I finally have a surgery date of June 18th!! Anyone else have that for their date?!

yay. excited for you.

surgery date

AmyRN09

woo hoo - you got your DOS

big step, exact time period for you to look forward to

your doc may put you on a pre-diet?? (my doc didn't)

prior to surgery - you might experiment with dealing with some of the rules that go along with WLS

drinking is the most important

you must stop drinking about 30 minutes before you eat

you don't drink with any meals

you don't drink after you eat for 45-60 minutes

drink 64 oz liquid daily

chew very slowly, put utensil down, wait a couple of minutes before you start to eat again

eat smaller/moderate portions

try to curb your eating between meals (called grazing)

you are a couple of months pre-op, practicing any of the above is a good idea - preparing you for after surgery

the above are things you must deal with for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer, life

good luck

AmyRN09

woo hoo - you got your DOS

big step' date=' exact time period for you to look forward to

your doc may put you on a pre-diet?? (my doc didn't)

prior to surgery - you might experiment with dealing with some of the rules that go along with WLS

drinking is the most important

you must stop drinking about 30 minutes before you eat

you don't drink with any meals

you don't drink after you eat for 45-60 minutes

drink 64 oz liquid daily

chew very slowly, put utensil down, wait a couple of minutes before you start to eat again

eat smaller/moderate portions

try to curb your eating between meals (called grazing)

you are a couple of months pre-op, practicing any of the above is a good idea - preparing you for after surgery

the above are things you must deal with for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer, life

good luck[/quote']

Thanks for your guidance and support! I unfortunately know a good bit about the expectations considering I had a lap band that was emergently removed due to complications and severe slipping. So surgeon removed my band (oct 2012) since I could no longer eat or swallow correctly and set me up for the sleeve. I had to complete some requirements for approval Insurance wise for the sleeve.