Well, I am less than 24-hours out from my GS surgery. I am first up on Monday (8/21) which means I arrive at the hospital at 6 am and in theory will have my procedure at 730 am. I have to acknowledge that reading these forums has been invaluable. I am not sure mentally I would have been able to get from here to there without this resource. Every time I have a question or a doubt, I jump to the forums. And the knowledge here and the encouragement from so many posters has usually calmed my nerves. That said, I do have just a little bit of pre-op jitters but mostly feel strong that this is the best thing for me. My recent high weight is around 327, I am down pre-op to around 312.5 ... and the pre-op diet (3 shakes a day and a small meal with protein and a veggie) hasn't been too difficult for me. Anyhow, I am hoping all will go well. I'll check back in and post when I can. I am sure the next few days will be challenging but I am hoping for the best.

Good luck to all of you!! Life is great on the other side!

Heading to the hospital! See you on the other side ladies :-)

Get busy living or get busy dying.

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#GodSpeed To All My August Sleevers!!!

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I'm checking in at the hospital too! [emoji541] Everyone else in the USA are talking about how the eclipse marks a new beginning and here I am, taking back my life!

Waiting for surgery!!!! was scheduled at 845 so they are late!! Ahhhhhh I'm nervous!!

All good. Congratulations.

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You guys have got this. Your first 2 weeks will be the worst but everything will start looking up after that. I'm just over a month out and I'm thrilled with the results.

Today is the day. Hope all those ladies that went in this morning are doing great. I have been listening to the radio and they are all hyped about the eclipse I didn't realize until one of the other posters stated today is a special day with the eclipse and also with all of our surgeries... yay

Yayyyyyy you got this!! I was sleeved last Tuesday 8/15 it was not bad at all. Like they say surgery day and the day after was rough but so far so good. Getting my liquids in fine and just resting. Good Luck!!

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Good luck all! You will rock it!!

Hi everyone! ....... My Sleeve surgery was postponed for the 3rd time. Looking ahead to a 9.25.17 date now.

I had previously started the Liquid Diet for the first 2 days & thought I was going to pass out or die! I was in bad shape & won't lie..... I was relieved that my surgery was delayed another month. Little did I know then, what I know now............. getting past that second day is Key........ that is when your body starts burning off stored fat! Now, I look forward to the next time I do this diet before surgery. They don't tell you everything......... I've read & learned so much since joining this forum. Thanks everyone!

Edited August 21, 20179 yr by Deeme

14 minutes ago, Deeme said:

Hi everyone! ....... My Sleeve surgery was postponed for the 3rd time. Looking ahead to a 9.25.17 date now.

I had previously started the liquid diet for the first 2 days & thought I was going to pass out or die! I was in bad shape & won't lie..... I was relieved that my surgery was delayed another month. Little did I know then, what I know now............. getting past that second day is Key........ that is when your body starts burning off stored fat! Now, I look forward to the next time I do this diet before surgery. They don't tell you everything......... I've read & learned so much since joining this forum. Thanks everyone!

Why did your surgery get postponed?

I had a skin infection on just the left side of my stomach called Cellulitis. I spent almost a week in the hospital, in June, on 4 antibiotic drips & have been on others every since that time. This comes & goes....and.... can happen to anyone at anytime with a bug bite, itching, etc. They really don't have a definite answer, except that...... antibiotics don't work good like they did 20 yrs. ago....... which is a scary thing, when you think about it. It looks good now, let's hope it stays that way. I remain on the antibiotics until the day of my surgery.

Edited August 21, 20179 yr by Deeme

Good luck today on all the surgeries!

Well, was sleeved this morning and so far so good. I was nervous as heck but everybody at the hospital has been great. They have been giving me pain and Nasuea meds reliably to keep me ahead of that curve and comfortable. I have sipped, sipped, sipped and walked, walked, walked. Hope everyone.s procedure went well. On to day two .

Edited August 22, 20179 yr by msb-001