My tentative date is June 9! Anybody else getting sleeved in June?

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Edited April 3, 201610 yr by shrinkingkimber

Mine will be next Monday June 6th at 8am

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Yay, Junesleevers!

I got my date today: June 22, even sooner than I hoped. (My first appt was only May 18.). And my surgeon said I don't have to do ANY liver diet, because I've been eating high protein (and losing weight) so she says my "liver has shrunk enough." Hallelujah!

@@Susan Michelle Autry - I'll be praying for you and your surgeon tomorrow!

I started my three week pre-op diet today, which consists of 2 protein shakes and then for dinner I can have 4-6 oz of some sort of meat, 1/2 cup of starch, and unlimited greens. Very hungry right now and I've got another 20 days to go. Yikes!

Ugh, Farcaster, three weeks of SUCK! But a lifetime ahead...

Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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I'm on my pre-op diet now and will have surgery in less than a week on June 7th! I'm so excited to be getting my band out and revising to the sleeve!

Mine is June 13th

so ready to get busy living!!

Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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What is pre-op testing? The endoscopy?

Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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What is pre-op testing? The endoscopy?

My preop testing is blood work, chest X-ray and EKG. I go tomorrow for that. I also have to pre-register at the hospital. Surgery is June 9.

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Got it - thanks. Do you get to skip the endiscopy, shrinkingkimber?

Got it - thanks. Do you get to skip the endiscopy, shrinkingkimber?

Yes. My doctor didn't require it.

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Instead of endoscopy... I'm having an upper GI X-ray series with contrast ...

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

Einstein

Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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What is pre-op testing? The endoscopy?

My preop testing is blood work, chest X-ray and EKG. I go tomorrow for that. I also have to pre-register at the hospital. Surgery is June 9.

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I all had that, plus a pulmomary clearance and a Upper GI. I'm really impressed with all the testing and technology involved in this pre-op stage. The Upper GI was really cool and I have the monitors in from of me so I was able to see all "my insides" while I was drinking the contrast

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My approval came in today and I am scheduled for June 21st with pre-op diet starting almost three weeks before. Apparently, when you're near 50 BMI, my surgeon likes to have an extended pre-op. Yay!

I feel like I should be nervous about having such a major surgery, but I guess it doesn't quite feel real yet.

My date is June 21st too!! I start my pre-op liquid diet next Tuesday, the 7th.

Pre-op diet for me started a couple of days ago, since I needed to do three weeks. I'm on day 3 of the diet. Some aspects are easier than I expected. I'm able to go to lunch with friends and have a glass of water while they eat and not be losing my mind. At the same time, I have some intense feelings of hunger every once in a while and just feel generally fatigued. I guess that is to be expected with a diet that has me eating about 700 calories a day.

Anyway, something to be prepared for. I guess what makes it easier is that I only have to deal with this phase for a couple more weeks now.

Still, I think I'll mourn not having the usual Friday white chicken pizza tomorrow.