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May 2013 Sleevers!

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JonnyZ    3

JonnyZ
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I will be sleeved on May 22. I cannot wait! I too hate going out in public and cannot wait until I can feel less self conscious. I am tired of always feeling fat and slow. I am currently at my all time high of 230 pounds. I am 5'4 and gained 50 after back surgery. I hope to lose 90-100 pounds.

My surgeon did not start me on a pre op diet. I was just told to "not gain any weight." Has anybody else been told that?

In my experience the pre-op diet helped prepare for after the surgery. It's all about replacing habits with new habits. My pre op was Protein shakes and Protein Bars and one small dinner a day.

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mistysj    1,940

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I'm May 14 and since I'm in Australia that's just a few hours away! Glad I found this thread.

1st: mswanda9577, cejiogu

6th: BethAnn77, tigerbelle, JoannLz, mustangsally193

7th: ChristenOnAmission, lms71

10th: JillianMarie73

13th: natedinsmoor2, shellsheck

14th: glitter8er, lucieloo79, cinward2001, mistysj

15th: boomarienewme, AmyinMI

16th: Chivon32, elliscoastie, victoria77

17th: Lawrence Washington

20th: misslady, randee

21st: musiclover, Bellanthin

28th: csmiles, tiffs3, kc82, Aline728

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********    397

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In my experience the pre-op diet helped prepare for after the surgery. It's all about replacing habits with new habits. My pre op was Protein shakes and Protein Bars and one small dinner a day.

For me ive been eating 1200 calories per day for a few years now. ..anything under makes me too hungry but after surgery ill feel full quicker. I dont think anyone can fully prepare. Me? I'm having what they call a food funeral...I'm not having crazy amounts of food (never did) and still keeping the calories pretty low but I'm had Pasta last night and a donut the other day.

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cinward2001    141

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I only have to do one day of liquids prior to surgery. And since surgery is tomorrow, and I have my pre-ops today (they want those done while fasting), that will be today!

I'm mostly looking forward to getting my band removed. The sleeve is sort of secondary to that. I'm still only 25lbs over my original gaol, so feel a bit conflicted about the sleeve. I know that, without it, my weight will increase drastically, but for me, it's more preventative. Although I AM looking forward to having a new goal weight. :)

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tashman    7

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I have my pre op Tuesday. Anybody tell me roughly how long after this my actual op will be. Also what to expect Tuesday? Many thanks x

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********    397

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I have my pre op Tuesday. Anybody tell me roughly how long after this my actual op will be. Also what to expect Tuesday? Many thanks x

I didn't get my pre op appt until after we made the surgery date. I met with my surgeon on the 30th of april and we scheduled the surgery for may 23rd..then the hospital called me to schedule my pre op, which is tomorrow. I was told I was meeting with an anestesiologist and doing an ekg

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tashman    7

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I didn't get my pre op appt until after we made the surgery date. I met with my surgeon on the 30th of april and we scheduled the surgery for may 23rd..then the hospital called me to schedule my pre op' date=' which is tomorrow. I was told I was meeting with an anestesiologist and doing an ekg[/quote']

I've met the surgeon and also had blood tests. On my letter tellin me about pre op tomorro it states the appointment can last upto 3hours. Everyone in this forum seems to be in the know about there surgery date. Who knows. Hopefully I'll know more after tomorrow. Thanks for getting back to me.

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ramirelek    59

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My pre op appoinment was about three hours long. And I met with my nutritionist and then the nurse and then my surgeon. They explain you everything thatvis goi ng to happen to you and they gave you prescriptions for the medicine after surgery such as urso that you have to start taking a month after surgery. Hope thos helps.

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palomarules    45

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I just learned that I will have surgery May! I saw the surgeon today expecting to be told July, but was told that I could only have it at the end of September! i panicked because I have mobility problems and need this to happen soon. I remembered that i had a trump card (really good private insuance) and suddenly his tune changed. He then said "I cant next week, but am free the following week." I'm stoked. I'll be a May sleever!!!

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NJGurl19    50

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I'm May 14 and since I'm in Australia that's just a few hours away! Glad I found this thread.

1st: mswanda9577' date=' cejiogu

6th: BethAnn77, tigerbelle, JoannLz, mustangsally193

7th: ChristenOnAmission, lms71

10th: JillianMarie73

13th: natedinsmoor2, shellsheck

14th: glitter8er, lucieloo79, cinward2001, mistysj

15th: boomarienewme, AmyinMI

16th: Chivon32, elliscoastie, victoria77

17th: Lawrence Washington

20th: misslady, randee

21st: musiclover, Bellanthin

28th: csmiles, tiffs3, kc82, Aline728[/quote']

Don't forget me I am tomorrow as well.

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JillianMarie73    19

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Hello all, I am going to blog my entire experience at Star Medica when I feel up to the length of the story it will turn out to be... but for now I have to say, anyone that is considering this hospital or Dr. Rodriguez, DO NOT HESITATE!! I have never, I mean NEVER had such amazing medical care in my entire life!! I feel wonderful today, (3 days out) having zero problems getting in 60 gms of protien via Isopure, a couple of gatorades, and have had about a cup of beef broth as well. If it were not for the fact that I have to swallow slowly, pace myself and feel a little pinching pull around my drain sight, I would not even beleive I have had surgery at all.

I simply cannot say enough about this hospital, the staff, my surgeon, and my experiance. I am so impressed that once I reach my goal weight, I have every intention of returning to Juarez to see if I can get Dr. Rod, and Dr. Elmo to accept an offer of a dinner out on me. :)

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Greeky83    2

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I have my surgery set for the 23rd hope all goes well I am so nervous and really hope this will work for me. This past year I've gained 80 lbs and it's been so upsetting.

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k8ee    131

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Here's a list! If you're not on the list' date=' just copy/paste it in your reply and add yourself! I'm scheduled for May 14th! Maybe we can each check in after our surgery.

1st: mswanda9577, cejiogu

6th: BethAnn77, tigerbelle, JoannLz, mustangsally193

7th: ChristenOnAmission, K8ee

10th: JillianMarie73

13th: natedinsmoor2, shellsheck

14th: glitter8er, lucieloo79, cinward2001

15th: boomarienewme, AmyinMI

16th: Chivon32, elliscoastie, victoria77

17th: Lawrence Washington

20th: misslady, randee

21st: musiclover, Bellanthin

28th: csmiles, tiffs3, kc82, Aline728[/quote']

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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