HI to all my Chicago May Sleevers...

I'm scheduled for May 12th at Northwester memorial hospital if all goes well.

When is your surgery and where and how are you feeling thus far about this journey, I find my self happy, nervous, excited, and ready for it to be over, in the meantime I've been preparing my house and making my list, what are you doing.....

Mine is in 2 days April 10th at University of Illinois Hosp. with Dr. Elli. I have all the feelings you mentioned, and now that it's so close I have anxiety. I just went grocery shopping for after surgery, and I bought a journal to write how I feel and what I've been eating etc... The hardest so far has been the pre-op diet. Mine was a 14 day liquid diet. I started my diet 4 days early to give myself time to adjust and in case I decided to cheat I wouldn't feel too bad about it. I did cheat during those 4 days but with good food, like light string cheese and stuff like that. Then when I started the diet and went by the book the first 3 days I had the worst headache ever, I took nothing and It went away by the 4th day. On the 7th day I cheated with Mac and cheese but after that I felt so bad I decided to stick to it. So far I've lost 6lbs. Good luck in your journey.

Mine is in 2 days April 10th at University of Illinois Hosp. with Dr. Elli. I have all the feelings you mentioned, and now that it's so close I have anxiety. I just went grocery shopping for after surgery, and I bought a journal to write how I feel and what I've been eating etc... The hardest so far has been the pre-op diet. Mine was a 14 day liquid diet. I started my diet 4 days early to give myself time to adjust and in case I decided to cheat I wouldn't feel too bad about it. I did cheat during those 4 days but with good food, like light string cheese and stuff like that. Then when I started the diet and went by the book the first 3 days I had the worst headache ever, I took nothing and It went away by the 4th day. On the 7th day I cheated with Mac and cheese but after that I felt so bad I decided to stick to it. So far I've lost 6lbs. Good luck in your journey.

are u in chicago

Hi all my surgery date is May 20 with Dr Elli @ UIC. I start liquid only diet tomorrow. Went shopping today. I had my last prep appointment with my dr today and my blood pressure was 137/95. Thar has never happened before. I was so nervous u just kept telling myself u aren't having surgery today get it together. Nice to talk to some fellow Chicagoans!

Hello,

I am scheduled for surgery May 20. They are doing my surgery robotic, with the DaVinci Robotic system, I will be sleeved. I am in pre op diet phase, so far I have lost 8lbs. Not too bad I guess. I was hoping for a bit more, but Ill take it. I have had a few slips here, I know shame on me, nothing drastic, but at one point I knew it would rid the headache, so I had had a few bites. My current weight as of today is 233lbs, when I started pre op I was 241lbs. I will keep you all posted on my progress. I will be having my surgery at Lutheran General in Park Ridge.

Talk soon & best wishes.

J.

Im a Chicago august sleever... looking for a workout or walking buddy

I had my sleeve in May (on Cinco de Mayo, actually), at NW Memorial, with Dr. Hungness. I'm a sad Bears fan but a happy sleever. LOL!

Im a Chicago august sleever... looking for a workout or walking buddy

im down to walk where do u live

I live up north on the border of Evanston and Chicago n u?