SleeveToBypass2023

I told my employer I was going to file the paperwork, and they said "hang on, how about you get a letter from your doctor saying how long you need to be out and we can go from there". I found out I could be out as long as 6 weeks on FMLA and my doctor gave a letter saying I could go back to work on the 18th lol So they liked 2 weeks better than 6. I'm ok with 2 weeks. That's what I wanted anyway.

Good luck!!! Are you super excited??

Thank you!!! I'm in Colorado, too. Who did your surgery?

Thank you

If you truly didn't need the surgery, you wouldn't have been approved for it. What you're feeling is part of the healing process, and it'll pass. What specifically do you hate about the surgery? Is it the smaller portions? The protein and water requirements? The fact that you just won't be able to eat certain things? If you're healed 6 weeks out, you can start eating regular food again. Go slow and just enjoy the journey of exploring foods again. Maybe talk to your nutritionist, get some therapy. This will pass, even if it doesn't seem like it now.

Today is the last day of my liquid diet because TOMORROW IS MY SURGERY!!!!! Woohoo!!!!! I'm so so excited. I can't believe it's here already. I'm not even a little nervous. I'm just ready. I have to check in at 7am. My surgery is at 10am. I should be coming home in the afternoon on Wednesday, as long as everything is good.

Today is the last day of my liquid diet because TOMORROW IS MY SURGERY!!!!! Woohoo!!!!! I'm so so excited. I can't believe it's here already. I'm not even a little nervous. I'm just ready. I have to check in at 7am. My surgery is at 10am. I should be coming home in the afternoon on Wednesday, as long as everything is good.

Thank you for this. I feel a lot better

I hope you can beat it before surgery!!! Fingers crossed for you!!!

Thank you so so much!!! I never even thought of this until I read those posts, and then I got worried. You guys helped A LOT. Appreciate it

So how is everything going?

THIS sounds really good. I'll be doing this!!!

I just told them it's for surgery. No need to tell them what kind lol I'm looking up the info right now so i can get the ball rolling tomorrow. Thanks again for the help!!

I'm definitely going to. My employer was ok-ish with me taking off a week, but when I said it might lead to 2 weeks they said absolutely not. So something that can protect me (and my job) if I need more time is exactly what I need.

My surgery is Tuesday the 3rd, and I was scrolling through the forum and saw a few posts from some women who felt like they lost their restriction from sleeve surgery after 6-8 months. I had no idea this was a thing!!! Is this a thing??? I'm excited to learn how to have healthy, balanced meals and watch my portions, but I'm not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to the restriction, too. Does it really go away? Can you get it back? Or is a revision needed once it goes away?

I can't wait for this stage lol

Oooh I may have to look into this then. I'm a salt fanatic lol

Thank you!!! I have my fingers crossed for you. I have PCOS and while I was able to conceive my son naturally, that pregnancy jump started my PCOS and I gained all kinds of weight and couldn't lose it, then I had 10 total pregnancy losses and had to take fertility meds to have my daughter (and was never able to get pregnant again after that no matter what). I'm thankful for my son (age 24), my daughter (age 15 1/2) and my granddaughter (aged 10 months). With my daughter, my weight absolutely exploded, l and so now not only do I still have my baby weight from my son, I still have it from my daughter too. And then bad eating habits (couldn't lose the weight so I just kind of gave up) added to it and now here I am. And I have MS, so the need to get the weight off and maintain my mobility is imperative. I'm really hoping you get your date soon and get to join us on this crazy journey asap!!!!!

Congrats!!!! You start your soft foods the same day I'm having my surgery. So it's a great day all the way around lol

Thanks!!! I actually just edited my post because I saw I said my surgery is Monday and I meant to write Tuesday lol But anyway, I have no clue why I'm not scared or nervous or anything. It's a major surgery that is removing part of my body and will bring about major lifelong changes. Yet all I feel is excitement and impatience lol I'm so so ready to take my life back. Do you have a surgery date? Where are you in the process?

Ok, so today is day 6 of my liquid diet, and while it definitely still sucks, I can say it's not as bad as it was days 1-3. I can vouch for the others that said by day 4 it starts to be a little less crappy and by day 5 you actually start to get used to it. Today it's not really bothering me, other than I can smell my daughter's pizza in the microwave and my mouth is literally watering (I would give almost anything for a piece of the peperoni on top LMAO). I really didn't believe the posts I saw that said you actually start to adapt lol I thought ya'll were messing with me, but lo and behold, it was actually true!!!!! My surgery is Tuesday and I absolutely CANNOT wait!!!! Shockingly, I'm not nervous at all. I thought I would be at this point, but no. Is that even normal? LOL

My surgery is Tuesday and I can't wait!!!! I'm really shocked I'm not nervous at all. Is that even normal?? lol

I'm jealous!!! My copay with my insurance is $10 (still not bad, I know, but $5 is better lol).

My husband was prescribed 40mg of Nexium but when his insurance changed and stopped covering Nexium at all, he decided to buy it over the counter. He was started on 20mg and took it for about a year and had some issues near the end of that year, so they upped it to 40mg and it worked great. Still does. That's why he chose to keep buying it over the counter when the insurance stopped covering it.

Here in the states you can buy 20mg over the counter and you can just buy 2 to take 40mg, which is what my husband does.