Hello. I just joined the forum this morning but I wish I had found this site sooner. Looks like lots of valuable information and experiences shared. My surgery is scheduled for Monday, November 9th in Little Rock, AR. My doctor's name is Dr. John W. Baker. I'm on a pre-op diet of shakes and SF/FF clear liquids. I seem to go back and forth between feelings of nervousness and determination. I'm excited for how I will feel a year from now, but kinda dreading the interim. Looking forward to reading lots here, especially since I'm about to have a couple weeks of free time on my hands.

Welcome! Please come introduce yourself on the November Sleevers forum!

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/26418-banana-babes/page__hl__%2Bbanana+%2Bbabes__fromsearch__1

Do you mean the 7th?? Mine is on Thursday the 10th.. So Monday can't be the 9th..

I am excited also .

Hope all goes well for you.

Julie

Thanks, I will post in the November thread! And, yes Julie you're right. It is the 7th. Tomorrow morning! Hope things go well for you too. It's going to be nice to have others on here with surgery dates close to mine. I know everyone's journey is different, but still.

Hi my surgey is on November 10th. My starting weight when I entered the program was 216.4. My doctor who's name is Dr. Im from Kaiser, wants me to get down to 130 lbs. That's fine with me, I look at it as pre baby having days... Lol. Good luck on your surgery. Keep in touch. Let me know how your doing after surgery so that I can get an idea about how I might be feeling afterwards since we are having them the same week

Hi Michelle, good luck with everything! I'll do my best to keep in touch as soon as I'm able. My surgeon told me if all goes well I can expect to go home Wednesday. I've seen others post that they went home the next day but I guess my dr is more on the conservative side. The hospital is about 3 hrs from my house so if we get home at a decent hour I'll try to post.

The hospital has free wireless so I'm able to log in from here. Everything went well, surgery was less than 3 hrs. The dr repaired a small hiatal hernia in addition to the sleeve. So far pain has been minimal. I'm tolerating ice chips well and get to start clear liquids in the morning. I know there may be some tougher days ahead but so far this hasn't been nearly as bad as I thought it would be!

Hello everyone.. My surgery is November 10th. I'm excited to start over again. I had the band removed over a year ago and my weight has crept back up again to my pre-band weight. Yuk! But I know I can do it again...this time permanently. Wish me luck.

My surgery is also the 10th !!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Julie