Hello all! If interested, I started us a June 2013 Sleevers group so that we can all go through this process together! Hope you will all join and let's lift each other up.

Thanks,

Museum Mama

My surgery date is June 4th. I'm actually at the hospital right now doing my pre op appt.

Good luck! Maybe we'll run into each other at a support group get together. Please let me know your experience as you go.

Good luck! Maybe we'll run into each other at a support group get together. Please let me know your experience as you go.

Thanks.. Yes hopefully i can make one of the support group meetings. I live 2 hours away so it will be hard to attend them. What hospital are u going to be at?

Thanks.. Yes hopefully i can make one of the support group meetings. I live 2 hours away so it will be hard to attend them. What hospital are u going to be at?

I'll be at foundations, how about you?

Started my pre-op diet yesterday and it wasn't bad at all!!! After having my breakfast and lunch I wasn't hungry when it came time for dinner, which I was very surprised. I did go ahead and have my dinner shake and a cup of yogurt. I hate to say but I went to the restroom all night.

Did this happen to anyone else?

Started my pre-op diet yesterday and it wasn't bad at all!!! After having my Breakfast and lunch I wasn't hungry when it came time for dinner' date=' which I was very surprised. I did go ahead and have my dinner shake and a cup of yogurt. I hate to say but I went to the restroom all night.

Did this happen to anyone else?[/quote']

I too was in the restroom all night and all morning this morning, but having increased my Water intake to nearly double that which is the minimum required for my pre-op diet, I'm not surprised. More water and more urination is not a bad thing.

Started my pre-op diet yesterday and it wasn't bad at all!!! After having my breakfast and lunch I wasn't hungry when it came time for dinner, which I was very surprised. I did go ahead and have my dinner shake and a cup of yogurt. I hate to say but I went to the restroom all night.

Did this happen to anyone else?

Yeppers. Ive been running to the ladies room about every hour. lol. I usually dont drink this much liquid, so my body is in a state of shock, I think. lol.

Yeppers. Ive been running to the ladies room about every hour. lol. I usually dont drink this much liquid, so my body is in a state of shock, I think. lol.

LOL..... Yeah mine as well. :-) which pre-op diet are you following? I see that just about everyone is doing something different.

LOL..... Yeah mine as well. :-) which pre-op diet are you following? I see that just about everyone is doing something different.

Yeah. I was discussing that with my boyfriend last night. My doc has his patients on a 1 week liquid diet. I can have 4-5 shakes a day, SF-jello, broth, skim milk, and 64oz of Water. The shakes have to have over 20mg of Protien, and less than 10mg of Carbs. (I hope I wrote that correctly, Im typing from memory.) Then the day before surgery, its all Clear liquids only: water, broth, non-red sport drinks. That's the day I dread!

How about you?

Yeah. I was discussing that with my boyfriend last night. My doc has his patients on a 1 week liquid diet. I can have 4-5 shakes a day, SF-jello, broth, skim milk, and 64oz of Water. The shakes have to have over 20mg of Protien, and less than 10mg of Carbs. (I hope I wrote that correctly, Im typing from memory.) Then the day before surgery, its all clear liquids only: water, broth, non-red sport drinks. That's the day I dread!

How about you?

Ok.... mine is the same but I haven't been told about having everything clear on the day of surgery.

R u going in on the 12th as well? Have you already had your Pre-op appointment?

Ok.... mine is the same but I haven't been told about having everything clear on the day of surgery.

R u going in on the 12th as well? Have you already had your Pre-op appointment?

The clear liquids is because red ones can appear to be blood. SO best not to have them in the system! I do pre-op on Monday (June 3), endoscopy on Tuesday, sleeve on Wednesday. WHEW!!

I am taking EAS Advantage, it's a soy base and I love the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry, I have tried the unjury shakes too. Love the chicken flavor.

The clear liquids is because red ones can appear to be blood. SO best not to have them in the system! I do pre-op on Monday (June 3), endoscopy on Tuesday, sleeve on Wednesday. WHEW!!

WOW!!!!! that is a lot.... well good luck, amd I wish u well.

I'll be at foundations' date=' how about you?[/quote']

Also at foundation. Met with Dr. Cavazos today and i feel so much better. He's awesome!

Also at foundation. Met with Dr. Cavazos today and i feel so much better. He's awesome!

I'm glad you feel better. How did the pre-op appt go? I have mine next Thursday. I don't know how much time it will take, but I'm setting aside the whole day.

It went good.. I will be getting out of the hospital if all goes well that Thursday.. My first appt was at 7:30 did chest X-ray, labs and EKG. Then went to see Dr. Cavazos at 10:30. I was done with everything by 11:30.