HI group members~~

It's been kind of quiet so I wanted to try and open the discussion up a bit.

Let's introduce ourselves, tell where we are in our process, pre-op diets, etc and use this thread as a motivational tool for our upcoming surgeries

I'll start.

I'm 4 days into my pre op diet, scheduled 3/6/12 with Dr. Mann at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia. Right now I'm taking it minute by minute then hour by hour. That is the best I can do right now.

Hi All - I'm Joni. I'm preop and tentatively scheduled for April 23, 2012, surgery. On March 19th, I'll be going to a nutrition meeting to learn all about protein and the 2-week preop liquid diet. My husband had the sleeve done last year this month and has lost over 100 pounds. I weigh 211 right now and my goal will be 140. I'm from Michigan and having surgery at the U of M.

Hi All - I'm Joni. I'm preop and tentatively scheduled for April 23, 2012, surgery. On March 19th, I'll be going to a nutrition meeting to learn all about Protein and the 2-week preop liquid diet. My husband had the sleeve done last year this month and has lost over 100 pounds. I weigh 211 right now and my goal will be 140. I'm from Michigan and having surgery at the U of M.

Hi there Joni! Thanks for sharing!! Its great to have someone there who has been through it before to help you out when you need it!

Hello Ladies!! I'm Emily from PA and my surgery date is April 16th in Mexico with Dr. Ariel Ortiz. I'm currently trying to drop about 15 lbs before my surgery. I'm already down 6 lbs and and am pretty much just watching my carbs, eating lots of fresh salad and lean Protein. Mr. Doctor doesn't require all liquids until 3 days before.

Best of luck to you all!!

Hi All,

I had my surgery on March 6th in CT. Doing ok. I was shocked how low my energy was the first few weeks after the surgery but it is getting better.

Hi. I live in NC, charlotte area. I am scheduled for surgery April 19TH. My BMI is 35. I presently weigh in at 240. I am going to start my pre-op optifast diet as soon as I finish this cheesecake, actually...I start two weeks prior to surgery so, April 5TH. It is my sincere hope that this surgery will assist me in losing...and keeping off (that would be first!) 80-90 pounds.

I am pretty labile these days. A condition which seems to be increasing as the date of surgery draws closer. I would ask the surgeon for some an anxiety reducing med, like klonopin, but I passed the psych eval so I don't want to reveal too much crazy, at least not until after the surgery is competed.

So, good luck and I am really looking forward to hearing the story of your remarkable journey.

I am a new sleever in Dothan, AL and I can't find any local support groups

Gail, great support group on the forum here. Very positive, uplifting folks!

Guess I should share my story. My name is Claudia, currently live in Ft Worth, Texas. Starting weight prior to surgery was 250 (BMI of 40) had my surgery done on 4/25 in Decatur, Texas with Dr Stowers. Currently down to 233 without any problems from surgery. ~Lovin the sleeve life~

I seem to have hit the dreaded 3 week stall. Any advice for keeping your head up???

Hey guys and gals, I just found this group and thought what the hey, I'll join. I had surgery 3/5 and am now about 97 lbs down as of 9/1/12. I would like to lose about 7-10 more lbs, but we'll see. Hope you all are great!