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July sleevers! Are we ready!

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Vixynne    695

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At the hospital now getting ready for surgery in about an hour. Please keep me in your prayers! Will Keep you posted!

I bet you're in post-op recovery now--thinking of you and sending wishes for a speedy recovery!

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Sweetla87    2

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I'm july 22nd also' date=' surgery buddies! ![/quote']

Mine is also the 22nd, the day is creeping slowly up!

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Fiddleman    4,376

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Okay! I'm a July sleever!!! The dr's office called its Wednesday 10th' date=' yes in 2 days!!![/quote']

Wow, now that is quick scheduling!

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Mommagiraffe    15

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My insurance coordinator called me as she was submitting everything...she is optimistic that we will have the green light by the end of the week. NOW I'm nervous!

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blash67    82

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Count me in! 7/10 7 AM!

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kw2walker    211

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At the hospital now getting ready for surgery in about an hour. Please keep me in your prayers! Will Keep you posted!

Hope all went well today. Sending tons of sleeve love your way!

Karen

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kw2walker    211

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Okay! I'm a July sleever!!! The dr's office called its Wednesday 10th' date=' yes in 2 days!!![/quote']

Sweet!

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Flutterby    98

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Four days away!!!

I'm almost there... my surgery is July 12th... so close. I've been on my pre-op diet since June 28th and it has kicked my butt! It's been so hard. In the last two weeks there have been seven meals "eating out" where I have either taken my own Soup, or had a Protein Shake while my family ate normally. Also, I have a teenage daughter in the house to cook for as added challenge. She normally fixes her own food, thankfully, but I get to see and smell the yummy things she's eating. Arrrhgg. I've been so hungry. And I don't feel like I have lost any weight at all. I sure hope my liver has shrunk though.

My pre-op diet consists of drinking two Protein Shakes a day, then having a bowl of soup for one meal. I drink Water as much as I can, a zero calorie Vitamin water now and then, and lots of ice to chew on. Wednesday and Thursday will be Clear Liquids.

I also go in Wednesday for my pre-op lab work then Friday will be the beginning of the rest of my life. I feel like I'm getting a do-over in a way. I know it will take lots of hard work and commitment and dedication to continuing to get healthy.

When I first began to contemplate this surgery, it was tempting to feel that all of the "right" and "healthy" changes I have made in the past 23 years in how I eat, my nutritional choices, the research I've done, the myriad of diets and every way I have tried my hardest to lose weight was all a waste of time, money, energy and life. But it wasn't a waste...

I've begun to realize that with the sleeve as my new tool, maybe all of that learning, all the right choices, the way I learned to plan and stick to a menu, the things I learned about whole, fresh meats and vegetables, about all foods (good and bad), the tastes I've developed for real nutrition will finally come together to enable me to have success in getting healthy. The sleeve could be the missing piece to the puzzle.

I have struggled, as I've read so many others here have struggled. While everyone around me, even my husband and children would say I'm very happy, optimistic and have a pretty great life.... Inside myself, in my journal for years and on occasion to my mother or my husband I have voiced my struggle. I have hated myself, pitied myself, begged for help, given up over and over, started over, tried something new, admitted failure, pulled myself up from depression, joined groups, contemplated unhealthy ways of losing weight out of desperation, and mostly, just tried to be happy and content with my weight, stop worrying, just focused on eating right, exercise as often as I could and hope that it would eventually get me back to where I was supposed to be.

It's a new day. Because of this surgery, I feel more hope for my health than I have in my entire life. There's really no way to put it into words that describe the grateful and hopeful feelings I have. I'm on a mission for me. I'm ready to do this.

Blessings and best wishes to everyone. It's so good to have this forum to share with others that understand and empathize and identify so well.

Tammy

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4AHealthierMe    24

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Met with surgeon, did labs, psych appt, dietician all yesterday. Started shakes to shrink liver today. I am scheduled for 2 weeks from today. ;-)

My husband and I are feeling very confident after meeting the surgeon and his staff.

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    • LeighaTR

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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      1. Selina333

        Selina333

        I'm so happy for you! You are about to change your life. I was so glad to get the sleeve done in Dec. I didn't have feelings of regret overall. And I'm down almost 60 lbs. I do feel a little sad at restaurants. I can barely eat half a kid's meal. I get adults meals often because kid ones don't have the same offerings at times. Then I feel obligated to eat on that until it's gone and that can be days. So the restaurant thing isn't great for me. All the rest is fine by me! I love feeling full with very little. I do wish I could drink when eating. And will sip at the end. Just a strong habit to stop. But I'm working on it! You will do fine! Just keep focused on your desire to be different. Not better or worse. But different. I am happy both ways but my low back doesn't like me that heavy. So I listened (also my feet!). LOL! Update us on your journey! I'm not far from you. I'm in Houston. Good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly! Would love to see pics of the town you go to for this. I've never been there. Neat you will be traveling for this! Enjoy the journey. Take it one day at a time. Sometimes a few hours at a time. Follow all recommendations as best you can. 💗

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

        summerseeker

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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