I would love to make some surgery buddies now so we can go through all the pre-op requirements together and stick through surgery and beyond. Anyone else already know their surgery will occur this summer?

My surgery is going to fall in the July or August time frame. Most of this is dependent upon checking all my surgeon's boxes, the rest is dependent upon my financing since I'm self-pay. I'll be getting the sleeve.

I love my surgeon and feel really lucky to have found him. So far the pre-op stuff has gone smoothly, but I am just at the beginning stages. I've scheduled all my evals and classes and attended my first weight loss class last week. I found it to be mildly helpful. It was certainly geared more toward those that hadn't already read through the surgery binder and/or those that had no clue what healthy eating consisted of. I'm hoping future classes focus more on the post-op eating.

My first visit with my PCP about this surgery is next week as that's the soonest I could get in to see her. I'm hoping she'll be supportive as my surgeon knew of her when I told him that's who I see. But if I have to find another PCP so be it.

My first dietician appt is next week and psych eval is the week after that. I only have to get these three meetings out of the way to schedule my surgery. So I'm anxious to get that done!

I'm excited to hear from others along the same timeline as me!

On 06/20/2018 at 15:02, Ylime said:

Question for the group:

Now that we are chugging through Summer and members are beginning to have their surgeries, what do you think about having a separate thread dedicated to post-op discussions?

I don't want to lose the momentum of this thread, but it is getting somewhat bulky with the number of introductions of people checking in. I think it would be nice to have a clean thread for the post-op support we'll want.

Thoughts? Love it? Hate it?

I’m not opposed to it

On 06/20/2018 at 15:51, Trixie82 said:

I'm all done! Anesthesia makes me super sick so I was a whiny baby for a few hours after surgery but now I just feel sore and a little gas pain in my shoulder. Morphine pump is probably helping on that front ??

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I am so glad everything went well! Congrats!

On 06/20/2018 at 14:05, ALFxRNY said:

No chicken broth, sugar free Jello, or yogurt? I am so sorry! ?

Nope - nothing but shakes. Bleach!

On 06/20/2018 at 16:09, Ylime said:

Nope - nothing but shakes. Bleach!

Not even sugar free popsicles, that is torture! I guess you’re going to have to change up the flavors of the shakes

On 06/20/2018 at 14:11, ALFxRNY said:

Not even sugar free popsicles, that is torture! I guess you’re going to have to change up the flavors of the shakes

I may be able to sneak a few popsicles as I can have low calories liquids but its primarily just 5 protein shakes.

I started this journey 2 months ago, meeting with a doctor at the lifestyle medicine center. I've lost 20+ lbs. I'm feeling better. I went on vacation and was able to stick to my new eating habits. I began having second thoughts about the surgery. Last night, I had my second sleep study using the CPAP. As I was getting ready for the test I was reviewing all of the tests I have had done in the last 6 months. My asthma spiraled out of control last december and it took 5 months, many tests, 2 maintenance inhalers, 2 medications, my PCP and the pulmonologist to get it back under control. I realize that my weight was not the cause of my asthma but definitely didn't help.

Reviewing the test results I was reminded that my quality of life sucked and that if I want to have a healthy, good quality of life in 20 years, I need to address my weight. So I am no longer having second thoughts, I am excited that I only have one more nutrition class, a few visits with the psychologist (since I failed my first eval in April) and 30 days on the CPAP. I've completed many steps to the healthier version of me. I hope to be scheduled by the end of August. This message board has been so encouraging! I appreciate your stories and the way you've supported each other.

On 06/20/2018 at 16:15, Ylime said:

I may be able to sneak a few popsicles as I can have low calories liquids but its primarily just 5 Protein Shakes.

Wishing you the best of luck when it’s time. You’ve got this!

On 06/20/2018 at 16:16, chicagogirl74 said:

I started this journey 2 months ago, meeting with a doctor at the lifestyle medicine center. I've lost 20+ lbs. I'm feeling better. I went on vacation and was able to stick to my new eating habits. I began having second thoughts about the surgery. Last night, I had my second sleep study using the CPAP. As I was getting ready for the test I was reviewing all of the tests I have had done in the last 6 months. My asthma spiraled out of control last december and it took 5 months, many tests, 2 maintenance inhalers, 2 medications, my PCP and the pulmonologist to get it back under control. I realize that my weight was not the cause of my asthma but definitely didn't help.

Reviewing the test results I was reminded that my quality of life sucked and that if I want to have a healthy, good quality of life in 20 years, I need to address my weight. So I am no longer having second thoughts, I am excited that I only have one more nutrition class, a few visits with the psychologist (since I failed my first eval in April) and 30 days on the CPAP. I've completed many steps to the healthier version of me. I hope to be scheduled by the end of August. This message board has been so encouraging! I appreciate your stories and the way you've supported each other.

Welcome to the summer 2018 surgery family! And best wishes passing your psych evaluation. I think it’s great that you are getting your health together. We are always here for support

10 hours ago, Oceanlove said:

Today is the day in 1 hour. Nervous and kinda scared

Hi there! I hope you are doing well. Sending positive vibes your way from Minnesota

Megan

1 hour ago, Trixie82 said:

I'm all done! Anesthesia makes me super sick so I was a whiny baby for a few hours after surgery but now I just feel sore and a little gas pain in my shoulder. Morphine pump is probably helping on that front ??

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I am so glad everything went well for you, congrats and speedy recovery!

Just made another account on Instagram. It is a private account to track my VGS journey. I'm not quite comfortable making it open to the public yet[emoji6] IG name is ShrinkingMom.

I also have a private IG to document my journey. It's Trixie_rny [emoji16]

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Liquid diet Starts July 4th...Surgery date July 18th

On 06/20/2018 at 22:38, Boujee_Susie said:

liquid diet Starts July 4th...Surgery date July 18th

Congrats! And also good luck! I’m currently on the liquid diet. And I want something with salt in it and something I can chew so bad, lol

33 minutes ago, ALFxRNY said:

Congrats! And also good luck! I’m currently on the liquid diet. And I want something with salt in it and something I can chew so bad, lol

What about making "finger jello" it's firm and you could chew it and maybe like a boullion or soup base for the salt? Just an idea.

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On 06/20/2018 at 14:16, chicagogirl74 said:

I started this journey 2 months ago, meeting with a doctor at the lifestyle medicine center. I've lost 20+ lbs. I'm feeling better. I went on vacation and was able to stick to my new eating habits. I began having second thoughts about the surgery. Last night, I had my second sleep study using the CPAP. As I was getting ready for the test I was reviewing all of the tests I have had done in the last 6 months. My asthma spiraled out of control last december and it took 5 months, many tests, 2 maintenance inhalers, 2 medications, my PCP and the pulmonologist to get it back under control. I realize that my weight was not the cause of my asthma but definitely didn't help.

Reviewing the test results I was reminded that my quality of life sucked and that if I want to have a healthy, good quality of life in 20 years, I need to address my weight. So I am no longer having second thoughts, I am excited that I only have one more nutrition class, a few visits with the psychologist (since I failed my first eval in April) and 30 days on the CPAP. I've completed many steps to the healthier version of me. I hope to be scheduled by the end of August. This message board has been so encouraging! I appreciate your stories and the way you've supported each other.

Welcome to the group! I think we’re all here for similar reasons. For a long time I never considered weight-loss surgery and option because I didn’t have any of the typical comorbidities. But I was truly in denial because all the health issues that I do have, while not the mainstream ones, are caused by my weight. It took a two day hospital stay for me to realize that. So, glad you are here. We’re all in this together!@