Hi there everyone,

I am new here and to this sleeve business! I am tentatively scheduled for late July, and I was wondering if anyone else here is roughly on the same timetable as I am. At this point, I am just getting my nutritional information together for the pre-op diet. i am both excited and scared. I know I can do this, but right now, I seems like a daunting task.

I'd love to hear how other pre-op sleevers are doing!

Thanks,

kbpaulie

Hello 1body and RNsleever, we share the same sleeve date., even though I have a lot more weight to lose than you ladies . We should be sure to follow each other so we can track progress and bounce questions and concerns off each other. This is all so exciting, but I'm also very nervous.

Alicia

Awesome! I am just getting the hang of this forum, so glad I found it. I have soooo many questions and concerns!

Congratulations to all the July sleever's. I'm sure we will all be very supportive of each other :-) not long now !!!

Hi July Sleevers,

How has it been going for those of you who have gone through the surgery and are in the "post" phase? Do you have any advice for those of us a bit behind you?

Today I realized that a bunch of us (Nads64, Kameyan, Shemica, 1Body2Live, Scorpions118, Alicia, RNsleever715, & me) are just about 6 weeks away from our surgery dates. How are you all doing with the difficult job of changing eating habits? I'm struggling a bit but feeling motivated by the 6-week mark.

Hey, Motivatedsabby, I'm envious of your online preparation class, which sounds really good. Your measuring cup/container purchases are clever. Good luck on the 14th! Let us know how it goes.

Hi July Sleevers,

How has it been going for those of you who have gone through the surgery and are in the "post" phase? Do you have any advice for those of us a bit behind you?

Today I realized that a bunch of us (Nads64, Kameyan, Shemica, 1Body2Live, Scorpions118, Alicia, RNsleever715, & me) are just about 6 weeks away from our surgery dates. How are you all doing with the difficult job of changing eating habits? I'm struggling a bit but feeling motivated by the 6-week mark.

Hey, Motivatedsabby, I'm envious of your online preparation class, which sounds really good. Your measuring cup/container purchases are clever. Good luck on the 14th! Let us know how it goes.

Yes I would love to here how it's going for those that are scheduled earlier than us late July sleevers.

Kbpaulie I'm sure you're not the only one struggling a bit with the pre-op diet. I feel like for the most I've made a real change in my diet, but there are still some things that won't fly after July 28th. I'm anxious about my June 29th appointment when I find out what my strict "pre-op" diet will consist of and for how long before. But I know that none of us have come this far not to do whatever it takes to make the changes we desperately want. WE CAN DO THIS!! :-)

Alicia

Hello 1body and RNsleever, we share the same sleeve date., even though I have a lot more weight to lose than you ladies . We should be sure to follow each other so we can track progress and bounce questions and concerns off each other. This is all so exciting, but I'm also very nervous.

Alicia

Awesome! I am just getting the hang of this forum, so glad I found it. I have soooo many questions and concerns!

Great! I too am addicted to this web page. It's sooooo informative, any question you can think of ( and some you don't) you'll find on here.

Alicia

I start my full liquid diet on July 14th, exactly 2 weeks before my surgery. I was told I can eat cream soups, jello, pudding, protein drinks, shakes, tea, Italian ice, skim milk, Popsicles, and plenty of water. I'm also trying to commit to 30-45 minutes of physical activity everyday. I've also started bringing my own healthy lunch to work. My co-workers have noticed that I'm getting really big so they said I'm doing good with my choices. Soon after my surgery they'll probably say that all my efforts are finally showing. I'm not telling anyone about my VSG, only my husband.

I'm scheduled for 8/4 so I'm just a week after you. I haven't really gotten into full swing with my pre-op appointments, but I'm anxious and ready

Hubby and I are scheduled for our last appointment with the surgeon on 6/23. I am so nervous about insurance approval. We have Aetna. We opted to do the full 6 months with home exercise instead of the 3 month option of going to the weight loss center's gym. We have both completed all the requirements, but I am still a nervous wreck worrying about approval. One more week until they submit the paperwork. I know I am so thankful for this site.

The dreaded aetna!!! Good luck! Hopefully they approve you two

Edited June 17, 201511 yr by thelakeisgone

Going to Mexico July 3.

Who's your Surgeon?

Scheduled for July 16th I did all my pre-op appointments early on, I got them all don't in like the span of 2 months. For most of April and May I was a zombie lol. Procedures after procedure, but I'm glad it's all done now. Now all I have to worry about is approval , but with my comorbidities I'm not worried about getting the green light for my surgery. I'm cool as a cucumber, I keep getting asked am I nervous yet but it hasn't hit me just yet. We'll see I guess. Is anyone else nervous?

I M tentatively scheduled for July 31st. So excited that it finally feels real. Nervous too but know I have made right choice and my life will be transformed by this time next year????????

Sue