I'm planning to have my surgery in late January if approved by insurance. I live in Federal Way, WA.

I am in Puyallup and have a surgery date of January 7th. Surgery will be through Franciscan in Federal Way. I have my pre-op nurses appt. on Nov 24. I had hoped to have my surgery before the holidays but when it came down to scheduling a date I opted to not be recovering at Christmas but to be able to chase after my Granddaughter who will be 9 months old Christmas Day. I know the holidays will zip by and surgery is just around the corner. Sooo excited!!

We are neighbors!!! I'm in puyallup too! I'm going through swedish on 12/9!

That's great blkbell! I would love to know how things are going for you after your surgery. Yours is coming up quickly. Maybe we could keep in contact. Do you have a lot of support?

We should keep in contact! We can do it here or on Facebook for now- whatever you are comfortable with. We can private message if we want to share info. My name is Jaimie. I have one friend who did VSG at st Francis about 3 years ago with Dr Shrikanth (not sure how to spell) She did well and lost almost 200 lbs. I also have a coworker who just had surgery on 11/11. She's doing great too and said it was much easier than she thought! Other than them my parents, husband and best friend are my support people who haven't had surgery. I can't wait to have mine! I have lost 63lbs during my 6 month nutrition and now I finally feel like all my hard work is leading to something. I have my preop appt Tuesday and I'm excited to learn more then. Nice to meet you!

Blkbell best wishes on your surgery tomorrow. Hoping all goes well & easy recovery. Let us know how you are doing.

Edited December 9, 201510 yr by acherishedbear

I am in Puyallup and have a surgery date of January 7th. Surgery will be through Franciscan in Federal Way. I have my pre-op nurses appt. on Nov 24. I had hoped to have my surgery before the holidays but when it came down to scheduling a date I opted to not be recovering at Christmas but to be able to chase after my Granddaughter who will be 9 months old Christmas Day. I know the holidays will zip by and surgery is just around the corner. Sooo excited!!

We are neighbors!!! I'm in puyallup too! I'm going through swedish on 12/9!

That's great blkbell! I would love to know how things are going for you after your surgery. Yours is coming up quickly. Maybe we could keep in contact. Do you have a lot of support?

We should keep in contact! We can do it here or on Facebook for now- whatever you are comfortable with. We can private message if we want to share info. My name is Jaimie. I have one friend who did VSG at st Francis about 3 years ago with Dr Shrikanth (not sure how to spell) She did well and lost almost 200 lbs. I also have a coworker who just had surgery on 11/11. She's doing great too and said it was much easier than she thought! Other than them my parents, husband and best friend are my support people who haven't had surgery. I can't wait to have mine! I have lost 63lbs during my 6 month nutrition and now I finally feel like all my hard work is leading to something. I have my preop appt Tuesday and I'm excited to learn more then. Nice to meet you!

Blkbell best wishes on your surgery tomorrow. Hoping all goes well & easy recovery. Let us know you are doing.

Thank you! I will!

Best wishes also blkbell! I'm excited for you and wish you the best!

Good luck and keep us posted!!

i live in spokane and i am in month 2 of 6 but my sergon said if all goes well i am looking into late jan/ early feb if i get to the goal weight loss

Hi Saralee!

I also live in Spokane. My surgery is next Tuesday. I will be keeping you in my prayers as you move forward in the process! Are you going through Rockwood?

i live in spokane and i am in month 2 of 6 but my sergon said if all goes well i am looking into late jan/ early feb if i get to the goal weight loss

Just got home. I have no issues with drinking and no pain in my stomach area at all. My gallbladder was taken out too and the pain in that area is awful since my stones doubled in size since my ultrasound. My surgeon said they were also double the size of the incisions so I'm expected a longer recovery only due to that. Honestly if it was the sleeve only I think I wouldn't have a single issue. I feel the gas but passing out both ends and hoping I get enough out before it migrated to my shoulder. Protein shakes were started yesterday but I'm not hungry and they are too sweet now for me. Getting in clear fluids easily since my mouth is so dry.

Just got home. I have no issues with drinking and no pain in my stomach area at all. My gallbladder was taken out too and the pain in that area is awful since my stones doubled in size since my ultrasound. My surgeon said they were also double the size of the incisions so I'm expected a longer recovery only due to that. Honestly if it was the sleeve only I think I wouldn't have a single issue. I feel the gas but passing out both ends and hoping I get enough out before it migrated to my shoulder. Protein shakes were started yesterday but I'm not hungry and they are too sweet now for me. Getting in clear fluids easily since my mouth is so dry.

Glad all went well. Sorry to hear about the gallbladder. Im sure its such a relief though to finally have the surgery. So congrats on that. i have gallstones as well and I'm hoping my surgeon will just remove the stones only. Is your diet still the same with the gallbladder removal?

Just got home. I have no issues with drinking and no pain in my stomach area at all. My gallbladder was taken out too and the pain in that area is awful since my stones doubled in size since my ultrasound. My surgeon said they were also double the size of the incisions so I'm expected a longer recovery only due to that. Honestly if it was the sleeve only I think I wouldn't have a single issue. I feel the gas but passing out both ends and hoping I get enough out before it migrated to my shoulder. Protein shakes were started yesterday but I'm not hungry and they are too sweet now for me. Getting in clear fluids easily since my mouth is so dry.

Glad all went well. Sorry to hear about the gallbladder. Im sure its such a relief though to finally have the surgery. So congrats on that. i have gallstones as well and I'm hoping my surgeon will just remove the stones only. Is your diet still the same with the gallbladder removal?

I don't think they just remove stones but they have to remove the whole thing. Better I think to get it all out now since you are risking more stones forming from the rapid weight loss. My diet is still the same. My surgeon said that the liquid diet the first two weeks will keep my gb area from acting up so it's actually better. She did warn me that diarrhea is more common with the gb being out. I'm fine with that- rather have that then constipation! So far no bowel movement yet though. I'm sure it's because I was all cleaned out before surgery and I'm not doing as much protein as I should yet since its so tough to drink it when I feel full.

Happy to hear your surgery went well!

Surgery date 12/22 with Dr Billings Edmonds WA. I live in Sumner WA

Hi Saralee!

I also live in Spokane. My surgery is next Tuesday. I will be keeping you in my prayers as you move forward in the process! Are you going through Rockwood?

i live in spokane and i am in month 2 of 6 but my sergon said if all goes well i am looking into late jan/ early feb if i get to the goal weight loss

I'm in Spokane as well. Go in for the second time on Thursday next week - the 17th.

Rawlins at Rockwood is my surgeon.

Best wishes!!

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Edited December 13, 201510 yr by wwboy

Hi Saralee!

I also live in Spokane. My surgery is next Tuesday. I will be keeping you in my prayers as you move forward in the process! Are you going through Rockwood?

i live in spokane and i am in month 2 of 6 but my sergon said if all goes well i am looking into late jan/ early feb if i get to the goal weight loss

yes i am going through rockwood

Hi Saralee!

I also live in Spokane. My surgery is next Tuesday. I will be keeping you in my prayers as you move forward in the process! Are you going through Rockwood?

i live in spokane and i am in month 2 of 6 but my sergon said if all goes well i am looking into late jan/ early feb if i get to the goal weight loss

I'm in Spokane as well. Go in for the second time on Thursday next week - the 17th.

Rawlins at Rockwood is my surgeon.

Best wishes!!

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My first visit was with Dr. Spitz at rockwood

Boy it's amazing how far you come in two weeks! Tomorrow is my two week mark and feeling good. Still feeing tired but I think that will get better once I'm graduated to foods in two days. I cannot wait! This liquid diet had been one of the hardest things to do. Mostly mentally. I'm so tired of sweet protein and broth! I still can't get all my protein or fluids in but I do pretty good. I no longer have spasms or pain when I drink so I think I'm healing even my gallbladder surgical area is a million times better. I still haven't weighed yet- waiting for my post op Thursday and to be surprised. I sure see the loss though!I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas!

Edited December 22, 201510 yr by blkbell