As I right now my surgeons office has me penciled in for surgery November 25th, two days before thanksgiving (so long as I don't get a denial in the meantime). If I was in the hospital for two days i would come home on thanksgiving.

Ideally I would've not liked to do the surgery that week. But if I wait it has to be the following week or AFTER the new year.

Obviously I want the surgery over and done with, so waiting until after New Years is not happening. But do I really want to torture myself being on a liquid diet on thanksgiving??

What would you do!?!? Help!!

I would do it!

What has Thanksgiving ever done for you except help get you this point anyway.......Thumb you nose at that fat turkey and go for it.

Ohh, and on Thanksgiving.......don't go anywhere near where they are serving Turkey or pie...

Edited November 6, 201411 yr by Recycled

As I right now my surgeons office has me penciled in for surgery November 25th, two days before thanksgiving (so long as I don't get a denial in the meantime). If I was in the hospital for two days i would come home on thanksgiving.

Ideally I would've not liked to do the surgery that week. But if I wait it has to be the following week or AFTER the new year.

Obviously I want the surgery over and done with, so waiting until after New Years is not happening. But do I really want to torture myself being on a liquid diet on thanksgiving??

What would you do!?!? Help!!

Thanksgiving comes every year doesn't it. Once you have surgery you will never eat like you did before.... If you want to keep the weight off. So how bad do you want to be healthy & lose the weight?

I'm thinking of it more as a "do I want to be miserable and in pain on a holiday" than "oh man, no pumpkin pie!"

I have 4 kids, so I don't get to sit down and eat on a holiday lol.

Thanksgiving is just another day of the week. If you were sick, or had a really bad cold you probably couldn't care less that it was Thanksgiving. Girlfriend, you need to forget about Thanksgiving and start your new life NOW! Thanksgiving will be here again next year, and you want to ensure that you will be too!

GO FOR IT!!!

Thanksgiving is just another day of the week. If you were sick, or had a really bad cold you probably couldn't care less that it was Thanksgiving. Girlfriend, you need to forget about Thanksgiving and start your new life NOW! Thanksgiving will be here again next year, and you want to ensure that you will be too!

GO FOR IT!!!

You're 100% right! Now that I think about it.... I've been sick soooooo many times and missed the holiday lol.

I'm thinking of it more as a "do I want to be miserable and in pain on a holiday" than "oh man, no pumpkin pie!"

I have 4 kids, so I don't get to sit down and eat on a holiday lol.

Bull.......you're making excuses........Best time to be post op with a new sleeve is around Thanksgiving......at least then there is no way your're gonna want to eat any Turkey anything.......

Bull.......you're making excuses........Best time to be post op with a new sleeve is around Thanksgiving......at least then there is no way your're gonna want to eat any Turkey anything.......

Turkey's gross. Dry, tasteless, bleh.

I'm gonna do it... I'm just being a chicken sh*t Hahahaha

Do it, you can have turkey anytime of year, I mean once you're cleared for meat after surgery. Even ten you might not even like it anymore

Go for it! If possible, though, don't be in the kitchen area when you get home. You won't want to eat, but the smells might make you nauseous. Congrats on making a great decision for your life!!!

Go for it! If possible, though, don't be in the kitchen area when you get home. You won't want to eat, but the smells might make you nauseous. Congrats on making a great decision for your life!!!

Thank you! My in laws are having it at their house this year so if I stay home I'll be ok!

I would just do it because this is the beginning of your new life and you can always have Thanksgiving day dinner anytime.

If it were me, I would do the Surgery. Mine is scheduled for the 24th and Its been long awaited for.

I figure, if I can't give up a Turkey dinner on Thanksgiving to have Surgery...than I am not ready for Surgery....for me..on the contrary..I wanted and needed this a long time ago.

Only you can make the right decision for YOU!!

I totally should've worded this differently....Lol

It's not about thanksgiving dinner. It's really not. Seriously, it's my least favorite holiday as far as food goes.

It's more because something about being in the hospital or home after surgery in pain on a holiday is kinda depressing. And yes, it's for an amazing reason. I know that.

I'm just thinking more about my family rearranging plans than I am about me which I need to obviously not be concerned with.

Edited November 4, 201411 yr by cryssyd3

I would go for it. I have my second round of plastics scheduled the day before Thanksgiving, so I'll be too high to really be eating anything on the holiday. I will be 14.5 months out from surgery at that point and I don't care in the slightest bit that I won't really want to eat anything. My relationship with food is totally different than it was before surgery- I can have it or I can skip it and either way it's ok.

Good luck!