KathyM

somthingwong - not cool.. :thumbup:

sbingram - i'm sorry you had to deal with that. I don't know whether he was having a bad day or what, but he shouldn't have been rude to you. What you have to ask yourself is do you want him to do the surgery? It is your body and you need to feel comfortable with the person doing your surgery. You always have the option of finding someone else, or you can just get it done and hopefully if you sail through with no complications, you wont have to see him much afterwards. Then you can march back into his office a year later and show him that emotional eating hasn't ruled your life. I hope you figure out what you need to do.

Kathy

Jennifer - so excited for you!! Please post and let us know how everything goes!!!

Kathy

I am going to Mexico alone as well. I am newly divorced and both of my boys are college age, so there is no way I would have one of them sitting around for 3 days while I am post-op. I had some anxiety about doing that at first, but after talking with my patient coordinator all of those worries just melted away. She is going to meet me at the airport in San Diego and will be with me through my whole stay. Hopefully it will be a good experience.

Yaaay LapGyrl!!

I am getting done on the 15th, isn't this so exciting? What a rollercoaster of emotions lol. We are on our way to a new life! Please keep posting, we all want to know how your experience goes. :scared0:

Awww....sweetie you need to look at that precious baby girl of yours and know that you are doing this so that you can be around for her for a very long time!!! I was overweight the entire time my boys were growing up and I missed out on so many things we could have done together - I know you are scared, but this is going to be the best thing you could ever do for your daughter!

As far as your family goes, right now you have to think about what you need, and if you don't feel like they will be supportive of your decisions, then wait and tell them later. It will all work out. :thumbup1:

Remember - just breathe! It will all be good, everyone here will send prayers for a smooth procedure and a quick recovery!!!

Kathy

Yaaay! I am so excited for you!! You are just 48 hours away from your new life!! Just think - this will be the last plane trip you take that you have to squeeze into those tiny airplane seats!!

I leave for Mexico on the 15th - can't wait!!!

Prayers that you will sail through and be on your way to a healthy new you!!

Kathy

Yaaaaaayyy!!! I got my flight intenerary today!!!! I can't wait for July 15th to get here!!!

You look awesome, but you were beautiful to begin with!!! It must feel so good, I can't wait to be there!!!

Sheryl -

I am so happy for you!!! I can't wait to be where you are, it must feel sooooo good!

Thanks for sharing Don. I think for everyone on here, this has been a huge decision. I wish you continued success and hope that my experience can go as smoothly as yours did. Here's to our new lives! :001_wub:

I have heard that before you get the brazilian - if you are used to shaving, you have to let it grow out for about 3 weeks first. Is this true? How long does the brazilian last? I have this picture in my mind of being smooth for like a week and other than that always being in various stages of stubble...

Yaaaay! That is so exciting!!! I am getting sleeved on July 15th!! Best Wishes!!!!

I am looking back at what I just wrote and realizing that more than half the time I eat, it isn't because I am hungry. Wow - I keep getting these lightbulb moments. I wonder how long it takes to re-program your brain!:001_rolleyes:

Zephra I can totally relate to that. We always have food at work and I am not looking forward to being coaxed to eat - especially when I have always eaten alot, and then I won't be able to.

Question - when the food smells good, does it make you feel hungry?

Reflux is definately worse when lying down - i.e. at night. I am a nurse, and often hear our docs telling people to take their anti-reflux meds at night. Also, try not to lie down for at least an hour or two after eating and that might help some too.

It's weird how different bodies do with weight loss. I read some people who have not had any problems with sagging skin and then others who do. My boobs already have ADD when I am laying down they are all looking in different directions lol. I am hoping to not have a horrific stomach flap hanging down when I am done and try to think that having "the girls" lifted or a Tummy Tuck as my reward for getting healthy again.....we will see if I will be able to afford it.

I bought a book called Before @ After, Living and Eating Well After Wight-Loss Surgery by Susan Maria Leach. I found it on the Bariatric Eating website. She had the RNY procedure (gastric bypass) and writes about her journey. In it she talks about the pain in the left side after surgery and what she writes is that "it is through the openings on the left side that most of the laparoscopic action takes place. These are the holes that the larger instruments are manipulated through, so there is more injury to your tissue in this area. It is normal for these sites to cause some discomfort for a few weeks."

I know that doesn't do anything to take the discomfort away, but it helps to understand why you have the pain and that it is transitional.

BTW - The book is really good, even though she has the bypass instead of the sleeve, the feelings of dealing with food, fears and body changes are the same and it was interesting to read hers.

Kathy

Heehee, I'm totally looking forward to spending next to nothing on groceries, leaving the store with one little bag! I can hardly imagine a single tin of tuna lasting me two or three meals. I'm single so I only have to buy for myself and I'm trying to imagine the groceries for a week during liquid stage consisting of a quart of chicken broth and various packets of Protein powders. Maybe I'll start storing other things in my vacant cupboards, like shoes in their boxes and hand weights. :001_rolleyes:

haha Globetrotter that is funny. I am alone as well, my boys are home from college this summer and they are already complaining that I don't keep any food in the house - Wait until the first time they come home after school starts again! :w00t:

ok, I was chatting with Oregondaisy last night about trying to find a Protein supplement that I could stand. I did find a Liquid Protein at GNC and she pointed out to me that I needed to make sure the supplements had whey Protein in them and not some other kind of protein. I don't know if this is any good or not, but this is what I found......

Healthy Shot

Double Protein

2.5 oz

Peach flavor

Protein - 24g

Calories - 100

Total fat - 0g

Carbs - 1g

It does contain Water, hydrolyzed whey protein and hydrolyzed collagen, amino acids, citric acid, vit c, flavoring among other things.

Is this good or bad? I know the whey protein is what I am supposed to be looking for, but what is bad about the collagen? I am confused.

Would appreciate any input - not opinions please, I need facts. It's confusing enough to sort out without having to figure out if the person who is writing it knows what they are talking about or not.

Thanks

Hang in there sista! It's gotta get better, just think where you will be in a very short time!!!!

Kathy

Want - I am getting sleeved by Dr Almanza July 15th - cant wait!!!! I would love to hear all about your experience when you get back!!

Kathy

Brooklyn -

Welcome to the site! Glad you are here. I am going to be sleeved on the 15th of July and it have found a wealth of information on this site. I had similar concerns about eating after the surgery. I actually started a thread under the food & Nutrition category that is titled "Will I ever eat a normal meal again?" Go read that thread, there are lots of replies from people who helped put me at ease.

I have also found with myself, that when I start getting these nagging little fears like what will I eat, and what if the Protein shakes are yucky, things like that - I have to force myself to take a deep breath and then ask myself if it would really not be worth it to have a healthy body with out all the aches and pains and health problems because I was worried about what I would eat. I don't know, but it seems to help me keep things in perspective that way. I genuinely believe that for me.......and also for you..... this surgery will change your life and you will never look back. Best of luck!

Kathy

Yaaaay Mike! Welcome to our journey!!!!!!

Thanks for all the input - funny how in the time leading up to your surgery you are an emotional yo-yo......excited, scared, happy, worried, hopeful, obsessing...but never doubting. I love reading all the posts and seeing the pics from everyone, it is so inspiring. Christy thanks, I am going to check out your "stuff." lol

Kathy

m.jeancha-

I know what you mean about the Protein shakes, I have never been a fan of slim-fast or cambridge or any of those diet shakes, I think it is a texture thing for me. I also know how necessary it is to get that Protein in, so I am going to have to figure out some way to make it work. I was in Bed, Bath and Beyond one day and was looking at the Magic Bullet. It is a small blender that looks like it would do a good job of whipping up these shakes, plus the container you blend it in has a handle on it and you can just unscrew it from the base and drink out of that, I think I am going to buy one and experiment a little with the shakes before my surgery