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Ellablue    0

Ellablue
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Hi my name is Gabriela and I will be having surgery on September 12 in TJ by Dr Carlos Diaz. I am an RN with a BMI of 30 but my surgery is to help my diabetes Type II, hypertension and very high cholesterol. I want to live a longer healthier life. My surgery is going to be at Mi hospital and going alone . I have only told my sons and they are both supportive. Anyone else having surgery around that time would love to have a buddy. And btw I'm fully bingual.

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Gabriella28    2

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Hello Gabriela,

Welcome, my name is also Gabriela I will be having surgery on September 30th. My BMI is much higher than yours. Luckly I don't have any comormidities but I'm sure its all a matter of time if I don't do simething about my weight. Good luck to you in your journey. Keep us posted

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Sherri297    81

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Welcome Gabriela,

You will love Vertical Sleeve Talk. Most members here are super supportive. This is also a great place to learn (also from past threads). I'm 11 mos. out, had my surgery last Oct. at Mi Doctors Hospital with Dr. Lopez, for exactly the same health reasons you listed. I'm not at goal yet, but happy to report that I'm no longer on any diabetic meds and have been able to cut my statin drug to half of previous strength. I feel 15 years younger. You won't regret your decision. Good luck.

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Welcome to the forum. The forum is full of people who are here when you need advice, want to rant, and at times to give you a reality check. Check in often and feel free to participate. Check our the different topics to get a good understanding of what we have to offer.

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Trig73    10

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Hi Gabriela I am also having my surgery at the Mi hospital in TJ but mine is scheduled for Sept. 15. You should be resting comfortably at the Marriott by then or on your way home shortly after. My BMI is higher than yours and I am anxious but very excited.

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Ellablue    0

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I can tell you then about my experience and what to expect. I'm getting very nervous.

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Ellablue    0

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Welcome Gabriela' date='

You will love Vertical Sleeve Talk. Most members here are super supportive. This is also a great place to learn (also from past threads). I'm 11 mos. out, had my surgery last Oct. at Mi Doctors Hospital with Dr. Lopez, for exactly the same health reasons you listed. I'm not at goal yet, but happy to report that I'm no longer on any diabetic meds and have been able to cut my statin drug to half of previous strength. I feel 15 years younger. You won't regret your decision. Good luck.[/quote']

On transit to TJ very nervous about having surgery tomorrow no appetite just a little upset stomach probably due to nerves.

Were you on insulin? I hope to be able to stop all 4 daily shots.

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1gorgeousgodzilla    192

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Welcome! Wishing you safe travels and a speedy recovery. Hopefully someone here will be able to answer your questions cause jitters are just par for the course. Keep us posted!

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Gabriella28    2

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On transit to TJ very nervous about having surgery tomorrow no appetite just a little upset stomach probably due to nerves.

Were you on insulin? I hope to be able to stop all 4 daily shots.

Good luck! I'm praying for you! Have a safe trip. Please keep us posted

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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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        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.

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