I have officially started my vsg journey! Anyone else at this stage? And a couple other questions how is your support system? How is your significant other handling it? I ask because mine says he's supportive but has concerns about after surgery...like if I lose a bunch of weight I will leave him if I start getting attention from other people.

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On 6/15/2017 at 8:18 AM, Leviosa said:

In the weight management phase of this process; can't wait!

My husband is very supportive of my decision but doesn't seem too worried right now. I think he's just taking it a day at a time and will handle issues as they come. I do keep feeding him information as learn it so as to prepare him more than he is now.

He's not a jealous kind of guy so I don't think he's thought about the attention issue in the future. We're very open with each other so if something were to arise, we'd definitely talk about it.

The key is open communication and trust; its worked for me so far. We'll see if that changes lol .

Good Luck!

My surgery date is set for July 17th and my husband is like your husband when it comes to my weight loss journey. You are right the key is communication and I think as the weight comes off if I include him in my journey we will be just fine. For example, if I buy something new to wear and he likes it, I would wear it out with him on a date first before I wear it anywhere else (mind you I am a pretty modest yet classy dresser now).

Thanks for sharing, I agree with everything you said here and I am so excited for the encouraging things I will read here along my journey.

18 hours ago, Dee's Journey said:

My surgery date is set for July 17th and my husband is like your husband when it comes to my weight loss journey. You are right the key is communication and I think as the weight comes off if I include him in my journey we will be just fine. For example, if I buy something new to wear and he likes it, I would wear it out with him on a date first before I wear it anywhere else (mind you I am a pretty modest yet classy dresser now).

Thanks for sharing, I agree with everything you said here and I am so excited for the encouraging things I will read here along my journey.

Congrats on getting a date set; I'm so excited to go along with you on your journey! Keep us posted as you can! Good luck!

28 minutes ago, Leviosa said:

Congrats on getting a date set; I'm so excited to go along with you on your journey! Keep us posted as you can! Good luck!

Thank you, I am going to need all the help and support I can get. What better way to get that support by great people sharing their experiences and supporting one another. I am excited!

Hi everyone! I'm in the early stages too. I had my initial consult earlier this month. I have my upper GI/small bowel test tomorrow along with some labs and my first nutritionist visit. My psych is scheduled for July 10. After that, who knows! He said we can schedule a date after all of my results come in and my insurance approves. It takes a month for results and up to 2 weeks insurance approval. My insurance doesn't have a supervised WL requirement, so that helps. I can't gain, that's my only restriction from the surgeon.

My husband is supportive, but he has made a few jokes about me leaving when I lose weight. I think it's a very minor concern but he's more excited than anything for us to be healthy. We just had our first baby last year, our lives together are just beginning. I've been very open about the surgery with him and even asked if he agreed to it, not because I need permission or anything, but because it will be a huge change for his life as well and his input is important. He felt valued to be included in the process, thankfully.

I'm excited to keep in touch with all of you since we are so close on our timelines. Best wishes to all of you!

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2 hours ago, Freija said:

Hi everyone! I'm in the early stages too. I had my initial consult earlier this month. I have my upper GI/small bowel test tomorrow along with some labs and my first nutritionist visit. My psych is scheduled for July 10. After that, who knows! He said we can schedule a date after all of my results come in and my insurance approves. It takes a month for results and up to 2 weeks insurance approval. My insurance doesn't have a supervised WL requirement, so that helps. I can't gain, that's my only restriction from the surgeon.

My husband is supportive, but he has made a few jokes about me leaving when I lose weight. I think it's a very minor concern but he's more excited than anything for us to be healthy. We just had our first baby last year, our lives together are just beginning. I've been very open about the surgery with him and even asked if he agreed to it, not because I need permission or anything, but because it will be a huge change for his life as well and his input is important. He felt valued to be included in the process, thankfully.

I'm excited to keep in touch with all of you since we are so close on our timelines. Best wishes to all of you!

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I totally agree with you. Including him on your journey, I believe it will make him more secure with the process. Good luck with your surgery date and all your tests.

I just started my journey this month June and they had me scheduled one app after another heart doctor stomach doctor psychiatrist dietitian. All I have left is 3 more with The dietitian and one online group meeting then just get my date for surgery!! Everything has been approved so now just waiting!!! I'm hoping my surgery date will be in August or sooner!!!

My husband has also asked if I'm going to leave him after I lose weight! One of the main reasons I've done it is so that we can qualify for IVF treatment, why on earth would I leave him! I'm not sure what goes on inside his head sometimes. I'm just excited for us to be able to get to where we want to be.

Good luck with your journey x

I'm also just starting my journey. Scheduled to meet my surgeon and his team on 8/9 [emoji3]