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

Hello,

My name is Michelle, in from CT and my surgery is scheduled for September 25th. I am getting the Gastric Sleeve done. My pre-op diet starts 9/11. Have to say it is nice to be part of a group that's going through the same thing I will be undergoing soon.

Hi Katie, any word on your appeal yet?

Hey! I do know where Pottstown is! We were actually looking at houses up that way! I'm hopefully having mine at Abington hospital. Working on my appeal letter for insurance now.

Hi all, I'm tentatively scheduled for sept 16th...kind of freaking out a little!

Hi Sheri. I just turned 50 as well. I call this my mid life crisis. Lol.

Yeah this liquid diet is scary. I'm afraid I'm going to get so sick of drinking the same stuff day in and day out for so long. I don't like any types of soups so that limits my choices. I've been trying several types of protein drinks. They are tolerable but not great. Ugh!!! On the bright side I did buy some Quest protein bars and they are yummy. So they will help when I get to that stage of the diet program.

Good luck to everyone. Keep your eye on the prize. I can't wait to be skinny again. . Lol

Hi Karen & Sherri, I'm Janis in NJ...I turned 50 this year too. Tentative surg date is sept 16. Would love to have sleeve friends to go through this process with me! Really excited but keep hearing that nasty little inner voice that's asking "are you sure you can do this? There's no going back once it's done!" Anyone else freaking out? LOL

You r not the only one freaking out. I am too. It's going to be here sooner than we think. I go back and forth as to wether I can do this or not.

Keep in touch so we can help each other out.

I turn 49 this year - nice to see some of us at around the same age going through this together - I would love to be buddies - don't really know how to do that officially . . . I am also freaking out, one minute excited the next thinking I'll never be able to go through with it. But I know I will do this because it's the best option. This board has been so helpful to me and the idea that there are a bunch of us having it done at the same time makes me feel better. My date is Sept. 3rd. Wishing us all good luck!!

I'm scheduled for September 2. I'm ok with this whole thing. The surgery part doesn't bother me as I've had several surgeries on my abdomen. I turn 50 on the 11th of September. I deal with high cholesterol, high blood pressure. But the kicker for me is the newest diagnosis diabetes. 50 is gonna be my new 25. I just lost my father to heart disease due to his obesity last month. He was only 69. I'm not going to put myself or my family in that position. Time to be proactive.

Sept 8th here!

Surgery Date: September 17th

I'm so excited sometimes I can't believe it's actually happening! Can't wait to join the losers bench!

Are you guys telling you everyone (friends, family, coworkers) about the surgery or are you keeping the details of your upcoming surgery to yourself?

My date is Sept. 3rd at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ. I had my Lapband removed in May. My Lapband was placed Sept. 2010. I lost 135 lbs my first year. It worked very well. Until 2013 when I had to have an unfill to have thyroid surgery. After that when I got my fills it always was too tight. Every month it was back and forth. So finally my doctor suggested doing the sleeve. I read about then agreed. So here I am. I hope it works very well. I am a bit nervous. My doctors we only do the prep the day before. A liquid diet.

Hi my surgery is Sept 8th @ Valley, nice to see someone close to home! Best of luck on your journey:)

Hi I am also scheduled for September 15 Ian in NYC. I just got my date yesterday and it is now starting to feel real.

My date is also 9/8/14! I am so excited !! Today I received a package from Bariatric choice.

Tomorrow my day is filled with appointments!

Meet with a cardiologist, my counselor, and my regular doc...

My claim was made for FMLA this were so everything's getting lined up!!

Good luck everyone , as it gets closer !

Surgery Date: September 17th

I'm so excited sometimes I can't believe it's actually happening! Can't wait to join the losers bench!

Are you guys telling you everyone (friends, family, coworkers) about the surgery or are you keeping the details of your upcoming surgery to yourself?

I haven't told too many people...gotten mixed reactions from the few I have. Negativity is exactly what I DON'T need. They're trying to be supportive, but... Maybe I'm just being hyper-sensitive. Told my boss because I had to explain why I'll be out for at least a few weeks. Knowing how people talk in my office, I'm sure everyone will know soon enough.

@@DredLocDiva I'm only telling close family and a few close friends. Feeling good about the way I'm doing it - for me, I want a few to know so I have a support system and people in my life to vent to (other than here!) but I don't want to deal with questions/comments from all the acquaintances in my life.

Hello,<br> My name is Michelle, I'm from CT and my surgery is scheduled for September 25th. I am getting the Gastric Sleeve done. My pre-op diet starts 9/11. Have to say it is nice to be part of a group that's going through the same thing I will be undergoing soon.