I'm so happy to have my date, I have to get my Clarence letter from primary and some blood work. I have my second appointment with surgeon on August 16th I hope all goes well. I started this process May 2012 and now here I am!! I have jump through just about all the loops and hoops they require!!!!! Good luck to everyone with September as your month.

Congrats and good luck

Sept 9th for me too! Getting close!

Sept 9th too! Seems like an eternity away..

Sept 9 for me as well! it seems far away but the next thing we know it will be here.

Hi all!

I am Sept 9th as well. I am so ready!

Good luck to all.

Angie

Hi all!

I am Sept 9th as well. I am so ready!

Good luck to all.

Angie

Welcome to the group glad to have you. I'm sept. 9th also!1

Sept 9 for me as well! it seems far away but the next thing we know it will be here.

welcome to the group!! do you have to do preop diet? We alo have a Facebook group that is set to private if you would like to join add your email and qoute this message.

welcome to the group!! do you have to do preop diet? We alo have a Facebook group that is set to private if you would like to join add your email and qoute this message.

reeves6@gmail.com

I am going to start a low cal, low carb diet, that uses the Dry Meal rule.

it gets you started for how you will eat from surgery on.

3 meals a day 700-800 cal 40-50 carbs

60-70 Protein.

Breakfast

1 protein (pref a Protein shake 20-30 grams)

1 fruit

1 dairy

lunch

1 protein (pref another shake)

2 vegetables

dinner

1 protein

2 vegetables

Only Proteins allowed

protein shake

or 3/4 C low fat cottage cheese

or 2 whole eggs

or 3 oz cooked meat (skinned, fat removed, not breaded not fried, no processed meats like bacon, ham, lunch meats, hot dogs etc) this protein is only when you really feel you need something more. red meats are longer to digest, chicken & seafood is better.

Only dairy allowed

8oz 1% or skim milk

6-8oz light yogurt (no more than 20grams of carbs)

1 part-skim string cheese

fruit & veg's

best is fresh

follow the serving size on them.

no potatoes, no corn, no peas, or any other starch veg's

can use frozen, the just recommend rinsing them.

if you have to use canned drain & rinse.

if & only if you need a snack, use a shake. make sure to count the calories

& most of all that they stress a GOOD Multivitamin that has 100% of the RDA

Calcium 1200 mg w/ Vitamin D at least 400 IU

make sure they are all chewable, gummy or liquid.

*this diet isn't that bad they say that its expected to be 12-20 lbs weight-loss, it's nothing like the liquid diets I have seen on here.

no matter which diet everyone has GOOD LUCK!

Just a few more days!!

Super excited!

All of the Sept 9th sleeves....good luck and a speedy recovery!

I am 100% ready and committed.

How did everyone's surgery go?

Mine wasn't bad, at least nothing like I had imagined. Glad to be home. Hope everyone else is doing ok!

Hello!

My surgery went very well. Discomfort on the 9th was really high, but on the 10th I felt so much better. Minimal pain meds so far!