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chrisredjeep    357

chrisredjeep
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Good luck to you fatsolovesndy, I for one am very glad that I found this forum. You are three days before me as I am due for my op on the 16th July. Good luck to all of us July sleevers

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smkallen67    31

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I have been submitted to insurance for July 31st. Fingers crossed there are no problems. I too am getting used to the life time change as not using food to sooth or in stressful situations or especially in celebration situations. I have couple friends that aren't on board, ones that have strong opinions on everything. Have to let it go. They like to point out all the negative but I have been doing a good job of ignoring.

Focus really has to be on us going thru this and staying determined. I look forward to hearing on everyones experience in July since I am at the end.

Sue

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Gingerish    113

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I'm hopefully scheduled for July 31st pending acceptance.

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sarahleah    9

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Hi group. Just joined Bariatric Pal today. My surgery is scheduled for August 6th. Lots of doctors appointments and well-intentioned family & friends asking if I'm sure I really want to go through with this. Have you experiences this as well?

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_Kate_    2,224

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@ you as well! Looks like we'll be doing this together--glad to meet you. I'm really excited about it all, but I am already mourning the loss of beer. I really love beer. As the date and the pre-surgery diet gets closer, I try to take a few minutes everyday to think mindfully about all I will be gaining (by losing, ya know?). It's difficult to not worry in the planning/pre-weight loss stages, but I am trying to stay as positive and excited as possible instead of fixating on what I will be "deprived". I figure, I've consumed what I wanted for a long time, now my energies are being redirected toward consuming other things--instead of worrying about food, I will hike, bike, have more sex, not sleep all the time, etc. I will eat life! Haha.

How are you preparing for your surgery, mentally and physically? I'm calling these final weeks "the last days of disco" (because it was fun while it lasted, but disco is dead, man) and have certain meals/outings planned. What I have found interesting is that the meal is never as good as I remembered/want it to be--I am hoping it means that my subconscious is already prepared for the post-op future. So, now to the important questions, does the gastric sleeve have a super cute British nickname? Like, the 'sleevie', or the 'belly sleever', or something?

take care,

Sam

I love the 'last days of disco' - I remember it well lol !! Eating life sounds good too :D

I am a really positive upbeat person but having a crap day today. I have had to come off HRT (patches) before the op and I started a period today. First one in 3 years and I could scream. I feel bleh so will lurk here a bit, go to bed early, have a nice hot drink and tomorrow is another day and a fresh start. No cute name for the sleeve but I could share a choice names for my period right now :angry:

Kate

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_Kate_    2,224

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@@sarahleah Not one person I have told has questioned it as they have all seen my struggle with weight over the past 20 years. People can be concerned though and some just downright rude. Make the decision for you and only you. Good luck on your journey :D

Kate

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Grits072015    4

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Surgery is scheduled for July 20th! I am excited and happy to be sharing this journey with y'all! Good luck to everyone!

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AYRW71    26

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Sarahleah,

Welcome, I'm pretty new here as well.

Yes I've ran across a few people asking me the same thing. Especially after you start losing weight with the dietician and pre-op visits. You'll get "why can't you just continue to do what you're doing", they don't understand that if it was that simple for us to achieve permanent weight loss WE WOULD. Stay positive and do what's best for you.

Good luck

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smkallen67    31

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Yes Looks like Tiff221, Michellebenral1, and Bndtoslve will be able to give us tips. I am July 31 is all go thru. Good luck to pre op prep. I like adding unsweetened coco to my shakes, makes them so chocolately. Let us know how things go and good luck to you all

Sue

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RNsleever715    117

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I am July 28th.

Me too!! ????????

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AYRW71    26

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Tuesday July 28th for me too! YEA!!!!!!! ;)

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Gingerish    113

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I just sent in my deposit for July 31st surgery. This is really happening!

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dena1258    13

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@@UnbeSleevEable85

I'm the day after you-July 17th. The first surgeon's appt was in late April, so like you I had 2 months where I felt like I was on a merry-go-round of doctors. My surgeon's group requires a lot of pre-op approvals. I had to see a pulmonologist who wanted me to have a pulmonary function test because I smoked 30 years ago. The cardiologist wanted me to have a stress test because I'm 65. I had an endoscopy with the GI doc. Then there was the psych evaluation and the appointments with the nutritionist. I figured since I was in the swing of things I might as well make my gyn appt and get my mammo and bone density done too- LOL At least I know everything has been checked out and I am in good health. The only thing I have left is the hospital pre-op testing which will be the week before. At first I was nervous and wondering if I was doing the right thing. Now I am so ready for this!

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UnbeSleevEable85    29

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@@UnbeSleevEable85

I'm the day after you-July 17th. The first surgeon's appt was in late April, so like you I had 2 months where I felt like I was on a merry-go-round of doctors. My surgeon's group requires a lot of pre-op approvals. I had to see a pulmonologist who wanted me to have a pulmonary function test because I smoked 30 years ago. The cardiologist wanted me to have a stress test because I'm 65. I had an endoscopy with the GI doc. Then there was the psych evaluation and the appointments with the nutritionist. I figured since I was in the swing of things I might as well make my gyn appt and get my mammo and bone density done too- LOL At least I know everything has been checked out and I am in good health. The only thing I have left is the hospital pre-op testing which will be the week before. At first I was nervous and wondering if I was doing the right thing. Now I am so ready for this!

I promise you, your experience sounds just like mine lol like word for word

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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