anyone want to buddy up to encouage and support each other --- just let me know!

I am going to see my surgeon this week and should be getting a date then. Their estimate for my surgery is some time between the end of February and the middle of March. Let's be buddies!

awesome - yes lets be buddies! Thanks! Good luck at your appointment. What day are you going? so exciting!

My surgery is March 2nd. I would love to have some buddies...count me in.

I am brand new to this - waiting on a surgery date but expect to go end of March early April - could really use a buddy. 43 yrs old, trying for to set myself up for success.

I'm 45 and am just 4 weeks postop. Excited for all of you. Not going to lie....there may have been a day or two I thought, why'd I do this, but in all, glad I did! You'll all do great!

I'm looking for a buddy group. My surgery was set last week for March 31.

I'm 39, 265 lbs, 5'6-1/2". BMI is morbidly obese at 41.5.

Edited February 17, 201511 yr by Garifab_VSG

I never know what to put for height. I was always 5'7", but apparently I began shrinking the past few years.

How exciting to have some more responses to my post! I need all the support I can get! I am currently in my preop diet stage. Do you all have to do a preop diet? I am on day 11 of my 4 week diet, so far I have lost 11.7 lbs.... but it has been hard!

Marblevsg - Did you get a date yet?

mommidoodle - March 2nd is not far away at all - very exciting!!! are you getting nervous?

Joolie3 - I am new to all this too really, when will you find our your date? Waiting is the hardest!

Graciesmom04 - thanks for the encouragement! What has been hardest so far?

Garifab_vsg - I have been shrinking too in height... I didn't think that happened until we were like 80... BOO! LOL

If any of you are on facebook, I have found several really great pages... let me know if you are interested and I can hook you up!

I am cheering you all on - pre and post op! We can do this!!!!

Newtree, I only had a week of preop diet. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I did lose some weight during that time, but not a ton. You can do this. I could have all the pickles/broccoli & cauliflower I wanted. So after my meals of what I had to eat, I'd have a bowl of those things

Would love to have some buddies too- really helps to have support and someone to talk to that understands !!! I have completed all of my tests, just waiting for final approval and surgery date!! Expecting sometime in March!

I've got about 180lbs to lose and my surgery is 11 days. March 2nd ! Id love to have some buddies!

Edited February 19, 201511 yr by kyrickchick64

Ok so how do u add people as a buddy?

I love the phone app except it won't let me add people to my friend's list so please add me!

My surgery is on March 2, I'm on day 4 of pre op and I feel like I'm dying. No food, no smoking, it's awful. I told my fiancé "This Protein shake tastes like I'd rather be fat." ????

Good luck to everyone! God knows I could use some encouraging right about now!

I love injury protein shakes