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.

Great! Ive been trying to get in some of my favorite foods/restaurants but at the same time not gain weight since i have an alpointment to go pickup my Meal Replacements and i will ne weighed in lol. The program im in has us do Optifast meal replacments bars, Soups, and pudding mixes (no bars after week 1). I really just am teady to get this thimg rolling lol. My insurance required a 6month program so its been a long journey and im ready for the next chapter! Good luck to you as well, keep im touch!

I'm scheduled for surgery Jan. 4th! I start my two week liquid diet on monday. My surgeon said she would like to see me down to 155lbs (I'm 5'5), so i have about 130 lbs to lose. I'm not really nervous at all,I'm just excited to finally have a chance at being a normal, healthy weight. I'm feeling very optimistic.

We can be two week partners!! I'm also scheduled for Jan 4th

How are you doing this last weekend

Of "freedom" lol.

My husband is taking me to a restaurant tonight that I've been dying to go to for years. (Finally)

My 2 week plan includes light yogurt, sugar free Jello and sugar free pudding so I've stocked up for this. Good luck

All of this strict dieting the.last 2 weeks has me concerned. I can have clear liquids up until 11 - my surgery is at 2..... come on 12/30#!!!!!!!!

I am scheduled for January 27th. Tomorrow I have my EGD, Friday is pre-op clearance with my PCP and Saturday is my mammogram and chest X-Ray. Then my final nutrition class and the bariatric coordinator can put in for the auth. Hard to believe I start the liquid diet in less than a month! Time seems to have sped up! Lol

I'm scheduled for January 27 too! Wanna be sleeve buddies?

All of this strict dieting the.last 2 weeks has me concerned. I can have clear liquids up until 11 - my surgery is at 2..... come on 12/30#!!!!!!!!

I can't have anything to drink after midnight the night before and my surgery is at 3 pm

I'm going to do the same as you are - just in case I misunderstood something!!

What did you pay for ur endoscopy ?

What did you pay for ur endoscopy ?

My insurance covered all of it - so I am not sure. I have lucked out how well Blue Cross has taken care of me.

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What did you pay for ur endoscopy ?

Im wondering this too. I got my edg done friday....i decided not to find out how much it was going to cost before hand because i didnt want to get discouraged or start stressing about it. Waiting for it to show up on my insurance claims....my hospital lets you set up payment plans for any balance. I have blue cross blue shield silver select insurance.

@@Ali_ mine is on Jan 12 as well. Absolutely over the moon about it! Can't wait!

1/5 for me - I'm not sure insurance has approved yet - but date is scheduled. I'll self pay if not...

I am so glad all of you are getting your dates for surgery. You will all have them done probably before I even get my date despite that fact that my 6 months supervised diet was done Nov 23rd. My PCP and surgeon have me in a Catch 22. I was so ready for this to happen this month and now I have no idea when it will happen. I am leaving the thread for awhile until I have a date.Very discouraged and angry with both Doctors at this point. I wish you all the very best with your surgeries. When I finally get a date if it is in Jan or Feb I will be back here. Bye for now

Jan 11 in Mexico! 3 weeks from today!

Jan 28th for me. Shiver twitch smile worry hope.

Man some days i wanna climb a tree and bark at the moon. Others im cool as a nice salty cucumber about it.

I am so glad all of you are getting your dates for surgery. You will all have them done probably before I even get my date despite that fact that my 6 months supervised diet was done Nov 23rd. My PCP and surgeon have me in a Catch 22. I was so ready for this to happen this month and now I have no idea when it will happen. I am leaving the thread for awhile until I have a date.Very discouraged and angry with both Doctors at this point. I wish you all the very best with your surgeries. When I finally get a date if it is in Jan or Feb I will be back here. Bye for now

I can't begin to imagine how frustrated you must be. I'm sorry they're putting you through this. My six months supervised diet was up on Nov. 17th. I hate all the hoops they expect us to hurdle. I expected to have my surgery middle of January. Now it looks like it will probably be a month later because my husband will be out of the country and wants to be here for the surgery. I feel like it will be March at the rate things are going! We get ourselves all psyched up for the surgery, then are forced to keep up that momentum for another month or more.

Please don't leave the thread because you don't have your date yet. Well, if it frustrates you to see everyone else, then you need to do what works for you. But we certainly like you being here!

Anyone else experience lack of energy on the pre-op liquid diet? This is day 2 and I am so tired. I've been taking a multi vitamin since we are lacking nutrients. But my goodness I thought I had low energy before.