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@luvrkb No, he isn't my doctor. I was actually going to have the band by Dr. Washington about 3 years ago but everything didn't work out. Back then I was so upset it didn't work out but now I'm so happy that I didn't get it because I'm so excited about my sleeve!! My doctor is Dr. Schrope. I'm having it done at the Valley Hospital. Can you all believe its only 6 days away!! OMG!

Hi all!! May 15th here! Getting sleeved in Ridgewood, NJ! Can't wait! Current stats height 5'0 weight 274 hoping to get down to 270 by surgery date!

Hi Shilo! I am getting sleeved on May 15th as well! I definitely have a "devil and angel" on my shoulder as well. lol I completely understand what you mean. From what i've read on here that is pretty normal. Many people have these kind of feelings so I know that in the end our Angel will win!!! We can do it! I have never had any type of surgery and am extremely nervous BUT I know that this is what I need to do to get my weight issues straightened out! I finally feel like I'm taking control of my health and my life and I can't wait for next tuesday!!! Keep on checking out this site! There is so much good information on here!

Keep us posted!! Good luck!

Hey Kansasgirl! Good Luck! Can you give me your youtube name? I'd love to follow you?

Great to hear you are doing so well!

You look amazing!!! Great Job!!! You're an inspiration!

Congrats BoBann & everyone else who has been recently approved!! I've been following your thread and hoping that all would go well for you!!!! Just checked in today to see your great news!!! Yay!! ................I personally hate calling for anything!!! But sometimes after a phone call is made it doesn't seem as bad! Especially when you receive great news!!! Congrats again!!!

@valerie - idk how u do it! A bakery!!! I would die. Just for the bread not so much the sweets! @dani - my liquid torture has begun today. I am may 15th! Can't wait for our turn to come!!!!

Omg!!! Can't believe May is actually here already!!! Good luck to all of you May 1st sleevers!!! You are all in my thoughts and prayers!! Let us know how you're doing as soon as you feel up to it!!!

I am May 15th as well!! Operation Liquid Diet has begun! How is your liquid diet going so far?

I feel so dumb asking this question but I have to know lol I recently purchased the samples from powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury and decided to make the chicken Soup one last night. I followed the instructions and I personally found it terrible. I was looking around right now and found that some people have posted that they mixed the chicken soup Protein packet with chicken broth?? Is that how I was supposed to make it or have some of you eaten it just by itself with the 8 oz of warm Water? (It seemed like A LOT of powder for that little amount of water) I'm never really picky when it comes to how protein tastes so I was surprised that I didn't like it. I'm just wondering if I prepared it wrong. Thanks!

Yay! I'm not the only one Sorry mommyinneed... Hopefully you will like it. I have heard of many here adding it to broth like you said so I will try that with my other sample pack to see if it helps. It seems that you either love it or hate it Let us know what you thought of it when you try it! kyllfalcon - I will definitely have to check out the sodium. I didn't even notice that! I still have the unflavored and the other samples that came in the sample pack but I haven't tried them yet. Thanks for the info!

@onlysexylady - was just wondering if u were able to buy the book for kindle on the iPhone. I just did it just in case u need help I can explain it

lol yeah thats what I'm wondering. I like chicken soup too and I haven't really been too sensitive to the taste of protein BUT that stuff was bleh! Hopefully someone can help us out!

No problem! I will definitely keep you in my prayers!

Sorry to hear that serenity I completely understand what you mean. I originally had UHC in 2009 through my job however my job had placed a clause for the weight loss surgery and so they would not cover it. When I found out my husband had United Healthcare as well I was upset because I thought UHC did not cover it in general, but that is when I realized that every company can choose what to cover and what not to cover when signing up with an insurance provider. Thankfully, my husbands UHC did not have a clause to not cover WLS. Don't let this stop you from pursuing the sleeve. When I found out in 2009 that my insurance had a clause I just gave up on having the surgery and here I am 3 years later still in need of this wonderful tool!! I wish you the best! Don't give up! There are so many hoops we have to jump through to have this done but I believe it will be all worth it!! Keep us updated. I will keep you in my prayers. I hope that everything works out for you.

Ok... so I don't know if this is a dumb question but I am just wondering something about calories. I'm having a hard time trying to find the words to explain this so sorry for the lengthy post I have tried various diets throughout the years, but the one I had the most success with was Weight Watchers (which I think is a great program -- but somehow I always managed to fall off track and gain it all right back) For some that may not know you get a designated amount of points that you are allowed to have per day. Well, as you lose weight your number is decreased. So with that said I can get to my question! I guess through the years I have always associated losing weight with calories because of my Weight Watchers experience. In my head it seemed that if you want to keep losing weight you have to keep decreasing your calories because in weight watchers you would keep decreasing your points. In my head it always made sense. Keep decreasing the amount and keep losing weight. However, through reading many posts on here I have noticed that with the sleeve its almost the opposite. It seems that you increase calories (up to a certain point of course) It seems to me that right after surgery calories are very limited due to swelling and all of that good stuff and as the swelling goes down and time goes by more and more calories are consumed. Even when someone is in a stall they are sometimes advised to increase calories. I was just wondering if someone could explain this to me a little to see if I can snap out of how my brain is thinking about calories. I know losing weight is affected by so much more than just calories, but I just can't seem to get it. I have such a hard time wrapping my head around that just because I feel like I've been brainwashed through all these years of dieting!!! I have seen so many success stories on here and cannot wait for my chance to hopefully become a success story myself! I promise to follow my NUTs plan even if it doesn't make sense to me right now.

Thank you everyone for explaining for me! I definitely understand the change up in calories a lot better now! Thanks!

@pdxman thank you so much for taking the time to explain it for me!! Thanks everybody!! I'm definitely understanding it better now

BKMama thanks for your response! That does make a lot of sense!! Thank you!!

Praying for you!! Update us when you can

Thanks Phatdivabbw I definitely will!! I was just reading your blog!! Can't wait for us to get going with our journeys!! I will definitely keep up with you and your progress!!

This is my first entry. I've been reading so many others blogs and have finally gotten the guts to start my own. As my surgery day is getting closer and closer, I feel myself getting more and more anxious! I am so ready to begin this journey. I'd just like to give a little about my history. My join date for this forum reads 2009 because that was when I first began considering wls. I was originally going to have the band done BUT was derailed when I realized that there was absolutely no way I was going to be able to come up with the amount of money that was being requested by a surgeon here in NJ. (At that time I had absolutely no idea about Mexico or any other options) So I put the wls on the back burner and did what we've all done many times. Try to lose it on my own! I lost weight...............and gained......lost weight............ and gained..................fast forward to now. I am a happily married 26 year old who still struggles with her weight. Thankfully, my husbands insurance will cover wls!! When I started my journey again this year in February, I was again going for the band; however, I am so thankful that my surgeon recommended the sleeve to me. At first I was like "no thats ok I want the band." She suggested I just give the sleeve a shot and look into it. So I did. And I can't say how happy I am that she suggested it to me. As soon as I logged onto VST I felt like my eyes were open to so much information about the band that I never had heard..... I knew it was the right thing for me. I love the honestly and support on this forum. You can read the good and bad and weigh your options so well. For me it was an easy choice to switch over to the sleeve. I can only pray that I have as much success as I have seen on here in the past few months. I am truly grateful to be a part of group such as this one. It really has become like a sleeve family for me. I find myself on here everyday wanting to see what is going on with everyone and loving all of the updates on how everything is going. Can't wait to get my journey officially started on May 15th and be able to go through it and share it with all of you. Stats as of 4/18/2012: Height - 5'0 Highest Weight - 280 Current Weight - 275 P.S. - 5 days left until my preop diet begins

Congrats Delta! I am May 15th!! Can't wait!!!