Hi I believe that I am having a JULY surgery its either the preop diet on the 4 th of JULY or the surgery soon after either way I can't wait ....It can't get here soon enough....Right now Im on mnth 3 wk 1 of my 6 mnth diet I've lost abt 10 lbs and holding really 15 bc I lost 5 lbs before I started going to the dr.'s office to get my weigh in's....I got around the surgery time from my surgeon's nurse.....So it will be very close to this.....I still weigh abt 245-247 lbs Im 5'4" Im looking for some new buddies around my time period maybe we can keep in touch w/each other some......

That's so cool, bunchlane1. I am hopeful for that same week. Do you have to do all liquids for your pre-op diet? I have 2 protein shakes, & 4 oz lean meat, 1 cup green veggies, & 1 cup of fruit. Not too bad, I think. Gonna start the 7th in hopes they will approve me.

Tonid, you are amazing! Love your upbeat attitude.

Cmelose, I will be sending good thoughts and prayers your way. You are submitting earlier than you thought, aren't you? I think you will get a July date. I'm July 23rd. I'm starting my pre- op diet on the 7th too. We can commiserate!! I'm a little worried about it, but I know I just have to do it.

Sending good thoughts and prayers for all July sleevers. I am July 22. Starting pre-op diet July 8. I m lucky -- no all liquids, just high protein/low carb. The excitement just keeps going!

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Tonid, you are amazing! Love your upbeat attitude.

Thank you Cmelose, we are all in this together.

My official date of surgery is July 29th now. It was on the 22nd, but there was a little miscommunication between the scheduling clerk and the Dr. secretary. Its cool, I will still be in July. I have already given the Dr. my deposit and now I have to pay the hospital a percentage when I do my pre-op appointment. I am going to enjoy a wonderful forth of July weekend with my family filled with swimming, movies, food, and fireworks! Enjoy your 4th everyone! Any people in the Dallas,Texas area? I need a great cheerleader, and I will be a great cheerleader for you!

Talk about a surprise! I just happened to call and check on the status of my surgery request this morning and low and behold, the approval letter came in July 2nd, which is only 6 days after submission! I am glad I called. Now, if only my patient advocate will call so I can get this party started. I am hopeful for July 19th. Oh wow...so close but yet so far away.

On another note, this pre-op diet isn't so bad, yet. The toughest is exercising for 30 mins every day. Only because my feet hurt too much in the morning from my RA & I am exhausted from work in the evenings. I know I can do it, but it won't be fun until I drop some tonnage.

Blessings to y'all. Let me know who's already been sleeved this month & how you're doing.

My official date of surgery is July 29th now. It was on the 22nd, but there was a little miscommunication between the scheduling clerk and the Dr. secretary. Its cool, I will still be in July. I have already given the Dr. my deposit and now I have to pay the hospital a percentage when I do my pre-op appointment. I am going to enjoy a wonderful forth of July weekend with my family filled with swimming, movies, food, and fireworks! Enjoy your 4th everyone! Any people in the Dallas,Texas area? I need a great cheerleader, and I will be a great cheerleader for you!

Ok, again I have to repost a setback! My surgery is now rescheduled for August 19th because my surgeon ended up having to have a procedure done, and had to either reschedule all of his July surgeries to other months or refer them to other surgeons. so...... Back to the drawing board for me. I have everything on my end secured, now waiting on the surgeon to recover.

Ugh, sorry to hear you've been pushed out again, but it sounds like you have a good attitude about it. Hopefully this will be the last setback for you!

Oh no, tonid. I am so sorry you have to delay. Rest assured, God has a plan.

Hapo weekend, everyone! So, I had my pre-op on Tuesday because they scheduled me for July 31st! I didn't want to tell y'all earlier because I felt so bad for tonid. I weighed in @ 238 that morning, which is 237 on my scale & I am @ 230 already today, so I have lost 7lbs on this diet. So far, the only struggle is not eating chips & salsa @ our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant. I ordered the tortilla soup without tortilla strips or cheese & left the carrots in the bowl. It was good! Doing pretty good with the protein shakes, too. EAS Advantage Carb Control are delicious. You have to be careful though because they only have 17g of protein. They're delicious nonetheless. I hope everyone else is doing good on they're pre-op/post-op diets. Let's get a status report/check-in going. Who's next? Blessings.

Hapo weekend, everyone! So, I had my pre-op on Tuesday because they scheduled me for July 31st! I didn't want to tell y'all earlier because I felt so bad for tonid. I weighed in @ 238 that morning, which is 237 on my scale & I am @ 230 already today, so I have lost 7lbs on this diet. So far, the only struggle is not eating chips & salsa @ our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant. I ordered the tortilla soup without tortilla strips or cheese & left the carrots in the bowl. It was good! Doing pretty good with the Protein shakes, too. EAS Advantage Carb Control are delicious. You have to be careful though because they only have 17g of protein. They're delicious nonetheless. I hope everyone else is doing good on they're pre-op/post-op diets. Let's get a status report/check-in going. Who's next? Blessings.

Aww, that was sweet but you shouldn't have hesitated for me. I am happy for you! I will get there soon enough. lol I can stay fat for one more month I guess..... lmao! Seriously, congrats to you, I can't wait to hear more from you.

My official date of surgery is July 29th now. It was on the 22nd' date=' but there was a little miscommunication between the scheduling clerk and the Dr. secretary. Its cool, I will still be in July. I have already given the Dr. my deposit and now I have to pay the hospital a percentage when I do my pre-op appointment. I am going to enjoy a wonderful forth of July weekend with my family filled with swimming, movies, food, and fireworks! Enjoy your 4th everyone! Any people in the Dallas,Texas area? I need a great cheerleader, and I will be a great cheerleader for you![/quote']

My date is July 29th too!! Yay us!

Hello my VST lovelies. Today is the day. I am down 15 from the pre-op diet...222lbs. Please pray for my doctors & medical staff & for a successful outcome & recovery. Thanks in advance. God bless & chat with y'all in a few days.

I'm back. Yay! The surgery itself was not difficult at all. The toughest part is getting down enough liquids. It's hard to sip a teaspoon at a time & only an ounce every 15 minutes, but this morning I learned that sipping while standing isn't painful but while sitting, there is discomfort. I know this is because I am still healing on the inside. I am thankful that my vitamins and other meds are liquid and chewable because it's hard to imagine getting proper nourishment this way. I did weigh in officially @ the hospital @ 220 but when I weighed Thursday afternoon, I was @ 230. Lots if water weight from the surgery. I am sure I will normalize in a few more days. I hope everyone else is great! God bless.