My Gastric Sleeve surgery is set for April 2018. My journey began in June 2017. I was a go getter from the start and completed everything as soon as I could. I knew I probably drove my doctor's nuts but I was determined to finish this one way or the other. Unfortunately, my drive was not enough and I was stuck waiting on everyone else with long wait lists, not hearing back timely, etc. 10 months later I am getting the surgery.

I cried when I got my surgery date. It all started from one phone call after years of diet, exercise, personal trainers, pills, doctor appointments, before I got the urge to Google possible options. I had never had surgery aside from my wisdom teeth removed and so this was a huge leap of courage. I found out all the requirements, looked up a surgeon and program that could do it, contacted my insurance company found out any other remaining information, verified surgeon and program were in network, and kept on running ever since.

I am terrified for this surgery but mostly its because nothing is certain. I am the type of girl that creates a spreadsheet to clear my mind. I love plans, numbers, details, and viewable goals. There is nothing I can plan with this. I have watched almost every YouTube video out there, done countless hours and days of research, have 2 binders made up organized into tabs and stages, and have kept up to date with many forums.

I however have not really posted to many forums until now. So I think instead of taking this scary, crazy, unbelievable, amazing journey alone, I could be in contact with some amazing people starting their journey's around mine so that I can not feel so overwhelmingly alone during this process..

My husband no matter how sweet he may be is tall, and skinny and will not understand the restrictions I am under. I have told very little people about this surgery and they are to keep it surgery however these friends and family will not be able to understand anything I'm going through.

I love to offer support and am excited to begin this journey with you guys.

Let's be strong and change our lives together!!!!!

We're all on a journey to better ourselves together. I have my surgery the 18th however I have been through the educational, nutritional, and exercise programs since my program is so strict since June 2017. I can help answer any questions anybody has and we can always help each other find out answers to questions that might not have a known answer. I cannot imagine how terrifying of an experience it must have been in that airport. It seems as God showed you an answer to your problems and you guys are following through on it. I hope everything goes well and cannot wait to hear your success. My husband is luckily tall and slender however he has been through ALL classes and appointments with me including sitting in with surgeons, nurses, nutritionist, weight loss coaches, therapists, and support groups. We heard about the divorce rate as well and so he decided to integrate himself into my journey so it felt like part of his own as well. I am so proud of you guys for being there to support each other. This will most likely only make your marriage even stronger.

Those who are new to this whole experience learning all that you can now is perfect. So many people go into this ill prepared including only wanting to see the positives and not preparing for the negatives. Watching other's experiences help to prepare for these obstacles and gives you a safety net of knowledge and supportive people to lean on to help accomplish your goals.

I love the community that we have built together on this forum and stand by all of you on your journey's!!!!

Let's not lose touch with each other post op, that is when we will need each other the most for success!!

32 minutes ago, domi said:

How exciting for all of us. For those couples doing this together, that is fantastic. I'm doing this with the support of my family and husband, but I'm also doing this because my husband is on dialysis. I would not wish dialysis on my enemy. Now is the time to put ourselves first. This is difficult as a wife, mother, and caregiver, but I have finally realized (with counseling) that I need to take care of myself or I will not be able to help others. I thought I was being selfish, but I was wrong. Improving my health will help my whole family. I highly suggest counseling for all of you. It has helped me immensely. And if you have Netflix, I recommend "The Ward". It follows several people through gastric sleeve surgery and it helped me better understand why the pre-op liquid diet is so important.

Best of luck to all of you.

Thank you! I had no idea Netflix had something on gastric sleeve! I will definitely be checking this out. I'm so sorry for what you guys are going through. Best of thoughts and support your way!

Told Tomkitten ( my son) we gotta get Netflix I'm missing so much and can't relate to the inside jokes.. Wah wah!

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Liquid diet day 5!

Hello there April sleevers! My husband and I are on day 5 of our modified liquid diet and we are doing surprisingly well. Whoever would have thought that you could live off of 600-700 calories a day? It’s crazy that our bodies aren’t absolutely freaking out at this point. Guess this is a good sign for things to come. Have anyone else started this process yet?

Edited March 31, 20188 yr by curvylady

Curvy,

I'm also on day 5 of my pre op liquid diet. I went into some major carb withdrawals on Thurs and Friday. Not that I had irresistible cravings or anything, just a massive headache and low energy. I added a little fat to the one sensible, low carb meal I'm allowed to have and that seemed to take care of the headache almost immediately.

The one scary thing I noticed, hair loss already. This morning in the shower I had a very large hair ball in the drain. If this is the start of the hair loss, I think I'm facing baldness. I've been living on protein, so it's not lack of protein. Maybe I'll invest in a wig.

Curvy,
I'm also on day 5 of my pre op liquid diet. I went into some major carb withdrawals on Thurs and Friday. Not that I had irresistible cravings or anything, just a massive Headache and low energy. I added a little fat to the one sensible, low carb meal I'm allowed to have and that seemed to take care of the headache almost immediately.
The one scary thing I noticed, hair loss already. This morning in the shower I had a very large hair ball in the drain. If this is the start of the hair loss, I think I'm facing baldness. I've been living on Protein, so it's not lack of protein. Maybe I'll invest in a wig.

Does your protein shake have enough protein? I’m on day 10 of my pre-op diet. I can’t wait for my surgery on Thursday, 4/5.

Curvy,
I'm also on day 5 of my pre op liquid diet. I went into some major carb withdrawals on Thurs and Friday. Not that I had irresistible cravings or anything, just a massive headache and low energy. I added a little fat to the one sensible, low carb meal I'm allowed to have and that seemed to take care of the headache almost immediately.
The one scary thing I noticed, hair loss already. This morning in the shower I had a very large hair ball in the drain. If this is the start of the hair loss, I think I'm facing baldness. I've been living on protein, so it's not lack of protein. Maybe I'll invest in a wig.

I'm on day 5 of the liquid diet and today was a major struggle. I had a headache that would not go away. I broke down and ate 2 scramble eggs. My headache went away almost immediately. I understand the importance of a liquid diet but today was just unbearable.


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