Hi everyone,

I am scheduled to have surgery on Monday, August 29 in Maryland. However, Hurricane Irene is making her approach to the DC Metro Area and will arrive this evening. We are expecting wind gust of up to 40-60 miles an hour later this evening and the electric companies have predictive major outages in the area for several days!

I've been on a liquid diet for almost 2 weeks and I'm ready for surgery. At this point, I've lost my taste for food but I am also so very tired of Unjury shakes!

I pray that my surgery will go forward on Monday and will be successful with no complication!

Good luck on your weight loss journey!!! Please keep us posted. Take really good care of yourself!

I JUST JOINED THE GROUP AND LET ME SAY ... THANK YOU LAWD.. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS GROUP .. I WAS SLEEVED ON APRIL 14TH 2010 IN FT .LAUDERDALE FLORIDA.. BY DR BARON @ THE FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER .. I HAVE LOST 60 LBS TO THIS DAY .. I STARTED @ 289 AND NOW I AM 242. I GOT DOWN TO 237 BUT I GAINED SOME OF IT BACK FROM EATING SNACKS ALL THE TIME.. (SLIDER FOODS) . I WAS 2 A PLATEAU FOR 6 MONTHS. THEN IT HAS RECENTLY STARTED MAOVING AGAIN.. I HAVE UPED MY WORKOUT GAME .. I TRY TO EXECISE DAILT .. I ATTEN THE YMCA DAILY .. EITHER I ATTEND ZUMBA , YOGA , ON THE BALL ., FIT- FUSION , HARDCORE ABS,, ANYTHING THEY OFFER .. I AM THERE.. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I MUST WATCH WHAT I EAT .. AND BEING FROM A BLACK SOUTHERN FAMILY (SARASOTA FLORIDA) .. WE EAT VERY POORLY ... FRIED CHICKEN IS MY FAVORITE , BUT NOW I HAVE FRIED CHICKEN FROM BAKING INSTEAD. I ALSO EAT PLENTY OF FRESH OR FROZEN VEGGIES .. I READ ALL LABELS NOW . I HAVE EVEN GOT MY FAMILY TO EAT HEALTHIER. WHEN I GOT THIS SURGERY I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE MY CURE ALL FOR MY WEIGHT LOSS. WELL ITS JUST A TOOL AND YOU STILL GOT TO DO YOUR PART AND EAT RIGHT AND EXERCISE ... ATLEAST I DO! MY HEALTTH HAS TURNED AROUND FOR THE BETTER . I HAD A STROKE IN 2008 AN MY KIDNEYS WERE DAMAGED FROM THE STROKE (thats when i gained all the weight ).. BUT NOW THAT I AM TAKING GREAT CARE OF MYSELF , MY KIDNEYS ARE 100% BETTER .. ALSO I WAS TAKING OFF MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS LAST WEEK .. ATLEAST ONE OF THE PILLS.. I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BUT I AM READY TO DO THIS.. I'M OFF TO THE GYM NOW .. I DO NOT REGRET HAVING THE SLEEVE.. IT SAVED MY LIFE .. THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS BLESSING.. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME VENT THIS MORNING ..

LexusGirl14: I wish you well on your surgery today. Keep us posted on your journey.

Kymmi12: Thank you for sharing. I am glad that you decided to get back on the horse and keep riding until you reach your goal.

I had my surgery on Monday, August 29, and I am sore and have to move slowly as expected. I haven't had a lot of pain rather just discomfort but I have also have high tolerance level for pain so I must be careful. I'm moving slowly and adjusting to my swallowing slowly.

lexusgirl14....congrats...i'm so happy to hear that your surgery went well, as well as getting thru that hurrican!! Slow and easy....keep us update on your progress. And again...congrats!

lexusgirl14....congrats...i'm so happy to hear that your surgery went well, as well as getting thru that hurrican!! Slow and easy....keep us update on your progress. And again...congrats!

Thanks for the good wishes. I am moving slowly and trying to get as much liquid down as possible. I feel a little better each day.

Thanks for the good wishes. I am moving slowly and trying to get as much liquid down as possible. I feel a little better each day.

So glad to hear!!