I am having my surgery November10th. I have already been approved by my insurance just waiting.

I made it through the whole 5 minute procedure. I am now all set for my surgery only thing left is labs next week.

Edited October 21, 201411 yr by ToccoraVSG

I am scheduled Nov. 26th! Woowhoo!

I am also November 26th!!!! I am so excited!

Have you been waiting long? I live in Canada and have been waiting 2.5 years!

I am so happy, our lives are going to change so much!

Sheena :-)

I am excited for all of my fellow November sleevers!

Where are you from and what kind of pre-op diet has your surgeon put you on?

I'm from Kelowna BC, Canada.

My diet seems a little extreme to me but here it is:

~ 4-6 boost diabetic

~ Water, water and more water

~ flavored water as long as there are no calories (ie. Crystal light)

I'll be doing this for FOUR weeks starting October 30th until surgery.

I'm a little sad that I won't be celebrating my 30th birthday in Vegas (November 8th), but I am having friends over this weekend and we will have a good time! I have been waiting a long time for this and um so happy this next chapter of my life will be starting soon!

Sheena :-)

Edited October 21, 201411 yr by Dreamingofhealth

My surgery is Nov 3rd. Started my liquid diet yesterday.

I started my pre-op diet today, a week early. I am scheduled to start my pre-op diet 10/28/14, but voluntarily chose to start a week early because I can not take a chance of my surgery being aborted. My liver enzymes have been elevated for some time and I really need to work on getting this liver as healthy as it can before surgery. I had to coordinate way too many things to keep my family and household running smoothly while I am down. Fortunately, the pre-op diet is rather manageable. The hardest part will be no carbs, sugar, caffeine, and all of the other good stuff no longer being an option.

This is my office's pre-op diet: (please keep in mind I had to purchase the proti / bariatrix packets from surgeon's office)

Breakfast- 1 packet of Proti/ Bariatrix

Mid morning- 1 packet Proti/ Bariatrix

lunch- 1 packet Proti/ bariatrix PLUS 2oz lean meat-or-1/2 cup non-fat cottage cheese-or- 2 eggs cooked w/out fat -or- another packet of Proti/ Bariatrix

Mid afternoon 1 packet of Proti/ Bariatrix

dinner 2 oz lean meat + 1 serving starch + 1 serving fruit + unlimited vegetables

Plus unlimited non starchy vegetables are allowed throughout the day as needed to help combat hunger. It is also required to drink 64 oz plus of Water daily.

I am fortunate unlimited vegetables are allowed to keep hunger at bay. I also made sure to take all of my measurements this morning and weighed myself too. It almost made me sick to know how big I am in hard numbers. I look forward to watching those numbers slowly decrease into normal ranges. I am working on packaging up all of the garbage food in the house for my sons and putting it in the garage. They can have it, but I do not want it in here tempting me and calling my name when I am feeling weak!

Here goes nothing! One step closer to surgery.

November 26th here!!!!! ????????

Finished my last appointment with my surgeon!

Tomorrow us last preop class. Can't wait! Everytime I'm there they check my blood pressure again because it's so high when I get there ... It's just stress I want this part over. Kaiser is comprehensive but it's slot to take in sometimes!

I have an excellent doc to share I'll scan in the am:)

I have completed all the pre-op requirements! I had my pre-op appt today, signed consents and now I just have pre-op testing, pre-op diet & then surgery on 11/17! I'm in the home stretch! Yay!

I go for my pre-surgery testing on Thursday, my surgery date is Nov.18th anyone been for their pre-testing please let me know what to expect, I'm so excited to be on the other side of my new life! Congrats to all of you and I wish you the very best on your journey!

Hi November babies I had pre-surgery testing today. 3 week liquid diet starts on 10/30...surgery 11/20. I can't believe how fast things are moving now, but I am ready. Good luck to everyone!

What pre-op testing are y'all getting? I'm not sure what my doctor requires... I have my pre-op next Monday, 10/27. I just figured I'd pay my upfront costs, have some blood work and find out what time I have to be at the hospital on the 4th!

I'm November 10th! I'm so excited.

Angierue - most doctors expect you to do a liquid or some kind - 10-20 days pre-op. This diet is set in place in order to shrink your liver and mentally and physically prepare you for the surgery and your journey afterwards.

My pre-op diet is 10 days (which means Protein shakes and full liquids - no sugars or fruit).

Oh I've been doing that already! I thought there was done other testing y'all were talking about. I started full liquids last Wednesday. And was doing a pretty strict pre-op diet before that as well but I need to lose 38lbs before surgery. I have 8 to go so they put me on the liquids to get me there quick!

I found out today that bcbstx approved my surgery, but now im waiting for the surgery to be scheduled. I am really hoping they make it before the end of the year. I still have to have my egd. So im hoping I will be in Nov. Please pray for me and good luck to all of you!!!