I'm having my surgery Oct 5th my per op class is Sept 23rd. I'm getting super excited only thing that worries me is missing classes I just enrolled into two classes and they start the 14th I'll be missing 3 classes plus a whole week of surgery. Hoping my teachers will be okay and let me work it out so I don't fall behind or get knocked for missing class.

Yesterday I was walking out of work and this lady from the cube next to mine stopped me and said it sounded like I was having surgery. I explained what I was having and she explained that her daughter just had the sleeve surgery in December and had already lost 65 pounds. She started talking to me about how people don't really understand what you are going through. This lady really got it. She understood how I feel.

I just wanted to throw out a feel good story. I think I am blessed with the people I work around because although I do hear the occasional "and they gained it all back" most of what I get is very supportive.

Edited September 15, 201511 yr by 395Ron

October 22nd is THE day!!! Good luck to all of you...

I'm having surgery October 8th in Mexico

If all goes well I'm looking at October 26th

@tammy479...October 8th in Houston

Good luck to all of you having surgery in Oct. I remember those weeks leading up to surgery. Had mine 8 weeks ago but it already seems like a long time. You will all do great.

Got my insurance approval today!!!!

@laughingmyassoff2015....YAY YAY YAY....should we happy dance around the room???? I am soooo excited for you!!!

My date is in October. I do not know the exact date yet.

@@Laughingmyassoff2015 congratulations on the approval!!!!

My info was submitted to insurance yesterday. Estimated surgery date Oct 23rd. Looks like I'll be a late Oct bloomer =)

So good to see so many October's coming out.....good luck to those starting their liquid diets and those of us still leading up to it....

Second birthday is October 19

@@Laughingmyassoff2015 YAHOO!! another stress off the table

Welcome to the group@@Mildred Cox and @@sweettooth2015

Anyone else having weird thoughts? I am on the pre-op diet so I am not eating (normal food anyway). My wife has gone to bed and I walk by the kitchen and think "hmm if I were still eating I would go in there and make me a whole bunch of food and best of all she wouldn't know anything about it." I was sitting there planning a binge even though I wasn't eating. It makes me very scared to think like that. This surgery may be a tool but I have got so much work ahead of me!

First part of stress test done last Friday, Echocardiogram complete yesterday, and second part scheduled for tomorrow. I believe after that I will only have my abdomen sonogram left which is scheduled for 22 September.

I need to gather all my clothes that are too small for me now and organize them in sizes so it will be easier as I shrink to the new me but I don't think I will have time for that.

Thank you

My pre op is October 1st

My pre op is too!! Getting anxious! Started my pre op diet, Off sugar, caffeine, now doing 2 shakes a day & 1 meal at noon.

@@Laughingmyassoff2015 YAHOO!! another stress off the table

Welcome to the group@@Mildred Cox and @@sweettooth2015

Anyone else having weird thoughts? I am on the pre-op diet so I am not eating (normal food anyway). My wife has gone to bed and I walk by the kitchen and think "hmm if I were still eating I would go in there and make me a whole bunch of food and best of all she wouldn't know anything about it." I was sitting there planning a binge even though I wasn't eating. It makes me very scared to think like that. This surgery may be a tool but I have got so much work ahead of me!

First part of stress test done last Friday, Echocardiogram complete yesterday, and second part scheduled for tomorrow. I believe after that I will only have my abdomen sonogram left which is scheduled for 22 September.

I need to gather all my clothes that are too small for me now and organize them in sizes so it will be easier as I shrink to the new me but I don't think I will have time for that.

HAH! I start pre-op liquid diet a week from tomorrow and all I keep thinking about is all of the "lasts" I'm having - to the point where it's borderline obsessive. "This is my last burger", or "this is the last pasta I'll be able to eat", or my favorite, "I better enjoy this Stoli, cuz it's the last martini I'll be able to have for a very long time". Crazy. I'm dreading next Friday because I feel lifetime's going to be a huge struggle to get through the week. However, on the other side of that is surgery. Now if I could just stop thinking about pizza......

Edited September 17, 201510 yr by kimvox66