Hi everyone!! I'm Tara and just got my surgery date last week - July 15th is the big day a year (or 34 years, depending on how you look at it in the making. Getting a date after a year of pre-op requirements felt awesome; and now starts the really hard work. I'm a teacher and, for the first time ever, I took the summer off to be able to focus on my surgery and recovery. I look forward to getting to know some of you as we journey on

Congrats! Best of luck!

I'm having my surgery on the 16th of July.

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Thanks, Daydra!! Keep up the good work - you're doing awesome

And Momof3, it sounds like we'll be crossing paths a lot on the boards. I'm really glad to know a few folks who are all having their sleeves at the same time, so we can check in with each other on where we're at and how things are going.

Me Too! for July 15th. I spent the day at the surgeon's office and the hospital getting my pre op stuff done and reviewing with the nutritionist. They got me all pumped up. I start the optifast in 10 days.

I ran into a member of this forum. I recognized him from his picture. Quite a positive karma event. we had a few minutes to chat.

alex

Thanks' date=' Daydra!! Keep up the good work - you're doing awesome

And Momof3, it sounds like we'll be crossing paths a lot on the boards. I'm really glad to know a few folks who are all having their sleeves at the same time, so we can check in with each other on where we're at and how things are going.[/quote']

Sounds like a plan. I am an elementary school principal. I have only part of the month of July off put like you I am going to use this time to Oxus on my surgery and recovery. Best of luck to you!

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We ed folks clearly flock together, Momof3; I'm a teacher of the deaf and am almost done with my second master's in school leadership I started the process last summer, knowing that I wouldn't have surgery until this summer, and for the first time in my career, I'm not teaching summer school. I have to say, it feels really weird, but yes, we need the time to focus on recovery.

How exciting, Alex!! It's always great to meet folks from our online lives in person and have an animus to put with the avatar, lol. I'm really happy to connect with other July 15th sleevers, so keep the updates coming

I am a July 15th sleever as well!!! Getting excited and nervous!!

Two weeks from today I will be in NC waiting for monday surgery. My schedule this week is avoiding telling my mother about the surgery ( she is visiting from texas) go to my daughters wedding in Minnesota while remaining on my pre surgery intake ( not liquid diet) and immediately on returning from minnesota start the optifast torture...I mean prep.

Glad it is a busy time.

alex

Two weeks from today I will be in NC waiting for monday surgery. My schedule this week is avoiding telling my mother about the surgery ( she is visiting from texas) go to my daughters wedding in Minnesota while remaining on my pre surgery intake ( not liquid diet) and immediately on returning from minnesota start the Optifast torture...I mean prep. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Glad it is a busy time.

alex

I am July 15, as well.

I'm July 15 as well. I have my surgery clearance today, and my pre-op tomorrow morning! Getting excited!

Hi everyone!! I'm Tara and just got my surgery date last week - July 15th is the big day a year (or 34 years' date=' depending on how you look at it in the making. Getting a date after a year of pre-op requirements felt awesome; and now starts the really hard work. I'm a teacher and, for the first time ever, I took the summer off to be able to focus on my surgery and recovery. I look forward to getting to know some of you as we journey on [/quote']

I'm July 15 too! I'm also a teacher and will be using my summer to concentrate on my recovery. I'm lucky enough to have my mom who is retired around to watch my daughter this summer! Best of luck to you!

I am crabby this morning and I start my liquid diet, i am sure that is simply a coincidence.

Wedding went off well, I did not eat to fullness and avoided great swaths of food. I exercised like a fiend, hiking mostly. acording to MFP for four days i was in the 1000 negative calorie range for all those days. yet there was no change in weight! I needed that reminder of how the scale is not my friend. I think all my victories will be non scale, for I go a bit crazy whether the scale shows a loss or not.

one week from this moment I will be wheeled into the OR.

I will have to warn my dear long suffering wife about how grumpy I may get.

Day two of liquid diet and surprise, it is going far better than I could have imagined, no cravings for food, no hunger. the optimist shakes and bars are fully filling and satisfying, the soups are awful! I would rather skip those than eat them. Thank good ness I only got a few of those. My only accommodations are coffee in the morning with nutrasweet and low cal creamer and a lettuce 'salad' late in the day with no dressing. tomorrow may be harder since i do not work and have no schedule to keep me busy--but I do have a dentist appointment.

six days from now I will be on my way to the hospital.