Hey Everyone!

My name is Katarina, I'm 26 and I live in Minnesota! Just met with my surgeon today to schedule my VSG! I chose Tuesday, September 2nd, the day after Labor Day! My pre-op liquid diet starts Saturday, August 23rd. Wondering if anyone else is having surgery on or around this date? I would LOVE to have a surgery buddy! Someone who is going through what I am, when I am, so we can help each other out! Also, if anyone has an Instagram, my user name is liberianne_gal. I follow tons of amazing men and women who have went through Weight Loss Surgery and have fantastic stories! Can't wait to create my own!

Hope to talk to some of you soon!

Katarina

Less than 12 hours until I am on the operating table getting my VSG and a new lease on life. I am so freakin' excited right now. best of luck to all of you fellow September sleevers. congrats to all who have come out the other side. proud of you. see you on the other side!!!

9 hours, 47 mins. I am so scared I am going to sleep through my alarm! And I'm hungry. Come on tomorrow, get here already!!

So grateful for your post. I haven't heard of people failing at their preop. I know it will get better for my own

Today I tried to add the vitamins required after surgery (multi vitamin, B 12, iron, Omega 3, calcium, etc) and today is the first day I have had nausea. I was sleeved 6 days ago and I have felt GrEaT! Until today...tonight I feel like my stomach is just flipping so I am just sipping water trying to get it to settle. Anyone else feel this way?

Sleeved this morning, I only had one wave of nausea that subsided fairly quick. I told my son that it feels like I'm uncomfortably full, not pleasant, but tolerable. And I don't feel hungry at all. We'll see how it feels tomorrow, I start taking pills vs IV and start clear liquids. I'm pleased with how it went, glad people will start seeing less of me! =)

Congrats! Let us know how u feel????

COngradulations, glad your feeling well. Im the 18th I cant wait 8 more days to go

My surgery is tomorrow. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I haven't been sleeping well.

Just got home from hospital...it feels so good to be home. The IV was my biggest nuisance and of course the constant blood draws and iv meds...I'm not a good patient. So glad to hear all these good reports!

@@barbclay how do you feel now that your home?, Got mine Monday morning and spent the night in the hospital bc of pain and nausea. Home now but still in a good amount of pain.

I am scheduled for that day also!!!!

Congrats my date is 09/25 also

@@barbclay how do you feel now that your home?, Got mine Monday morning and spent the night in the hospital bc of pain and nausea. Home now but still in a good amount of pain.

I hope you feel better soon. I'm just 13 days away from mine.

@@barbclay how do you feel now that your home?, Got mine Monday morning and spent the night in the hospital bc of pain and nausea. Home now but still in a good amount of pain.

Hi Halloweenbaby24,

Honestly not that great...the pain med they sent me home with tastes nasty. I'm having trouble sleeping but I know that this too will pass.

I threw up too and have bad nausea. It's pretty yuck. Just working on keeping my liquids down.

Thanks for checking in! How are you feeling?

I know you wrote you were in pain. It's a weird kind of pain isn't it?

Quick 1 week post op update.... I had surgery 9/3. Since then I have little to none pain. If it is then its the left side of my abdomin where the stomach was taken out. I have lost 9 lbs from the day of surgery until now. Total lost since my pre op appointment is - 20 lbs. Im not having much of an appetite at all. I have a craving for gummy candy, fruit, and chicken fajitas! Its still hard to get all 60 gm of protein in im only able to get in 30 gm from a premier protein shake if that. Any suggestions on how to get all the necessary protein in?

@@barbclay the pain meds are the hardest to get down, I tried 2 last night as prescribed but I almost puked so I've been sticking to one if I need it. I feel like I'm doing pretty well as far as liquids go, still not hitting that 64oz goal but am getting about 30oz a day.

My surgery is tomorrow. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I haven't been sleeping well.

Good luck and look forward to hearing all about it