I got my date (October 15th) and my insurance approval. I'm excited and nervous. Who else is being sleeved in October?

Hey Shelli, i agree. I will b at a mtf, which i pray will b end of oct, but i wonder as well bc the reason its takn me from june of this yr up until now, is bc of the furlow (sp) at least thats what the nut said. Now that ive been stalled by the nut for my 3rd visit to her, now i have to deal w this frkn shut down. Makes me wonder if som1's trying to tell me somthn, geesh!!! gl to u. I go c surgeon on the 11th, i ll ask him for sure:/ Prayerfully we wont get affected or theyll opn bck up soon. Again, gl2u!

October 21st here! Is anyone else getting there's at a Military Treatment Facility? Not sure the status of everything with this Shutdown!! Shelli

Well I'm not for sure if this helps, but I just had mine done on Oct 2 at fort Campbell. They haven't stopped the surgeries there the nurse said. Not for sure what any other bases are doing, but I was so pleased with my entire processes. My doctor was amazing! Best of luck!

Update: I had my sleeve done thursday morning! Very hard at first lots of pain meds:) second say I got a fever and so much pain so here I am another night. So far everything is ok. I expected to feel very ful after fews sips of liquid but instaed I get pain and hiccups. Wondering if these things are normal?

Good luck to all getting sleeved today!! Today is our day!

Good luck to all getting sleeved today!! Today is our day!

Prayers up and hugs sent your way to everyone getting sleeved today! May God keep you...see you on the bench after mine

My surgery date is 10/22/13

My surgery date is 10/22/13

Me too :-)

My surgery date is 10/22/13

Me to.

Praying for healing for those that had their surgery today! We have a lot of surgeries this week!

October 24th! Yay!

October 24th! Yay!

MY SURGERY SISTER :-)

MY SURGERY SISTER :-)

YES! Do you have a pre-op diet?

My pre op diet is a two week liquid diet , I start tomorrow . Protein shakes 4 times daily and lean meat and veggies .

YES! Do you have a pre-op diet?

yes. I've been on a modified optifast diet since last Thursday. I start a 2 wk optifast only diet on the 10th. I've lost 8 lbs since last Thursday. What about you?

yes. I've been on a modified optifast diet since last Thursday. I start a 2 wk optifast only diet on the 10th. I've lost 8 lbs since last Thursday. What about you?

Get it girl! I have been on a reduced calorie diet since the 30th, but won't be starting my clear liquids until a week before, or 10/17.