Hi all! I would love to set up a support group for other teachers. I'm a fifth grade teacher in Northern KY. I am still on the pre-op side, so going into surgery it would be nice to have other people to really talk to. My sleeve surgery date is August 1. I'm nervous as can be!!!

I am a teacher too!!

I teach 5th grade Science....I'll be 13 months post-op July 11th.....if you have any question let me know....glad to be of help!

I'm in too! Good idea!

I'm also a teacher. I spent 10 years at the high school level teaching English, last year as a 1st-4th grade librarian, and this year I'll be moving to our 7th and 8th grade building as a librarian. I was sleeved this year on the Monday of my spring break (March 18th.) I took two additional weeks off, although I think one off would have been plenty.

Hello fellow teachers! I am a 4th grade teacher in Louisiana! I was sleeved on May 22 and so excited to start off the new school year as a NEW me!

I'm a teacher and I'm in. I had mine done just before winter break and agree that one week off would've been fine (was nice to have two off though).

I'm a teacher in Eastland, Texas! I spent 7 years in Kindergarten and made the switch to High School Spanish last year! I absolutely love the "big kids!" I was sleeved 6 days ago on 7/1. I'm so glad I have more summer to recover because there is NO WAY that I could go back to work after a week!!! I'm still dependent on pain meds and my hubby! It's been a rough week.

I CAN'T WAIT to start dropping the weight... I think my students will be just as excited as I am! I'm also the Cheer Coach and I will feel a lot more "worthy" of that title when I am more fit!

I am a teacher too! I teach 3 & 4 year old children with special needs. I love my Pre-K students!!

I was sleeved on 5/31 and have lost 30 pounds so far. I was sleeved in Cancun, Mexico.

It's great to have a teacher's group. Thanks for starting it!

Wow!! I'm so excited.. I didn't think there would be many people who would reply! Wahoo!! So, thank you all!! Feel free to post questions, success stories, gripes or your journey here!! Happy supporting!

I teach 5th grade Science....I'll be 13 months post-op July 11th.....if you have any question let me know....glad to be of help!

That's exactly what I teach!

I'm an AP! Love this thread!

Now I'm gonna start.... Lol! I'm dreading this pre-op liquid diet because I've been reading such negative comments. Have any of you experienced this? Is it really that bad??

I teach kindergarten in Florida and was sleeved on June 17th. The teacher's group is a great idea!

Now I'm gonna start.... Lol! I'm dreading this pre-op liquid diet because I've been reading such negative comments. Have any of you experienced this? Is it really that bad??

I had a 12 day liquid Pre-op. The first couple days were rough, but I took Tylenol to get through the headaches. Those were due to withdrawal from sugar, caffeine, etc. After the first couple days it wasn't too bad. I lost 10 pounds.

The preop is to shrink your liver so the surgeon has better access during surgery. It's not necessarily to lose weight, but I was glad I did because I gained 10 pounds from the IV fluids during my hospital stay.

I was very grateful to have gone through the sugar and caffeine withdrawals preop because it would have been awful to go through that in addition to the surgery recovery at the same time!

I had a 12 day liquid Pre-op. The first couple days were rough' date=' but I took Tylenol to get through the headaches. Those were due to withdrawal from sugar, caffeine, etc. After the first couple days it wasn't too bad. I lost 10 pounds.

The preop is to shrink your liver so the surgeon has better access during surgery. It's not necessarily to lose weight, but I was glad I did because I gained 10 pounds from the IV fluids during my hospital stay.

I was very grateful to have gone through the sugar and caffeine withdrawals preop because it would have been awful to go through that in addition to the surgery recovery at the same time![/quote']

Thanks Wags! Everyone else I've talked to made it seem impossible! I have new strength! Lol