Hello all sleeving in August let's encourage each other

I'm starting day 4 of liquids today. Yesterday was tough but I really don't have an appetite today yet. Surgery on August 1!

New here... been lurking for a while... I am scheduled for Aug 7th or 8th.. at Blossom Bariatrics in Las Vegas... Will be flying in the week before, I have family in Vegas and my brother had the same surgery in March with Dr. Umbaugh.

I had been considering some sort of bariatric procedure for years, but never had the courage to do it until my brother went ahead. So hope to see some of you there.

August 13th!! Im so nervous and i feel like i still have a million more doctors appts before then!

Hi.. August 4th here... W/ Dr Spencer Holover @ NY Bariatric in Long Island NY...Surgery to be done at Mercy Hospital..thanks to everyone for all of the information & feedback...gonna start my liquid diet tomorrow.. Gulp! Scared $hitless..

My surgery date is Aug. 12th As if today I weigh 238 I am 5ft. I live in the Leigh Valley, anyone else close to me in Pennsylvania?

I live in Easton.. Getting my surgery done at Lehigh valley hospital... What about you?

I am tentatively scheduled for August 19. Waiting insurance approval.

My surgery is August 7th in Gainsville, Fl.

Hello all sleeving in August let's encourage each other

I haven't gotten my date yet, but it might be as early as Aug 28. I still need to meet with surgeon, Nutritionist, Behavior Counselor, get possible Cardio clearance, then the countdown begins. :-)

I live in Easton.. Getting my surgery done at Lehigh valley hospital... What about you?

I'm in Basking Ridge, NJ. About45-60 minutes from Easton, PA. I'm having mine at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. I'm excited!

I'm August 6th.

Curious if anyone else has a pre-op balloon requirement? In addition to the pre-op liquid diet, I'm supposed to blow up 30 balloons a day for two weeks. I understand the reasoning behind it but was surprised as I haven't seen it mentioned in the forums and I've been doing a ton of reading.

I'm August 6th. Curious if anyone else has a pre-op balloon requirement? In addition to the pre-op liquid diet, I'm supposed to blow up 30 balloons a day for two weeks. I understand the reasoning behind it but was surprised as I haven't seen it mentioned in the forums and I've been doing a ton of reading.

whaaaat?

I'm August 6th.

Curious if anyone else has a pre-op balloon requirement? In addition to the pre-op liquid diet, I'm supposed to blow up 30 balloons a day for two weeks. I understand the reasoning behind it but was surprised as I haven't seen it mentioned in the forums and I've been doing a ton of reading.

Interesting, what's the reasoning behind it? And no, I don't have it

Hello Everyone.... August 7th is my day. I am a band to sleeve revision. Got my band in 2007 and did really great until it slipped 3 years ago. Insurance is paying for the band removal and I am paying for the sleeve. I am so ready, I loved my band as a tool, and am looking forward to having the sleeve as a lasting tool. I start the liquid pre op diet in 3 days, ready.

Good Luck all

Laura

I'm August 6th. Curious if anyone else has a pre-op balloon requirement? In addition to the pre-op liquid diet, I'm supposed to blow up 30 balloons a day for two weeks. I understand the reasoning behind it but was surprised as I haven't seen it mentioned in the forums and I've been doing a ton of reading.

whaaaat?

Haha!

I'm August 6th.

Curious if anyone else has a pre-op balloon requirement? In addition to the pre-op liquid diet, I'm supposed to blow up 30 balloons a day for two weeks. I understand the reasoning behind it but was surprised as I haven't seen it mentioned in the forums and I've been doing a ton of reading.

Interesting, what's the reasoning behind it? And no, I don't have it

It's to strengthen your lungs. Google tells me that having surgery in the chest or abdomen increases your chances of having breathing difficulties or developing pneumonia and "deep breaths help keep your lungs clear of secretions that can lead to infections. Deep breathing also helps improve the function of your lungs so that they deliver as much oxygen to the rest of your body as possible, which speeds up the recovery process." I think balloons are just the poor-man's spirometer.

Although now I wonder if this is just a sucker test and when they find me in a house full of 420 balloons, I will have qualified.

Hi coffeebeanz, I'm on the first also! I started the pre op diet yesterday. Mine is liquids for 2 weeks, what is yours like? Hope your day goes well!

Surgery 7/31. Started liquids last Friday. The headaches get better. I had 2 sugar frees no ones this weekend and have been chewing sugar free gum. Both help with the chewing for me.