Hello all. Northern Virginia guy here who is having his surgery next tuesday at noon (or earlier they tell me). My last appointment is tomorrow. Liquid diet all weekend and Monday and tuesday is the day.

Im very excited. I've been looking into WLS for about 5 years. Was denied the VSG, then approved for the bypass, but didn't want the rerouting, and decided on the band.

Here's my stats:

6ft 7in tall and have always been large.

highest weight 355

Current weight 325

Goal weight 225-250

Heck if I could get under 275 and stay there for the rest of my life I'd be happy. Of course if I got down to 225 I'd be wicked happy too.

So jump on board, friend me or what ever its called here and help me through this process.

Im hoping to be a new me by Sept of this year!

THanks.

Jack

It's May 17th here .... wishing you the best of luck today! It all starts here!

Congratulations! It is such a long journey of researching, waiting for approval, and finally taking your first post operative steps. I hope all went perfect for you yesturday and I expect today you will be in pain and discomfort. everyones different but a heating pad on your belly did wonders for me and the gas....and find reasons to walk somewhere, anywhere, and that will help too. I lived off my pain meds a heat pack, and a good walk every so often and I feel great today..( I am 8 days post op). Stay strict with the doctors orders on your post op liquid diet. It will keep the pounds melting off. But one word of advice.....Find out when you will be ready to get your first fills because I am about to move to mushy food and without the restrictions I need with my fills I am not going to feel full as easy or for as long and I assume I will stop losing weight until I get my first series of fills. So I am in the waiting game again it feels like. Have a great and speedy recovery. I can't wait to hear your surgery day story. Give us all the gory details. Thanks. Congrats