I'm too excited the new me begins on May 6th!!!!!! I can't believe this is actually going to happen. Yay!

Just weighed myself yesterday, 1 week post op and lost 11 pounds. Started at 602 pounds at about 1 month before surgery. After pre op diet but before surgery weighed 575 pounds. As of last night 564 pounds. I am almost down 40 pounds from my high.

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May 28th!

Lucky You! I have to keep my drainage pump in for 9 days! At my first post-op appoitnment they are going to take it out. Otherwise, my surgery went really great as well! I was discharged the next day by 11am. The bummer part was that I had a three hour drive home, and that was was absolutely miserable! I have been up walking more and more as well, it is quite the task though to get out of bed... Its amazing how much you use your abs! I have limited my pain meds, Im trying to just take some before bed so it helps me get to sleep. but then I am up at 3 or 4am and do some walking around the house. Walking definitely helps a lot!

On another note, I was accepted into my BSN program and start in the fall!

What have your three meals a day consist of?

Way to go Mike

Just weighed myself yesterday' date=' 1 week post op and lost 11 pounds. Started at 602 pounds at about 1 month before surgery. After pre op diet but before surgery weighed 575 pounds. As of last night 564 pounds. I am almost down 40 pounds from my high.

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Woo hoo!!! Way to go!!!! Keep it up!

How are you doing?

Hi, Im doing great! Sorry I havent been checking in here much! Hope everyones surgerys are going well!

Good morning all,I have my date May 24th ,but I'm not going to be sleeved ;( ill have the bypass instead, I had an appointment with my surgeon yesterday to ask why I was approved for the bypass and not the sleeve ,which I had requested,he said it was because my esophagus lining was damage because of the acid reflux, and the sleeve would just make the reflux worse,also it would damage my esophagus even farther.i asked about the down time,the dumping,the malabsorption ,and was quite surprised that there really isn't any different except for the rerouting of the stomach,and the amount of weight you lose.so with that I have a date May 24th and per op is may 16th ,start per op diet May 17th only one week of liquids then surgery. I'm sad that I can't have the sleeve but I'm excited that I will be able to get this weight off I know I'm not a sleever,but I would like to continue on this forum, is that possible? In my heart I'm a sleever !!!!

I was sleeved Tuesday the 7th and am going great. I haven't thrown up and have only had mild pain. I've been pushing myself to drink and been mastering the art of the soft burp. I think for me the key was sticking to the pre- op diet. I'm flying back home today and would donor again in a heart beat.

Guys- quick question, I'm getting sleeved on Friday- rational me says I don't need my husband In the hospital while I'm having surgery (ie. he can go to work) but I'm wondering if ill be emotional and wish my husband was there- thoughts?

Good morning all' date='I have my date May 24th ,but I'm not going to be sleeved ;( ill have the bypass instead, I had an appointment with my surgeon yesterday to ask why I was approved for the bypass and not the sleeve ,which I had requested,he said it was because my esophagus lining was damage because of the acid reflux, and the sleeve would just make the reflux worse,also it would damage my esophagus even farther.i asked about the down time,the dumping,the malabsorption ,and was quite surprised that there really isn't any different except for the rerouting of the stomach,and the amount of weight you lose.so with that I have a date May 24th and per op is may 16th ,start per op diet May 17th only one week of liquids then surgery. I'm sad that I can't have the sleeve but I'm excited that I will be able to get this weight off I know I'm not a sleever,but I would like to continue on this forum, is that possible? In my heart I'm a sleever !!!![/quote']

Do your homework and Google the bypass and see what it involves before having it done. Not saying don't do it, if it is what you are approved for and you need the help to lose weight it is a fine surgery, I believe still the most common that exists. Just make sure you understand it before doing it, and that goes for any surgery, you should always be informed about what someone is doing to your body. You can also find simulated and actual videos of that and any weight loss surgeries on YouTube. As for the support group, I don't think anyone would mind you being here, but you may want to join the bypass one also cause at some point you will probably have bypass specific questions we would not be able to answer from experience. Good luck to you and congratulations on the date.

Highest weight 602 about 1 month pre op. <br />575 just before entering operating room.<br />1 week post op 564

Hello, had my sleeve on the 7th as planned. Got home today has had a lot of complications. Didn't have a lot of the wind but do have the phlegm so coughing is painful. With everything that happened in the op I have my fingers that it will all be worth it.

May 15 for me!!!! Excited and a wee bit nervous.

I'm going Thursday May 16th

May 15, here I come! Can't wait!

Had my sleeve on May 6th, 2013. Looking forward to progressing through the diet stages and being able to start exercising