Welp, the monthly support forum has not been updated for 2016. I know there's a thread somewhere for December & January sleevers, but thought I'd include you January peeps in honor of the upcoming year. Share your dates, doctor/nut/psych visits, tests, hopes, and whatever else you want to share pertaining to your surgery. Feel free to offer encouragement and cheerleading as warranted. Maybe everyone can link up with some sleeve buddies!

I'll start. I have 100 to 130 pounds to lose (no goal set yet). My sleeve was supposed to be in January. Instead, my husband needs to go out of the country on business in the middle of the month and can't guarantee he'll be back, so I'll probably be sleeved in February. It's frustrating to me because my insurance requires 6 months supervised diet. I finished that the week before Thanksgiving (U.S.) I'm scheduled to attend the final "class" they require all patients to take on Dec. 17. My endoscopy is Jan. 13. I could easily have made it in December, but hubby didn't want me restricted over the Holidays. (I had thyroid surgery with complications last year just before Christmas, so I understand how he feels.) Still, you can imagine my frustration now that my surgery needs to be pushed back again!

Who's next?

*Mods please move this to the appropriate forum when you update the support groups.

I had my Pre-Admission 4 hour workshop today. Next Tuesday this time I will have had my gallbladder and sleeve surgery. I am not sure why I was nervous but I could feel myself starting to shake as I arrived at the Doctors office and especially when we went to the hospital next door. There were three of us in the workshop. I am having my surgery on Tuesday as it is 2 procedures. The other 2 are only have the WLS. I still do not have a time but it will be Tuesday Jan 26th afternoon. The Nurse said she would try and schedule it for the first one in the afternoon as the Doctor starts surgery at 12:30. The people at the hospital were all very nice, explained everything to me and understood my special needs. I had to have blood drawn again as my last drawing was one month ago yesterday and they wanted an update. Paid my copay, got my prescriptions and my pre-op one day clear liquid diet. I didn't know until today I will have to give myself an injection each day for 30 days after the surgery. I have never had surgery before nor given myself shots, I am ok now but I hate to see how nervous I will be feeling o surgery day. I came home with a shopping bag full of paperwork I had to sign and others I need to read including a detailed followup schedule for the next 18 months.

Its been 7 months in the making but it will finally be happening and I am so glad and happy and hope and pray with the additional weight loss I will be walking soon. I did start a blog in 2008 when I was denied and continued it when I started again this year. If anyone is interested in following my progress the url is in my signature.

VSG surgery tomorrow. It has taken me 6 months to get to this point. I'm not nervous at all, just very excited!

VSG surgery tomorrow. It has taken me 6 months to get to this point. I'm not nervous at all, just very excited!

Congrats and best of luck to you!!

Hi sleeve buddies! I had my pre-admission work done today. Everything went well. This time next week I will be sleeping (hopefully) on pain meds, and all this will be just a memory! I have to get up the morning of surgery at 3am, to be at the hospital by 6am. I am his first surgery at 7:30am. I'm not nervous, I'm excited to git 'er done! Been on this journey since 8/6/15, and it seemed my day would never get here! Now I am a week away and I look back and see that actually is has gone by fast! I'm on day 8 of pre-op liquid diet, and frankly, I can't wait to get rid of 3/4 of this stomach so I don't feel like I'm starving all the time! I am craving meat and banana's badly! LOL Anyone else have cravings for certain foods on their pre-op diet? Congrat's to those who have jumped the fence, and best wishes for those like me still waiting to jump this month!

February 9th baby!!!!

Woot woot ????????

Save a spot for me on the losers bench!

Just left the Dr got my medical clearnce today I'm so excited I though I was Gona have wait cuz my tsh level was 13 but they cleard me so not sure exact date but I no feb

Getting a pedicure done at this very moment. My feet and toes have to look spiffy for surgery day tomorrow!!!!! Reporting to the hospital for 5:30am.... Ready to start the recovery process...

@@Leslie11 I did the exact same thing! The day of my surgery I was so calm, not nervous at all. Even after my surgery was delayed for almost 5 hrs. Now a week out my Taste is back (still

Not hungry but really enjoyed the flavor of cream tomato soup) before you know it, you'll be here. Easy peasy!

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@@Leslie11 I did the exact same thing! The day of my surgery I was so calm, not nervous at all. Even after my surgery was delayed for almost 5 hrs. Now a week out my Taste is back (still

Not hungry but really enjoyed the flavor of cream tomato soup) before you know it, you'll be here. Easy peasy!

Congrats to the new "losers" and congrats to the newly approved. What a blessing in happy for you all!

My surgery is on hold until the lung specialist approves. I guess I'm not using the cpap enough. ???? this makes me so upset n sad

I'm scheduled for Mon Jan 18! Anyone out there having it that day?

Thankfully my insurance required nothing but a 40+ BMI over a 5 year period. No dieting required. I had the endoscopy, a sleep study just as a precaution.Saw the nutritionist, attended a Nutrition class and did the psych counseling require by my surgeon, I am now approved and ready to go. I know some of you have been waiting for months,

I'm getting pretty nervous, I worry most about dying during surgery! Silly I know but I am always that one that thinks it will happen to them since the percentage is so low! :-/

Start liquids and protein powder on Monday. Just have to do it for a week. I'm not stressing on that, I am stressing on when I get home and not screwing up. I keep hearing Small sips every 10 mins. Trying to figure out the definition of small is freaking me out. I guess it is maybe trial and error. One thing I know for sure is i am ready to look good and feel even better! This is something only my husband and I know about. I want to keep it that way. We tend to be hermits in the winter and hibernate, never socializing much in this midwest weather. Come spring I hope to see some surprised looks as the socializing begins again. Thank you for adding me!

Mine was also 1/18. I can't seem to drink enough water. How are you doing ? And I'm not hungry at all.

My surgery was 1/15 and getting in all my ounces and water is tough! Some days it's easy other days I feel nauseous and don't want to drink a thing. I haven't felt hungry at all (ever) since surgery. However I have some serious cramping going on that kicks at the worst of times.

Thankfully the post-surgery soreness is gone now (for the most part).

My surgery was 1/15 and getting in all my ounces and water is tough! Some days it's easy other days I feel nauseous and don't want to drink a thing. I haven't felt hungry at all (ever) since surgery. However I have some serious cramping going on that kicks at the worst of times.

Thankfully the post-surgery soreness is gone now (for the most part).

Aw you had yours on my bday ☺️ are you not able to drink so much or simply not being able to sip it without the urge to gulp is the hard part?

Tomorrow I have my last appointment with my surgeon and will be submitting to the insurance.. Usually takes a week for approval and another couple for the date.. Game time is here.. Excited and nervous.. It's been a long 7 months waiting