I would really like to have a friend or friends are that going through the pre-op process or was just recently sleeved. Someone I can talk to often, and even work out with. Support each other.

Let me know if interested. Thanks.

I had surgery at Lenox hill July 8. Where are you going? Always looking for buddies. I'm on the upper east side in the city

I had surgery at Lenox hill July 8. Where are you going? Always looking for buddies. I'm on the upper east side in the city

Congratulations! How is it treating you so far? I'm having mine at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Center, on 9/3. I'm on 2 week pre op liquid diet right now.

I wonder if I will have the same feeling of weakness as I do during the pre op diet?

I wonder if I will have the same feeling of weakness as I do during the pre op diet?

Yes you absolutely will. Ill be 7 weeks on Monday and Ian just now getting over it. Just remember it's normal and that first 6 weeks is not an indication of how life will be its part of the healing process. I did a vlog on YouTube from the start of my mission (people call it a journey...mine is a mission). My channel is newlifemelissa.

I'd be happy to answer anything so if you have any questions or want to vent email me any time! I had someone help me and it was (and is) the best thing ever. I hope I can do the same for you .

Yes you absolutely will. Ill be 7 weeks on Monday and Ian just now getting over it. Just remember it's normal and that first 6 weeks is not an indication of how life will be its part of the healing process. I did a vlog on YouTube from the start of my mission (people call it a journey...mine is a mission). My channel is newlifemelissa.

I'd be happy to answer anything so if you have any questions or want to vent email me any time! I had someone help me and it was (and is) the best thing ever. I hope I can do the same for you <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.

I'm definitely subscribing and I would love that! Thank you.

Yes you absolutely will. Ill be 7 weeks on Monday and Ian just now getting over it. Just remember it's normal and that first 6 weeks is not an indication of how life will be its part of the healing process. I did a vlog on YouTube from the start of my mission (people call it a journey...mine is a mission). My channel is newlifemelissa.

I'd be happy to answer anything so if you have any questions or want to vent email me any time! I had someone help me and it was (and is) the best thing ever. I hope I can do the same for you <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.

Your videos are great and very enlightening. You also have a pretty great personality. Our starting weights are basically the same also and I'm 5'2 apple-shape.

Your videos are great and very enlightening. You also have a pretty great personality. Our starting weights are basically the same also and I'm 5'2 apple-shape.

Thank you! Apple is bigger on top right? I have skinny legs and the rest is - all round lol. I'm kind of losing like that as well. Can't wait for it all to catch up! How is your pre op going?

Thank you! Apple is bigger on top right? I have skinny legs and the rest is - all round lol. I'm kind of losing like that as well. Can't wait for it all to catch up! How is your pre op going?

Yes usually a pretty wide mid-section with love handles.

Pre-op is going ok, I think. Some ups and downs - I have to be on a 2 week liquid Protein diet for 2 weeks and its pretty hard. I ate a few times, especially yesterday. I was so weak and miserable. But today I woke up and I lost weight. On Tuesday when I started I weighed 250, today I weighed 244.5. Sometimes I feel like a failure because I'm starving through this diet and sometimes give in to the urge to eat something. But mostly I'm sticking to the requirements. I don't want my surgery to be rescheduled due to my cheating, so I'm a bit nervous.

Yes usually a pretty wide mid-section with love handles.

Pre-op is going ok' date=' I think. Some ups and downs - I have to be on a 2 week liquid Protein diet for 2 weeks and its pretty hard. I ate a few times, especially yesterday. I was so weak and miserable. But today I woke up and I lost weight. On Tuesday when I started I weighed 250, today I weighed 244.5. Sometimes I feel like a failure because I'm starving through this diet and sometimes give in to the urge to eat something. But mostly I'm sticking to the requirements. I don't want my surgery to be rescheduled due to my cheating, so I'm a bit nervous.[/quote']

If it makes you feel any better I didn't have a pre op diet and had no issues with surgery. (I ate like i was going to the chair any min). Don't get hard on yourself. The next 8 weeks are going to be hard. Day 5 post op was the worst for me. But it helps to think all that you are feeling is temporary. Everyday things improve little by little. Including how you see yourself and your confidence levels. I'm by far not all the way there yet and I'm still learning everyday. But I can look back on my day 5 video and see how far I've come.

I would really like to have a friend or friends are that going through the pre-op process or was just recently sleeved. Someone I can talk to often' date=' and even work out with. Support each other.

Let me know if interested. Thanks.[/quote']

Hey, I was sleeved < 2 weeks ago, I'm always in queens (Jamaica) as this is where my girlfriend lives (shes been sleeved about 6 weeks now) and I live minutes away from your hospital (Freeport). I'm open to having new friends...

Hey' date=' I was sleeved < 2 weeks ago, I'm always in queens (Jamaica) as this is where my girlfriend lives (shes been sleeved about 6 weeks now) and I live minutes away from your hospital (Freeport). I'm open to having new friends...[/quote']

Thanks! How is your recovery going?

Thanks! How is your recovery going?

Not bad actually, besides low energy levels and the inability to sleep on my tummy, everything is a'ok! Are you excited about your surgery?

Not bad actually' date=' besides low energy levels and the inability to sleep on my tummy, everything is a'ok! Are you excited about your surgery?[/quote']

I'm very excited, but also nervous and scared. I just hope everything goes ok. I slipped a few times on my preop diet - but also I just hope I adjust well to losing so much weight.

I'm very excited' date=' but also nervous and scared. I just hope everything goes ok. I slipped a few times on my preop diet - but also I just hope I adjust well to losing so much weight.[/quote']

Everything will be ok! Mercy is one of the best in the state I heard. My two week diet turned into a three day diet lol. I ate everyday and still lost 13 pounds. They wanted me to have 1200 calories of liquid and girl it wasn't working! I ate 900 calories each day. I didn't have an extremely fatty liver and they wanted me to do the liquid diet to jump start my weight loss, which i did, over a 6 month period. My heaviest was at 343, my last supervised diet visit I weighed 315. If that ain't a jump start I don't know what is!!

Everything will be ok! Mercy is one of the best in the state I heard. My two week diet turned into a three day diet lol. I ate everyday and still lost 13 pounds. They wanted me to have 1200 calories of liquid and girl it wasn't working! I ate 900 calories each day. I didn't have an extremely fatty liver and they wanted me to do the liquid diet to jump start my weight loss' date=' which i did, over a 6 month period. My heaviest was at 343, my last supervised diet visit I weighed 315. If that ain't a jump start I don't know what is!![/quote']

Wow! Amazing! You guys are giving me great reassurance lol, bc this Somalian starvation diet seems a little unreasonable to me. Lol but I do feel more motivated every time I stand on the scale and I've lost weight.