Hi all those having their surgery in September 2012.

I am set for the 25 th

I have done about half my pre op requirements

Psychiatric evaluation - check

EGD / colonoscopy - check

sleep study- check

Cardiology clearence- check

GI consult- check

Pre op education program - 1 class to go

Final doctor appointment

Final two dietician meetings

Official insurance clearence

Chest X-ray

EKG

Blood work

** these must be done within 30 days of surgery**

Appointment with IVC filter doctor

IVC filter placed 3 days before surgery

Pick up incentive spirometer and surgery bag

So I got my surgery time I arrive at the hospital at 9 and 1-2 hours later I should be having my surgery I'm glad it's not at 6 am cuz I might work the day before and would get no sleep. So excited got my first protein shakes in the mail today today!

I think I'm going to make a you tube channel about my progress. I'm going to make a video about my purchases pre op like proteins and what not . So I will share the link later if anyone is interested in subscribing or just checking it out.

Well, I just got dome with my pre-op meeting with the dietitian and the PACE group. All my t are crossed and the i dotted. Now only a twelve day wait till surgery. The fear has gone and all thats left is excitement.

I must be weird. It still hasn't really hit me yet. I mean I'm three days away from a liquid diet and thirteen days away from surgery!!! It just doesn't seem real. I keep waiting on something to happen...lol. This kind of opportunity doesn't happen to me, a new chance on life!!!

Jessica

Well my surgery officially got moved up to Tuesday I had my final weigh in and I had to weigh 315 well I blew it out of the water and I weighed 309!!! Only five days to go!

Well my surgery officially got moved up to Tuesday I had my final weigh in and I had to weigh 315 well I blew it out of the water and I weighed 309!!! Only five days to go!

Good job, it will be here before you kow it!

Well my surgery officially got moved up to Tuesday I had my final weigh in and I had to weigh 315 well I blew it out of the water and I weighed 309!!! Only five days to go!

So what date is that still the 25 th ? With me?

username.date WLS...name..start wt..reduced to wt

*Debs84.....Sept 4.......? ........ ........

*Twos2many...Sept 4........? ....... ........

*Juditha....Sept 5.....Judith .....281 ...272

*Mommyhand...Sept 5...Wendy.....267.....250

*Pebbles...Sept 5......Courtney.....250-252..

*Tiffbp...........Sept 5....Tiffany..... ....

*Lqgirl.........Sept 5.....Diane...???...???

*Naturalgal518.....Sept 5...?....?.......?

*september2012....Sept 7...?...???

*Landensmommy10....Sept 7....Lexi.....240

*jess929......Sept 10...Jessica...284...238

*Ciaobella...Sept 10....Maria.....225.....209

*NurseTab...Sept 10.....Tiffany......270.....

*Amazeyem......Sept 10......Lisa........

*Momof6.....Sept 10.....Kimberly... ....235.4

*moffie........Sept 11....Mo....... .........

*HELWA1980...Sept 11..... Melissa....340...274

*Mustangsteve.....Sept 11......Steve......334.....???

*lydiajohnston611.Sept 12.Lydia... ...

*Goddessblaze...Sept 13....?....240.....234

*Missyjack....Sept 13.....? ...... .........

*Tiburon..........Sept 13...Angela.....228....

*Riverbuff.Sept 14..Mark..490 now 412.goals:pre op 400 final 225

*Judeaboo.......Sept 17..Judy......331....325

*Cholosladii...Sept 18...Lilli..309 ...290

*Big Lou..........Sept 18...Lou.... .........

*janelane...Sept 18......Jessica....330 ..318

*uniqueladybug....Sept 19...Jessica...215...?

*jknap01...Sept 21.....Jennifer.......370...?

*grannykathy...Sept 24....348...310

*Stardusted.....Sept 24...? ...... .........

*chunkypudding....Sept 25...Leslie.... .....

*Dejoseana...Sept 25..? ..... .....

*rabrijumo...Sept 25...Rachael..448..436 goal 175

*rurias...........Sept 25... Ramona.....?.....?...

8/36 and counting

Good luck to our September 7 people

september2012 and Lexi ! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and baby steps on your journeys. Tomorrow we will be 10/36 almost 1/3 of us will have their surgery.

Jessica (Janelane) hope you are still my surgery day sista but if you got moved up I am happy for you!

I am going to work on my bucket list the things I am looking forward to being possible. I am reading a book suggested by my support group called the power of habit. It talks about how people changed their lives by changing their habits. One lady was divorced depressed in debt over wt and a heavy smoker. She got a goal in her mind going across a dessert on an excursion and she thought the only way to achieve it was to be a nonsmoker and lose wt. with that goal or reward in mind she gave up the cigs and was so focused she changed her brain chemistry. She still had the urges to smoke and eat but she overload it with that goal. So that's why I am going to think of my bucket list and get a strong goal in my head to motive my recovery, exercise, wt loss, and live changes. Got to rewire the Brain to be a thin active person.

Bucket list

I have many desires but I want a concise list to focus on in the coming months to rewire my brain and change my habits.

Walk up and down steps " hands free"

Go to Africa on a mission trip.- this one includes the fitting in an airplane seat and being able to walk at least 1 mile!

Meet a man I can attract and be attracted to.

LIVE LARGE - philosophically not physically

I think that's enough to focus on. I want to keep these four things in my mind when the going gets rough. Might even laminate the list.

Bucket List

- Being able to have children with my husband

- Fitting into a roller coaster( a bit childish but a happy tibulation to overcome).

- Being able to bend down without losing my breathe.

I know its not much, but, all I truly want is lead a healthier and much happier life with my husband with the hopes of having a familt with him. It's true the road is arduous and tedious, but without the trials and tribulations that we have surpassed and will surpass, we move towards being happy with ourselves and those that surround us. Quick and healthy recoveries to those of you that have under gone surgery already and those having surgery this month. We've finally made it to the finish line.

Lilli

I have to do a ten day low sugar full liquid diet. I can only have three servings of dairy and two protein shakes a day. I can have all the broth, water, flavored water sugar free popcicles( stuff like that) that I want! Ten days of it.

Jessica

you can do this, I have faith in you... doing forget yummy sugar free jello....

username.date WLS...name..start wt..reduced to wt

*Debs84.....Sept 4.......? ........ ........

*Twos2many...Sept 4........? ....... ........

*Juditha....Sept 5.....Judith .....281 ...272

*Mommyhand...Sept 5...Wendy.....267.....250

*Pebbles...Sept 5......Courtney.....250-252..

*Tiffbp...........Sept 5....Tiffany..... ....

*Lqgirl.........Sept 5.....Diane...???...???

*Naturalgal518.....Sept 5...?....?.......?

*september2012....Sept 7...?...???

*Landensmommy10....Sept 7....Lexi.....240

*jess929......Sept 10...Jessica...284...238

*Ciaobella...Sept 10....Maria.....225.....209

*NurseTab...Sept 10.....Tiffany......270.....

*Amazeyem......Sept 10......Lisa........

*Momof6.....Sept 10.....Kimberly... ....235.4

*moffie........Sept 11....Mo....... .........

*HELWA1980...Sept 11..... Melissa....340...274

*Mustangsteve.....Sept 11......Steve......334.....???

*lydiajohnston611.Sept 12.Lydia... ...

*Goddessblaze...Sept 13....?....240.....234

*Missyjack....Sept 13.....? ...... .........

*Tiburon..........Sept 13...Angela.....228....

*Riverbuff.Sept 14..Mark..490 now 412.goals:pre op 400 final 225

*Judeaboo.......Sept 17..Judy......331....325

*Cholosladii...Sept 18...Lilli..309 ...290

*Big Lou..........Sept 18...Lou.... .........

*janelane...Sept 18......Jessica....330 ..318

*uniqueladybug....Sept 19...Jessica...215...?

*jknap01...Sept 21.....Jennifer.......370...?

*grannykathy...Sept 24....348...310

*Stardusted.....Sept 24...? ...... .........

*chunkypudding....Sept 25...Leslie.... .....

*Dejoseana...Sept 25..? ..... .....

*rabrijumo...Sept 25...Rachael..448..436 goal 175

*rurias...........Sept 25... Ramona.....?.....?...

grannykathy........sept 24.....kathy

8/36 and counting

Good luck to our September 7 people

september2012 and Lexi ! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and baby steps on your journeys. Tomorrow we will be 10/36 almost 1/3 of us will have their surgery.

Jessica (Janelane) hope you are still my surgery day sista but if you got moved up I am happy for you!

I am going to work on my bucket list the things I am looking forward to being possible. I am reading a book suggested by my support group called the power of habit. It talks about how people changed their lives by changing their habits. One lady was divorced depressed in debt over wt and a heavy smoker. She got a goal in her mind going across a dessert on an excursion and she thought the only way to achieve it was to be a nonsmoker and lose wt. with that goal or reward in mind she gave up the cigs and was so focused she changed her brain chemistry. She still had the urges to smoke and eat but she overload it with that goal. So that's why I am going to think of my bucket list and get a strong goal in my head to motive my recovery' date=' exercise, wt loss, and live changes. Got to rewire the Brain to be a thin active person.[/quote']

Bucket List:

Run 1.5miles, 50 pushup, 50 sit up with my husband for his PT Airforce Test training EVERDAY

Wear a 2 pc swim suit TO THE BEACH

POLE DANCE

Be a Jammer not a Blocker (roller derby)

Wear SKINNY JEANS, come on just one pair....lol

Fit into all the clothes in my closet

Stay fit and healthy

Show my family this was the right choice for "me"

Good luck to everyone having surgery this month.

There's always room on the losers team. Where it's good to be a loser

Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

username.date WLS...name..start wt..reduced to wt

*Debs84.....Sept 4.......? ........ ........

*Twos2many...Sept 4........? ....... ........

*Juditha....Sept 5.....Judith .....281 ...272

*Mommyhand...Sept 5...Wendy.....267.....250

*Pebbles...Sept 5......Courtney.....250-252..

*Tiffbp...........Sept 5....Tiffany..... ....

*Lqgirl.........Sept 5.....Diane...???...???

*Naturalgal518.....Sept 5...?....?.......?

*september2012....Sept 7...?...???

*Landensmommy10....Sept 7....Lexi.....240

*jess929......Sept 10...Jessica...284...238

*Ciaobella...Sept 10....Maria.....225.....209

*NurseTab...Sept 10.....Tiffany......270.....

*Amazeyem......Sept 10......Lisa........

*Momof6.....Sept 10.....Kimberly... ....235.4

*moffie........Sept 11....Mo....... .........

*HELWA1980...Sept 11..... Melissa....340...274

*Mustangsteve.....Sept 11......Steve......334.....???

*lydiajohnston611.Sept 12.Lydia... ...

*Goddessblaze...Sept 13....?....240.....234

*Missyjack....Sept 13.....? ...... .........

*Tiburon..........Sept 13...Angela.....228....

*Riverbuff.Sept 14..Mark..490 now 412.goals:pre op 400 final 225

*Judeaboo.......Sept 17..Judy......331....325

*Cholosladii...Sept 18...Lilli..309 ...290

*Big Lou..........Sept 18...Lou.... .........

*janelane...Sept 18......Jessica....330 ..318

*uniqueladybug....Sept 19...Jessica...215...?

*jknap01...Sept 21.....Jennifer.......370...?

*grannykathy...Sept 24...Kathy......348...310

*Stardusted.....Sept 24...? ...... .........

*chunkypudding....Sept 25...Leslie.... .....

*Dejoseana...Sept 25..? ..... .....

*rabrijumo...Sept 25...Rachael..448..436 goal 175

*rurias...........Sept 25... Ramona.....?.....?...

8/35 and counting Tomorrow we will be 10/35 almost 1/3 of us will have had their surgery.

I MISSED COUNTED we are 35 strong