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 too have went thru some stalls. Sometimes it's because my bathroom schedule is no longer consistent. (I know. Tmi)

I think my other was due to not eating enough shockingly! My body must have went into starvation mode.

Water is still a struggle for me as well. I've never been very good at drinking water but I'm getting a lot better at it now!

Yes I will be in one of those months for sure .. Submitting insurance info next week ????

That's awesome!!!

Falecha

Had my surgery on 1/27/16 and I am down to 239. Started at 272 day of surgery. It has been going great for me. I wish I

would loose faster but I am loosing.

I am almost exactly the same! Same surgery date, I was 274lbs on surgery day & now 240lbs!

I lost 20lbs before surgery so 54 lbs down in total

Thats great jenkins! Sounds like you are doing good on your weight loss.

Had my surgery on 1/27/16 and I am down to 239. Started at 272 day of surgery. It has been going great for me. I wish I

would loose faster but I am loosing.

I am almost exactly the same! Same surgery date, I was 274lbs on surgery day & now 240lbs!

I lost 20lbs before surgery so 54 lbs down in total

Good job!!!

Falecha

I think water is finally getting easier

Hello everyone

I've been MIA for a while. But today finally after 8 weeks of submitting my paperwork to the insurance company and being on the pre-op diet for 4 days: my surgery was approved! I'm scheduled for April 18th! So happy. Finally this is really happening! After going back and forth with my insurance company it's all good! It's like I still can't believe it!

I was in the group because we were suppose to schedule in Feb. it didn't happen but now it finally did.

Woohoo.

Since you all are a few months ahead any suggestions on what to expect? My husband is really nervous about surgery but he usually is - even when I had my c-section.

I don't want to get nervous now as I've been waiting for this for sooooo long.

@MrsRP Welcome back! And with such happy news! Tell hubby not to fret, it was sooo much easier than either of my c-sections. You have the first suggestion I would make, down pat. Go in with a very positive attitude! I was so excited to be having it done, and just kept telling myself "All I have to do is go to sleep, and when I wake up it will all be behind me". Actually the hardest part about the surgery is the pre-op diets! If you can suffer thru those you will sail thru surgery! Prayers for you as your journey begins on the 18th! Happy Spring!

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@MrsRP Welcome back! And with such happy news! Tell hubby not to fret, it was sooo much easier than either of my c-sections. You have the first suggestion I would make, down pat. Go in with a very positive attitude! I was so excited to be having it done, and just kept telling myself "All I have to do is go to sleep, and when I wake up it will all be behind me". Actually the hardest part about the surgery is the pre-op diets! If you can suffer thru those you will sail thru surgery! Prayers for you as your journey begins on the 18th! Happy Spring!

Thank you so much For the support. I'm not a fan of the pre op diet. But hey, it's for a great thing so I suck it up every day. And every day I go thru it is a day less I have to do! [emoji122]????

Hello everyone

I've been MIA for a while. But today finally after 8 weeks of submitting my paperwork to the insurance company and being on the pre-op diet for 4 days: my surgery was approved! I'm scheduled for April 18th! So happy. Finally this is really happening! After going back and forth with my insurance company it's all good! It's like I still can't believe it!

I was in the group because we were suppose to schedule in Feb. it didn't happen but now it finally did.

Woohoo.

Since you all are a few months ahead any suggestions on what to expect? My husband is really nervous about surgery but he usually is - even when I had my c-section.

I don't want to get nervous now as I've been waiting for this for sooooo long.

Yay!!!!!! Congratulations! You will be so happy. Dieting is sooooooo much easier now!

Hello everyone

I've been MIA for a while. But today finally after 8 weeks of submitting my paperwork to the insurance company and being on the pre-op diet for 4 days: my surgery was approved! I'm scheduled for April 18th! So happy. Finally this is really happening! After going back and forth with my insurance company it's all good! It's like I still can't believe it!

I was in the group because we were suppose to schedule in Feb. it didn't happen but now it finally did.

Woohoo.

Since you all are a few months ahead any suggestions on what to expect? My husband is really nervous about surgery but he usually is - even when I had my c-section.

I don't want to get nervous now as I've been waiting for this for sooooo long.

Yay!!!!!! Congratulations! You will be so happy. Dieting is sooooooo much easier now!

Thank you so much!! I'm so excited!!

How is everyone? Motivation keeping up?

Hey there,

I've been doing well. Diet is pretty good. I still have some trouble keeping up my water and protein intake. I've lost 53 lbs since surgery on 2/22/16 and 63 lbs total. I think I'm on my second stall. First one was my second week and lasted 10 days and I haven't lost anything in about 8 days now. I know it's normal but it drives me batty. I've still got approx 100 lbs that I want to lose.

I think i'm doing ok... instagram has been an amazing resource, tbh.