September sleevers wanted!

[Calgarygirl 0]

Good luck Nene16... my best thoughts are with you!!! My fingers and toes are crossed too for you!!

[nikki042 45]

Hi

My surgery date is sept16th so i will see you there!

Nikki

[nikki042 45]

anyone going to Mexico?? oooh.. I hope so.. I would have a friend!!!

I am.. sept 16th

[Rhianny224 0]

goodluck nene16! you will do it! x

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

20 days to go and so many people even closer .. and so many people for September, its so great!!! yes measurements today, and pre op diet soon, and excitment!! It will be so nice to have everyone for support before and after!! Yeah September sleeve sisters!!

I know!! I got my passport today (yippeeee!!) so all the particulars are checked and nothing is holding me back from taking that trip... whoooot! All I need to do now is make my spreadsheet that will keep track of my carbs.

After today which is almost over it's only 17 days... WOWWWW!!!! :thumbup1:

[Guest squick]

Hi Ladies

I'm scheduled for September 13th. I am so excited but a little nervous once it comes time to know what items I can eat afterwards. Dr. Aceves.

Sylvia.....:thumbup:

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Hi Ladies

I'm scheduled for September 13th. I am so excited but a little nervous once it comes time to know what items I can eat afterwards. Dr. Aceves.

Sylvia.....:thumbup:

Hi Sylvia! You are very close to me, cool! I'm in Sacramento Also I'm having surgery with Dr. Aceves on the 15th... so you will be there when I get into the OR... You will be leaving the day after it looks like.

Well good luck!!! Whoohooo!!

[lieutenant410 0]

I am getting sleeved on sept 13. I had a lap band one year ago and it erroded my stomach in 10 days and I had to have it removed. Spent the year since healing and am now ready to get my sleeve. I am a fire fighter and tipping the scales at 310 is just to much. I feel that im not safe for me, my crew or the people I am sworn to protect. So I am fortunate enough to have insurance that covers gastric sleeve. I posted a short video on you tube, it can be found by searching HP gastric sleeve video #1. Ill keep you all posted, and I wish you all good luck with your procedure.

HANK

[Calgarygirl 0]

Lil Miss Diva - great idea on doing a spread sheet - I need to start planning my groceries for the next 2 weeks today... plus a little workout - min of 20 min on the eliptical and sit ups

Grat video Hank and welcome - sorry to hear how bad the lap band was and so exciting youre on a new path for weightloss!! It will be so cool to see your videos as you progress!

and I so hear you Squick when it comes to the after part.... but I think a lot is our protien drink and clear fluids for a few weeks out... we definitly have enough support from everyone here to walk us through it!!

[tulsarick 0]

I`m a 51 y/o male from Tulsa going to Tijuana with Laurie & Lapbandtrip.net on 9/18/10. Getting the sleeve with Dr Lopez Dominguez(?). Anyone used him and/or going at that time? Good luck to everyone.

[determined1 3]

I know!! I got my passport today (yippeeee!!) so all the particulars are checked and nothing is holding me back from taking that trip... whoooot! All I need to do now is make my spreadsheet that will keep track of my carbs.

After today which is almost over it's only 17 days... WOWWWW!!!! :tongue_smilie:

congrats LilMissDiva!!

[Guest squick]

Hi,

I'm also scheduled for September 13th. Let me know how your progress goes. I'll also let you know. Are you doing a pre diet?

Sylvia

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Thanks everyone!

Together we will get through this It's always nice to find people who go around the same time as you. Many times this friendship can last for years to come, as we all go through our ups and downs at around the same time.

Hopefully we will all hit our goals as well! That would be sooo great. I'm so ready for this!

Soooo who's got September first? Who gets to go first. :lol0:

Oh and tomorrow the Pre-Op diet begins. All the junkfood: GONE!! My fridge is full of my Atkins and Slim Fast Hi Protein shakes... and everything is set to go. I even bought 2 Atkins books to fully understand the concept because I'm going to continue this diet until I get to my goal. I made a pact with myself that I'm spending all this money and time to have to have this done, I'm going to ride it out to the end!!!

To tally my daily calories/protein/carbs/fat I'm going to try daily plate first to see how it adds everything up for me. If I feel satisfied enough I'll keep it.

Edited August 29, 2010 by LilMissDiva

[Jordien 30]

There's an August 31st with us, right? hehe! I am excited too. I am nervous. I am still waiting for my insurance approval. On the website, it now lists the claim and says PENDING. So I check it every 10 minutes. Sigh....

I was wondering how we'll all keep in touch and bond and share. Do we keep replying to this thread until it's 1000 pages long? Or do we have our own September group in one of the other subforums? I'm not sure yet, as I'm pretty new to the site. BUT... I know I don't want to lose touch with people whom I start to know and form bonds with. :-)

HP... enjoyed your video. It stopped for me just before the 3 minute mark, but that could by my dumb computer. I got the main part, and I have a similar story with the dreaded lap band... now hoping or sleeve. I wondered if bariatric surgery really WAS for me after the lapband experience, but like you, yes it is. I am anxious to really get on with things. Thanks for sharing! I was thinking maybe I would start my own video diary. Seems like a good idea!

Is there anyone who has no pre-surgery diet at all? My surgeon didn't mention anything special about that.

[cherice95403 13]

I don't really have a presurgery diet. I had to lose about 20 pounds before they would schedule surgery. Now that I have lost that, I just have to maintain until surgery day-9/22/10 :lol0: