I just got my surgery date and I want to make some August surgery friends so we can share our ups and downs in the weight loss journey.

FINALLY got my surgery date of 8/28 long time coming! So happy to finally be able to post here! Not required to do any liquid diet but have been replacing 2 meals now going to all liquid.

Just a little before me. so we will March to the finish line together. It's,going,to be a wild journey , but it will make so much,better,for both of us.

I’m prepped and ready to go but doctor is still on his 1st case and I’m #4.

@YoBL Good luck today!

On 08/02/2018 at 22:40, Auroragirl4489 said:

FINALLY got my surgery date of 8/28 long time coming! So happy to finally be able to post here! Not required to do any liquid diet but have been replacing 2 meals now going to all liquid.

Hey you’ve got two ppl with you that day me and Chris my preop diet is basically just low carb and the last two days is clear liquids which will suck royally but meh I’m tough

Surgery went well. Got a little gas pain and the pain killers made me vomit. The last think in my mind is food. I just want the heal

2 hours ago, BadWolf523 said:

Surgery went well. Got a little gas pain and the pain killers made me vomit. The last think in my mind is food. I just want the heal

There is other pain meds and meds for nausea to prevent that. Ask for nausea meds before you have pain meds.

Ooh hi, we're close to surgery twins! Mine's scheduled for the 17th [emoji4]

Hi there, mine is scheduled for the 20th.

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Surgery date Aug 21 RNY bypass. Pre op diet class on 8/8. Liquid diet YAY.

Aug 20th here and 8/6 for pre op class.

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New here! Surgery scheduled for Aug 20th. Need some sleeve support. Pre-Op appointment on the 10th and liquid diet starts on the 13th. Just ordered vitamins this morning. Eek!

New here! Surgery scheduled for Aug 20th. Need some sleeve support. Pre-Op appointment on the 10th and liquid diet starts on the 13th. Just ordered Vitamins this morning. Eek!

Where did you order your vitamins from

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Yo BL I hope,everything

ebyrose18, I ordered them from Celebrate. They were recommended by my surgeon.

Can’t find a comfortable position to lay down

SO, I have had my surgery August 1st at 10:45 AM at Crescent Medical Center in Lancaster, TX. I was super nervous. The nurse tried to do an IV on me but I was dehydrated from not being able to eat or drink anything the day before so she tried a second time for and IV and barely found that one. Side note: I hate IV's especially when it has to get done twice.

I went into the OR and they didn't countdown they just put me to sleep. I awakened in recovery, my husband was there next to me. After my vitals were checked, they moved me to my room which was not that comfortable and quite small. She said he had done so many surgeries that morning that they ran out of the normal room so I was put in ICU.

I did not like the gas pain at all. The way everyone described the gas pain is nothing like it was for some odd reason. It was very uncomfortable, I could not get comfortable at all, I even start crying to my husband because I was so frustrated at the gas pain. It was this annoying ball of air bouncing around my stomach and chest that I could not get rid of. They gave me some chewable pill to help with gas; that did not help me at all!! The gas pain was so bad, I did not care about the soreness and pain of my 5 incisions. My husband said I was cursing up a storm.

The nurse said I had 5 goals to reach before I could discharged: urinating, drinking 2 cups of water, using my spirometer, pain had to be below a 5 or getting better, and gas pain had to be getting better.

They did insert a catheter in me and did the leak test; both whilst I was sleeping. My urine was green for the first day because of the leak test. I kept drinking water, it helped my gas pain a lot because I was replacing the gas with water in my stomach so I began burping which helped a lot. I was discharge 3 hours after surgery and went to a follow up apt two days later and that was it. I have not had a bowel movement yet, I was told if I has had a BM in 5 days since surgery that I need to get Imodium to help with constipation. I have passed gas which helped so much but still no BM> All I have been consuming and water and maybe 1 sip of protein drink since surgery.

Since starting this journey I weighed 287

At the time of surgery I weighed 277

As of right now I weigh 267.2; and this is only 4 days out from surgery.

I still crave some foods but I have self control and I know of I lost this much weight without getting out of bed, imagine when I began eating healthy and working out.

You all please walk!! Walk, walk, walk, sip, sip, sip!! The gas pain will make you feel really crappy but walk and sip, you got this. Yes I was frustrated and still get frustrated but I push through. Goodluck you August sleevers!!