Alright December Sleevers, I'm hoping that this title brings more people in so we can follow and encourage each other through our journeys.

I am 40. I'm 5'4" and about 308 right now. I'd like to get to a healthy BMI which would be around 145. I'm hoping for a December 4th or 5th date with Dr. William Johnson.

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Good luck 16th sleevers! Tomorrow is my day...eek.

Good luck to all sleevers this week. I am finally going in on Wednesday!!! I have to admit the preop diet hasnt been fun...not because I have been starving but because to much of the same thing makes me sick (I.e. yogurts, jello). Hopefully I could get through weeks 1 and 2 swiftly. Pureed food looks good right now lol.

God bless all u soon to be 16th sleevers today n congrats, we will b here 4 u all. And many prayers for great recoverys for our postops:). I've started my 2 wk liq today, here I go. Wish me luck plz to get thru it and any others going thru it, thx n advance. Dec 30th.

I'm post up day 5. Getting in all the protein and water has been rough. Everyday gets easier though. Can't wait for pureed food! My new smaller belly always has bubbles in it though. Anyone else having that issue?

P.S. isopure clear liquid drinks are disgusting to me but maybe its just me blah.

The waiting oy! Should be back before 11

By now many of my 16th sleever siblings are hopefully well under way! Prayers sent!!!

I sure wished I had known it was going to be so late, considering I was asked to be here by 5:30am, who would have guessed! I rested and my hubby is trying his best to rest. My mom came up too, she left a bit ago to let dogs out. I tried to get hubby to go with her since she lives less than 10 mins from here, we live 45 mins from here.

To the sleevers the next few days I am sending prayers out since I may not be coherent enough later to try!

Best wishes and super good thoughts for today's crew! Tomorrow I'm up, and my head is spinning trying to get all last minute stuff done and the snow here is not cooperating!

Hoping that our bodies will not reject what we are about to do to them... it's a continuous fight, but we gotta keep fighting the good fight I suppose! Hang in there everyone and good luck!!!

God bless all u soon to be 16th sleevers today n congrats, we will b here 4 u all. And many prayers for great recoverys for our postops:). I've started my 2 wk liq today, here I go. Wish me luck plz to get thru it and any others going thru it, thx n advance. Dec 30th.

Good luck with the pre-op. I found that the first three days were the hardest then it gets better. My diet wasn't all liquids so I'm sure that made it some what easier. I'm coming to the end of my pre-op days. Thought I would do just liquids tomorrow to clean the system before the big day Wednesday. Btw your surgery is on my birthday. I'll be sending out special wishes to all the sleepers that day.

I'm post up day 5. Getting in all the protein and water has been rough. Everyday gets easier though. Can't wait for pureed food! My new smaller belly always has bubbles in it though. Anyone else having that issue? P.S. isopure clear liquid drinks are disgusting to me but maybe its just me blah.

Try not so suck in any air when your sipping. Swallowing air can sure cause burping. Try keeping your mouth closed until the liquid hits your lips. Hope it helps.

I'm post up day 5. Getting in all the protein and water has been rough. Everyday gets easier though. Can't wait for pureed food! My new smaller belly always has bubbles in it though. Anyone else having that issue? P.S. isopure clear liquid drinks are disgusting to me but maybe its just me blah.

I, too, am post op 5 days, and can't drink a single shake without a lot of gurgling. Yesterday it was painful gurgling, today it's just lot of earthquake type gurgling. I have been using the Gas-x strips that melt on your tongue, and Omeprazole, which seems to help a bit". Right now the only thing that doesn't seem to gurgle is Popsicles.

I do make sure that my mouth is closed when I sip to eliminate excess air from going in, but I am sure there is still so much swelling and rawness that it only makes sense that it wouldn't be completely smooth yet.

Good luck with the pre-op. I found that the first three days were the hardest then it gets better. My diet wasn't all liquids so I'm sure that made it some what easier. I'm coming to the end of my pre-op days. Thought I would do just liquids tomorrow to clean the system before the big day Wednesday. Btw your surgery is on my birthday. I'll be sending out special wishes to all the sleepers that day.

Well Ty, and let me b the first to say A very happy early birthday n birthday present. Ty for using a few of those bd wishes on our recovery. Yeah, today, I'm not hungry but I think bc Ik I can't eat, my mouth keeps watering for whatever I c on tv, been trying to keep busy:/ I have to do 5 shakes, can sub for 2 popsicles, plus drink 6 cps of either water or crystal lite, n can have 1 sf hello. So basically all liq, which btw I will chew hello for the first time ever. Lol, just to chew. But Ty for the info n well wishes. I wish u all the best on Wednesday and the others!!!

Random Question : How LONG did your procedure take ?

They wheeled me in at 7:30am sharp and wheeled me out at 8:20am...that was the report from my family.

Best of luck to all the sleevers today ...and for the rest of the week. So excited for you guys!

I'm post up day 5. Getting in all the protein and water has been rough. Everyday gets easier though. Can't wait for pureed food! My new smaller belly always has bubbles in it though. Anyone else having that issue?

P.S. isopure clear liquid drinks are disgusting to me but maybe its just me blah.

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As I write this note to you my new belly is in bubble heaven. I also have the runs today (TMI I know). Today is day 4 post op. can't wait to have some puréed hot cereal just not sure what flavorings I'm permitted. Will see my surgeon and NUT on thurs dec 19 if I'm off pain meds by then. Hope the runs isn't worse with purée stage but I'm assuming it will be. Incision pain is tough but nothing compared to the hiatal hernia repair work, I feel it more than anything. May have to extend my leave due to the hernia recovery and not the VSG -- crazy. My surgeon only needed to use 2 medium incisions and 2 tiny ones to get the work done; thank God! See belly Pic below. Already Sick of broth and sugar free jello (yuck)--- only like room temp water and ice chips -- sf Popsicles are ok if I lick very very slowly. Diet green tea room temp is ok and warm ginger tea is tolerable.

Not sure how much I weigh now or how much I've lost but my family says they already see a loss in my face 4days out. Guess drinking only liquids for 5 days and fasting completely for 1 day will do that lol

Feel Better soon! I pray that our 16-ers are recovering well or waiting patiently.

For those that have had surgery already and are having stomach issues...did your doctor presribe a PPI for you to take daily? My surgery was on 12/5 and I'm down 14 pounds!!!! So happy !!!!!

I was already on a PPI before and I sure noticed I hadnt had it the next day! I'm on protonix 40.