Today I set my surgery date for May 6...now that an actual date is scheduled, it seems much more real, and of course I am much more nervous about the surgery...I met my surgeon today, and he seems very confident and capable...he comes highly recommended, and I think he is a good choice...but still I am the worrying type and will probably second guess myself every other day until May 6...just please be patient with me!

one thing that the bariatric coordinator told me today was that I would no longer pre or post surgery be able to take NSAIDs...I think she said Tylenol would be my only OTC option...that surprised me, because I thought from my research and reading on this site that one of the advantages of VSG over gastric bypass was that you wouldn't be restricted by the type of pain-killers you could take OTC...did I misinterpret this?

If there are others getting sleeved around the same time, let me know...we could compare notes and support each other...here I go!

Congrats on your date mine is 4/24

I was told the same thing about NSAIDs. They told me a few months after surgery I could use them again but they said the dosage would be limited. I can't remember the exact reason now since we covered so much in that meeting. Hopefully ill be sleeved by the end of May. Woohoo!! Good luck to ya!

the reason is because nsaids cause ulcers, and with a reduced stomach, it's much more likely to do damage. hopefully with weight loss, you won't need pain medication as much, or at least milder medications will be more helpful.

My date is May 2nd. WOOOO HOOOOOO!

thanks, y'all...I see a couple of your surgery dates are near mine...we can be a good support group for each other

Is there a pre surgery diet??/

With Dr. Hargroder there is not...I was somewhat surprised...I have always found it odd that the different surgeons have such variance in their pre-surgery protocol...some surgeons require a 2-week pre-op special diet, and I've seen where others have a week long pre-op liquid diet...with my surgeon, he only requires a liquid diet the day before surgery