Looking for a surgery buddy! Let's be losers together [emoji851]

Me too! I'm slated for March 31st! Is there a March Buddy Group?

Can we be surgery buddies too? I'm having mine done on 3/22/16 :-)

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Awesome!

I wanna buddy...mine is March 24

I would like to be buddies as well. I am having my sleeve on 3/25/16 in NJ. [emoji16]

Edited March 12, 201610 yr by coco86

It's rapidly approaching! I have my medical clearance sign off on the 15th and begin my pre op diet that day too, and then sleeve time on the 29th!!! EEEEEEE! I am super pumped

Looking for a surgery buddy! Let's be losers together

my surgery is 3/28!

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How is everyone doing!?

@@elo402 - I am excite too! My medical clearance will be signed off tomorrow after my chest x-ray . . No pre op diet here though my MD said there is no research proving it is actually helpful which seems to be the consensus by researchers/doctors on pubmed too. To each his own when it comes to what the programs preach it seems but I am glad I do not have to do it! . . Do you have anyone going with you to the surgery?

coco

@@elo402 - I am excite too! My medical clearance will be signed off tomorrow after my chest x-ray . . No pre op diet here though my MD said there is no research proving it is actually helpful which seems to be the consensus by researchers/doctors on pubmed too. To each his own when it comes to what the programs preach it seems but I am glad I do not have to do it! . . Do you have anyone going with you to the surgery?

coco

Yes my husband is going to go with me day of surgery. He's a nervous wreck but im ready to get the show on the road!! I was terrified but I'm past that now thank god, now I'm most worried about hair loss bc I have short hair as it is and its pink/purple/green/blue, lol. I haven't had "normal" hair in years and I'm worried about going bald lol

@@elo402 - I am very excited. I just had my pre-op appointment this past Friday and I started the pre-op diet today. So, Im on that for 2 weeks to help shrink the liver. My surgery is set for March 28th! I'm nervous and excited at the same time! My husband and kids are happy and nervous for me at the same time, but I'm glad I have their support.

@@elo402 - that is good he is so supportive, lol poor guy I am sure he will be fine once you get out of anesthesia . . I am so worried about the hair loss too! I have long hair I dye blonde and there will be tears if I have to cut it off because it gets thin/broken looking or if I go bald. To keep myself from getting too upset I keep thinking would I rather be overweight with beautiful hair or healthy with less than beautiful hair, healthy wins every time. I was told it is only a temporary side effect from the rapid weight loss and will get better once you are in maintenance mode so I am focusing on that and extra Biotin, vita C and Niacin supplements to get me through. If things really start to go bad I might even try rogaine.

coco

Edited March 13, 201610 yr by coco86

Also guys can any of you point me to research studies (not articles written by a single doctor or a journalist who is not a PhD) that actually prove a 2 weeks diet shrinks the liver. A lot of people talk about it but from what I am finding there are no large scale studies showing there is any truth to it. I would try it if I could find a scientifically valid reason to so any information you have on it would be appreciated.

coco

@@coco86 - In general, it is more that the fat surrounding the liver(and all your organs for that matter), which causes fatty liver, is what your body will use first. A diet which causes your body to break down fats into the sugars your body needs will generally shrink the liver due to that fat being used first. So, your liver shrinks because you are putting less sugar into your body. You can read up on NASH (Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis) When I had my testing done my ultrasound showed that I had "fatty liver". If it is to fat then the surgeon cannot get in and see the stomach very well in order to do the surgery. So, my putting you on a high Protein, no sugar, low carb diet it can help shrink the liver. For my own decision, I would rather do and help put my mind into play about starting this new life change, and also I don't want the surgeon to go in and then can't perform the surgery because they can't see my stomach. I have heard stories of that happening, where surgeons have gone in and the liver was so large they had to come out and do the surgery another time.

@@mrskhardin - Large population studies show we cannot predict what fat the body will use first. Fatty liver cannot be resolved in 2 weeks which is why the whole 2 week diet confuses me. If it was truly for fatty liver you would be on it for a minimum of 8 weeks and even then the difference would be statistically insignificant. The science just does not make sense when looking at how the body functions from a biological perspective. From my understanding they use a protractor to hold back the liver don't they? I can respect the psychological reasons for it but personally I like a well studied scientific reason as I feel like I have my head in the game with or without the preop diet. I have heard of an open procedure being done instead of a laparoscopic one because of excessive abdominal fat but nothing about the not being able to preform the surgery because of a fatty liver. Sorry if I am annoying I am a geneticist so I am simply curious about the science not trying to be combative.

coco

Edited March 13, 201610 yr by coco86