?

Post-op diet. You?

I didn’t even ask. I’m going outside of the va for my surgery so I am not including them in it. Not the best course Of action, I just want the best wt loss I can get for the procedure.

On 8/18/2021 at 8:45 AM, ShoppGirl said:

For those who are comfortable talking about it, my dr said statistically because of my bipolar I will not lose as much weight as those who have the same surgery and do not have bipolar. I honestly thought he was wrong but my weight loss seems to be slowing to a crawl and I am still 16 pounds from the top of normal BMI range. I know that some people never reach a normal BMI but I had hoped to get there plus a little cushion for the bounce back weight. I was always thin until I was 25 so I hoped I’d be one of the lucky ones. I am just curious to hear others stories firsthand.

I heard the wt loss was less because of the medications. I weened off my meds for surgery coming up on the 15th. I take them for PTSD but side effects were slow wt loss so I am stopping.

I’m new here and my surgery is scheduled for September 15 in Sebastian, Florida. I’m anxious and excited to start my journey.