So I didnt see a June thread and wanted to make one so we could all stay accountable and have a lot of good and bad experiences together!!! Introducing myself: My name is Kassandra, I am 27 years young, I have 3 great kids (9 yr old & 5yr old little boys & a 2 year old little girl), a wonderful hubby, and 3 great cats. I'm a type 2 diabetic & have sleep apnea. I decided to do this to take my life back because I do NOT want my kids to lose me so young. I'm 5 ft 2 and 258 lbs. I was 293 last summer then I started to make small changes to get ready for surgery. I had planned for the sleeve but my insurance won't cover it right now so RNY it is!!!

6 minutes ago, BulletWithButterflyWings said:

I'm totally jealous lol. I get shakes for every meal and sugar free Jello or pudding and popsicles for Snacks. broth too.

Oh my goodness! Just make sure you like the shakes. Mine stink!! Lol switching tomorrow...

On 06/04/2019 at 19:20, Angel Stew said:

Thank you so much for starting this thread!! My surgery is scheduled for 6/18. I am so equally excited and scared poop-less!! I'm 5'6 and SW 326. I am married with an 8 year old daughter and I am most looking forward to playing with my daughter...and my husband too!

Good Luck June Surgery siblings!!

Here's to life renewed!!!!

Hey Angel Stew, I’m on 6/18 as well!!! Pre-op class on 6/10... no looking back starting 6/11

Thank you so much for starting this thread!! My surgery is scheduled for 6/18. I am so equally excited and scared poop-less!! I'm 5'6 and SW 326. I am married with an 8 year old daughter and I am most looking forward to playing with my daughter...and my husband too!
Good Luck June Surgery siblings!!
Here's to life renewed!!!!

Hey Angel! I'm also a 5'6" mom to a daughter. She's 9. I'm right there with you! We can do it!

12 hours ago, Rozay said:

15 hours ago, Angel Stew said:

Thank you so much for starting this thread!! My surgery is scheduled for 6/18. I am so equally excited and scared poop-less!! I'm 5'6 and SW 326. I am married with an 8 year old daughter and I am most looking forward to playing with my daughter...and my husband too!

Good Luck June Surgery siblings!!

Here's to life renewed!!!!

Hey Angel Stew, I’m on 6/18 as well!!! Pre-op class on 6/10... no looking back starting 6/11

Hey Rozay!!! 6/18!! Let's rock this out!!!

10 hours ago, Batty2000 said:

Hey Angel! I'm also a 5'6" mom to a daughter. She's 9. I'm right there with you! We can do it!

Hi Batty!! Aren't daughters the absolute best!?!? If you don't mind me asking...does your daughter know about your surgery? My love bug is an even bigger worry wart than me so I'm thinking to not tell her until after it's done. How are you handling it?

Hi Batty!! Aren't daughters the absolute best!?!? If you don't mind me asking...does your daughter know about your surgery? My love bug is an even bigger worry wart than me so I'm thinking to not tell her until after it's done. How are you handling it?

I totally get it. My daughter can be a bit of an anxiety kid. She knows I'm having surgery, but I'm trying not to make a big deal about it. I don't want her to have my food hang ups -- so I decline treats with as little fuss as possible. She helps make my SF jello so she can be involved.

She knows that this will make me healthier so we can do more. My weight had been so hard on my back and joints that I miss out on a lot. I try to emphasize that.

She kind of knows it's happening on Friday. I arranged for her to go to a sleepover on Thursday night so she'll have a fun distraction. My husband will pick her up once I'm in recovery.

Hi June bypassers! I just created an account after lurking quietly while I was waiting to be cleared for surgery. Last week, I got the go ahead. I was scheduled for gastric bypass on June 21 in Ontario after just over a year since my family doctor referred me (and that was after a year of me thinking about it).

I started the Optifast liquid shake diet and have so far made it to day 3. I gagged my way through the vanilla shakes on day 1, and have been experimenting to make them more swallowable. Ice cold water blended with ice, a squirt of sf raspberry flavouring, and gulped down quickly leads to the least gagging for me. On Day 1 and 2 I could only stomach 3 shakes but today I finally managed to get the fourth prescribed shake down. It’s going to be a long 2 weeks, but so worth it. They may taste awful but thankfully they are curbing any hunger, and I’m not craving anything. I even made a dinner for husband and son (solid foods, all food groups!!) this evening and then baked a cake for my nephew’s birthday tomorrow. And not an urge to cheat at all. It’s going to be a liquid diet for me while I travel out-of-province to a conference for work, celebrate my nephew’s 5th birthday, celebrate my 42nd birthday, and celebrate Father’s Day. Lots of challenges to face in the next two weeks! I’m ready for it though.

I’m both very excited for and very nervous about the actual surgery day! And lots of questions swirl around: Have I made the right choice? Will this really work? How difficult will the recovery be?

I’m thrilled to know I’m not alone and that many of you are going through the similar emotions, questions, and challenges.

Had sleeve surgery on June 4th. I’m 39 years old, mother to a 8 year old boy and 3 year old girl. I am diabetic, have PCOS, HTN, and Hyperlipidemia. High weight was 239, surgery weight was 227. Glad to be on this journey and super excited for what the future holds! Ready to reclaim my health!!

Day 3 of this liquid diet DONE! Only 11 more days until surgery!!

Hi June friends. I was revised VSG to RnY (related to GERD) on 6/4. I spent two nights in the hospital, due to poor intake and output. I’ve been home just over a day now and I’m doing well. Focusing on water, I am not tolerating protein shakes, I did find a couple things that I am tolerating today so finally had some intake. Pain has been minimal, I am
Just exhausted. Excited for this next journey. I had about a 75# loss with VSG, and kept it off over 5 years, but was still 50# from original goal.

11 hours ago, logo said:

Hi June bypassers! I just created an account after lurking quietly while I was waiting to be cleared for surgery. Last week, I got the go ahead. I was scheduled for gastric bypass on June 21 in Ontario after just over a year since my family doctor referred me (and that was after a year of me thinking about it).

I started the Optifast liquid shake diet and have so far made it to day 3. I gagged my way through the vanilla shakes on day 1, and have been experimenting to make them more swallowable. Ice cold Water blended with ice, a squirt of sf raspberry flavouring, and gulped down quickly leads to the least gagging for me. On Day 1 and 2 I could only stomach 3 shakes but today I finally managed to get the fourth prescribed shake down. It’s going to be a long 2 weeks, but so worth it. They may taste awful but thankfully they are curbing any hunger, and I’m not craving anything. I even made a dinner for husband and son (solid foods, all food groups!!) this evening and then baked a cake for my nephew’s birthday tomorrow. And not an urge to cheat at all. It’s going to be a liquid diet for me while I travel out-of-province to a conference for work, Celebrate my nephew’s 5th birthday, celebrate my 42nd birthday, and celebrate Father’s Day. Lots of challenges to face in the next two weeks! I’m ready for it though.

I’m both very excited for and very nervous about the actual surgery day! And lots of questions swirl around: Have I made the right choice? Will this really work? How difficult will the recovery be?

I’m thrilled to know I’m not alone and that many of you are going through the similar emotions, questions, and challenges.

I did a liquid diet about 20 years ago. Not fun but quick results. Is this part of your supervised diet in preparation for surgery?

5 hours ago, Macy6 said:

Hi June friends. I was revised VSG to RnY (related to GERD) on 6/4. I spent two nights in the hospital, due to poor intake and output. I’ve been home just over a day now and I’m doing well. Focusing on Water, I am not tolerating Protein Shakes, I did find a couple things that I am tolerating today so finally had some intake. Pain has been minimal, I am
Just exhausted. Excited for this next journey. I had about a 75# loss with VSG, and kept it off over 5 years, but was still 50# from original goal.

Congratulations on your determination to become healthy!

Had sleeve surgery on June 4th. I’m 39 years old, mother to a 8 year old boy and 3 year old girl. I am diabetic, have PCOS, HTN, and Hyperlipidemia. High weight was 239, surgery weight was 227. Glad to be on this journey and super excited for what the future holds! Ready to reclaim my health!!

How are you feeling? I got sleeved yesterday. Not too bad but am trying to stay ahead of the pain.

Day 3 of this liquid diet DONE! Only 11 more days until surgery!!

It goes by fast. The first weekend was the hardest.

2 hours ago, Batty2000 said:

It goes by fast. The first weekend was the hardest.

How are you feeling love?