Hi all ! I'm being sleeved August 8th, 2012 by Dr Morris Washington in Myrtle Beach SC. Is there any other august sleevers on here?

I'm 27 (almost) ---about 100-130 to lose.

It really is! When I saw your post about August being 3 weeks away my tummy flipped. UGHHHH, I don't wanna be first. Wahhhhh!!! ;( Being first makes me more nervous than getting the surgery its-self! hahahaIII I'm going to go join the July thread too so I can be last. LOL!!!

First...wow.

Slederella, you are going to do great. Being first is a treasure. You get to sit on the loser's bench before the rest of us; and guide us to the bench with you. (uh hmm. I have a really big butt-for time being of course, so please save a big seat for me next to you on that bench)

Slederella' date=' you are going to do great. Being first is a treasure. You get to sit on the loser's bench before the rest of us; and guide us to the bench with you. (uh hmm. I have a really big butt-for time being of course, so please save a big seat for me next to you on that bench)[/quote']

Yes, Slenderella, it will be your job to polish the bench for us all as we take our places. That is the penalty for going first. I am not far behind you, you won't be there long by yourself. Then Stormwarning will be joining us too. ;0

I went shopping today for Vitamin Water and Vitamins, it is really coming quickly and I need to get prepared!

I'm an August sleeker,

I chose my dr. Because he was at a center of excellence and I liked their (the office's) approach. I went to 4 different WLS seminars and checked out all 4 centers. I went with gbmc in Baltimore. In fact I'm there in the waiting room right now.

OT, but that is where I had my first baby.

I wish my date wasnt so far away, ive been told that a 'booked surgeon is a good surgeon' so at least i can take comfort in that!

In the meantime I took a page from Slenderella's book and have started my own "Pre-Op Wean-Off"

July 3 - No diet soda/carbonated beverages

July 10 - No sugar

July 17 - No fried foods

July 24 - No white/refined grains/bread/carbs

July 31 - No caffiene (eeeeek!)

Aug 7 - Pre-op liquid diet begins

Hard to believe pre-op is only a month away!!

I have started my wean-off too.

I am now at 1 cup of half-caff for coffee, after that decaf, but working on replacing with tea.

Hello, Stacey here. So glad to have found this thread. I was following/conversing with the July/August sleevers until now.

I am scheduled for August 13 with Dr. Alvarez in Piedras Negras, MX, just over the border from Texas. I have a 10 day pre-op liquid diet, but I am making changes already, though not exclusively liquids. It is getting closer!

Hi Ladies! I've just gotten Ins. approval and am now scheduled for Aug 13th. It's being done by Dr. Collier in Conroe, Tx (just north of Houston). I was excited but now that it's "real" I'm having a lot of anxiety and second guesses! Not worried that I won't be able to do the work, just worried something will go wrong with the surgery. Now after reading your posts I'm feeling better - glad you're all here!

I am in the Houston area, too, and am being sleeved on 8/13, too, but in Mexico. Maybe we can meet up sometime for a sip or two!

I'm doing it between summer school and the start of the regular school year. I'll have exactly 2 weeks before I have to get back into my classroom.

Same here. Surgery on the 13th, start of school on the 27th.

Expected date is August 8....school starts on August 20, super excited just hoping I'll be okay to go back to school. It's my last semester ????????

SO frustrated right now! I had an appoint ment two weeks ago with the surgeon. She wanted to schedule but I was still working things out with work/short term disability. Figured it out and they said just wait for your next appointment and we will schedule you for surgury. ok its on the 17th thats fine. Then they just called and said we have to cancel and the next appoint ment is august 14th. REALLY? so not fair! We were looking at scheduling it on August 7th. really frustrated

Hello, Stacey here. So glad to have found this thread. I was following/conversing with the July/August sleevers until now. I am scheduled for August 13 with Dr. Alvarez in Piedras Negras, MX, just over the border from Texas. I have a 10 day pre-op liquid diet, but I am making changes already, though not exclusively liquids. It is getting closer!

Mom_24...I'll be having surgery with Dr. Alvarez on Aug. 18th (get in on the 17th). Best of luck and I'll be thinking of you! I haven't seen anyone else having surgery with him close to my date except you!

Change of surgery date just a min ago...August 9

OMG. I just got my approval for August 20, 2012 with Dr. Yatco at Lenox Hill Hispital in NYC. Tthis will be the first summer I wish will go by fast

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I am having mine too Aug 20th at http://www.christusschumpert.org/ Shreveport La

Seems like those of us going to Dr.Alvarez are just staggered enough that we won't cross paths at the hospital. I wish we could at least pass each other in the hall while walking off our gas pains I guess we will just have to meet up at one of Dr.A's patient reunions. I am hoping he will have another cruise!

Yes, Joyce, a cruise would be a blast! I hope his other patients that are being sleeved at similar times as us will find their way here, so we can connect with them before the big day.

Mom_24...I'll be having surgery with Dr. Alvarez on Aug. 18th (get in on the 17th). Best of luck and I'll be thinking of you! I haven't seen anyone else having surgery with him close to my date except you!

We will almost meet, but I leave on the 15th.