Anyone else having surgery in April? Maybe we can find surgery twins here. I thought I could start it off by asking a few questions.

When is your surgery? April 4th
What kind of surgery? Revision from sleeve to Mini Gastric Bypass
Height? 5’8”
Starting weight? 285
Goal weight? 175

I know we have a few having surgery today! Congratulations and good luck!! You’ve got this and will rock it out!

Best wishes and positive vibes to all of you heading out for your sleeve today!! I look forward to your post-op stories!

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Best wishes to the rest of the April Sleevers as well. Our time is NOW!

Edited April 1, 20197 yr by I Am Groot

Thanks everybody, good morning. My surgery is in six hours. Yesterday's magnesium citrate had me in the ladies' room all last night, so I'm a little sleep deprived but I'll be fine. My tummy keeps rumbling. It hasn't had proper food in days so it's angry at me, but I don't feel hungry for some reason. Very thirsty! I am required to drink two bottles of preanesthetic fizzy beverage a couple hours from now so maybe that'll help. Mostly looking at before and after photos of other GB patients online and wondering what sport I get to get into after I heal.

I am really excited I get to exercise with less or no more pain soon. That's what is keeping me going. Excited for everybody undergoing their procedures today too!

On 2/25/2019 at 6:58 PM, CajunSam said:

Curious, did anyone start their pre op diet early?

I know this is an older question but I did. I started mine early and practiced eating the post surgery stage two diet for a week so it won't be as offensive to my body after surgery. I think it made surviving the pre diet easier for me tbh.

Okay wow this is it. I am about to call my hospital ride. I have to be at the hospital an hour from now. I just took "before" photos of myself, front, sides and back. I see a tired girl. I see a girl too young and too happy to look this tired. I see her weighted down by anger, sadness, childhood s****l abuse, insecurity, loneliness and such. I see so much weight put on that wasn't my fault but my stomach malfunctioning after too much ghrelin, too much packing in food, too much stuffing down emotions with different foods.

I am so grateful to my surgical team and to God for giving me this upcoming second chance. I can see from bone structure and from my memories and old photos what I used to look like, who I used to be. That girl is trying to break out of a prison made of food and fat. I can see her in these photos. I feel emotional right now.

I am now logging off to go to the hospital. I will try to say hi again when the procedure is over. So grateful. Not a fear or regret in the world. Best wishes to all the April Babies here today. It is time.

I think that I will be having mine this month. I don't have my date yet but I will know by the end of the week. I'm ready to knock this out and move forward. It's been a heck of a journey thus far.

Wishing you an easy surgery @beautifuldaymonster

38 minutes ago, beautifuldaymonster said:

Okay wow this is it. I am about to call my hospital ride. I have to be at the hospital an hour from now. I just took "before" photos of myself, front, sides and back. I see a tired girl. I see a girl too young and too happy to look this tired. I see her weighted down by anger, sadness, childhood s****l abuse, insecurity, loneliness and such. I see so much weight put on that wasn't my fault but my stomach malfunctioning after too much ghrelin, too much packing in food, too much stuffing down emotions with different foods.

I am so grateful to my surgical team and to God for giving me this upcoming second chance. I can see from bone structure and from my memories and old photos what I used to look like, who I used to be. That girl is trying to break out of a prison made of food and fat. I can see her in these photos. I feel emotional right now.

I am now logging off to go to the hospital. I will try to say hi again when the procedure is over. So grateful. Not a fear or regret in the world. Best wishes to all the April Babies here today. It is time.

Wow. I am sitting in pre op waiting for IV, etc. You just captured all the feelings I've been having all morning. Thanks for sharing. You're going to do great today!

No your not my surgery is scheduled for April 8, 2019

1 hour ago, Colorado Cowgirl said:

Wow. I am sitting in pre op waiting for IV, etc. You just captured all the feelings I've been having all morning. Thanks for sharing. You're going to do great today!

Thanks Cowgirl! They put the IV in, I have a nausea patch behind one ear, and I'm laid up in a hospital gown in bed waiting for my surgeon to come in and brief me. This doesn't scare me at all. It's kind of exciting! Calm and peaceful. Everything going great so far. 30 minutes until surgery...

Any other April babies feeling a mysterious need to "clean up around the house" and throw stuff out today? I feel so energized. I can't stop unpacking old clothes from the closet and putting them in bags to be donated or thrown away. Not just clothes either -- also "Stuff"! This is weird. Also listening to music I used to when I was younger and thinner. All the new age Deuter and Enya CDs on loop at the house today, crazy!

Yesterday, I was tempted to go through my closet and toss out my winter clothes. It feels weird and exciting to think about them not fitting when winter hits Louisiana again.

On 02/21/2019 at 20:51, Bootscraper said:

VSG scheduled for April 11
Height : 5'4"
Sw: 249
Goal: 140 (lofty goal, not sure if it's attainable)

My start weight was 290. My goal is 150. Loafty? Yes. Attainable? Absolutely. I’m 8 months out and 11lbs from 199. You can do.

Finished my surgery this morning! Feeling sore and had nausea this morning , which is gone now. They let me sleep most of the day , but will be walking soon.

Congratulations and glad that you are doing well so far.

@beautifuldaymonster wishing you all the best. I hope you are recovering well.