Hello All,

I am new here, and have been going through the process for 5 months, and finally got my surgery scheduled last week. (April 23) I go to Pre-op on Thursday 4/9, and start my pre-op diet, although I have already kinda started to get me prepared. I have several friends and a family member who recently had the same surgery, and have had great results, so I am very excited!!! So anxious!!!

I have struggled with how to tell my co-workers what kind of surgery I am having, and some friends and family members haven't been very supportive. I am just leaning on the ones who are VERY supportive and know the struggle I have had with all my meds, illnesses, and being obese. I'm 100% ready!!!!!

Thanks,

~Natalie

Good luck, it is quite the journey! April 23rd will be here before you know it.

Hi there, you're my twin!!! I'm having surgery on the 23rd and start my liver shrinking diet on the 9th. Like you I started dieting about 8-9 weeks ago and have lost 15 pounds already. My goal is to have lost 20 pounds by the time I have surgery.

Also like you I have a VERY good support system but there are still those who doubt my efforts, the process, the success rates, you name it, they have their reasons. Some have even suggested that I talk with people who were not successful with their surgeries. I look at this and think... "isn't that like talking to a drunk who has failed to get sober and using HIS reasoning to justify keeping on with drinking?" So I have chosen to continue seeking the support of those who do love and care for me and to find additional support in reading of the success of others on this site.

Keep on thinking positively and all will work out. I would love to keep in touch with you and see how you make it through this diet. Private message me anytime you want.

Hi there. I'm also booked for 23rd April for gastric sleeve. It would be nice to keep in touch and go through it together. I'm based in London. Am starting cutting out carbs from Monday.

Hello All,

I am new here, and have been going through the process for 5 months, and finally got my surgery scheduled last week. (April 23) I go to Pre-op on Thursday 4/9, and start my pre-op diet, although I have already kinda started to get me prepared. I have several friends and a family member who recently had the same surgery, and have had great results, so I am very excited!!! So anxious!!!

I have struggled with how to tell my co-workers what kind of surgery I am having, and some friends and family members haven't been very supportive. I am just leaning on the ones who are VERY supportive and know the struggle I have had with all my meds, illnesses, and being obese. I'm 100% ready!!!!!

Thanks,

~Natalie

. To be honest you don't have to tell your Co-Workers anything. When they asked me back in 2010/2011 after I was Banded I told them "I'm doing a healthier me & it's personal". They will gossip & come up with their own conclusions anyways so what the heck. Plus I started walking lunchtime & eating healthier so I socked it to them with their jealous hateful ways & dropped the weight & still to date have kept it off.

I've learned in life that not everybody cares about you, they just want to know about you so they can speculate & gossip about you. Do You.

Good luck to you & much success on your new journey