Hi Everyone!

I’m new here and have sleeve surgery set for May 20. Anyone else in May?

Thanks!

Today's the day for me, getting myself together to head out. Nervousness hasn’t kicked in yet, but I’m soooo ready! Good luck to anyone else scheduled for today!

2 minutes ago, unicornucopia said:

Today's the day for me, getting myself together to head out. Nervousness hasn’t kicked in yet, but I’m soooo ready! Good luck to anyone else scheduled for today!

Good luck you got this!!!! I am 9 days post op and best decision I ever made.

On 05/11/2022 at 08:11, Racefan634747c said:

Good luck you got this!!!! I am 9 days post op and best decision I ever made.

Racefan, are you back to your pre-op weight? The weight you achieved after the liquid diet if you had one? I’m post op day 5 and I must still have surgical gas lingering, I just made it back to my weight I achieved for liquid diet. No additional loss ??‍♀️

I agree, the pre op diet is the worst, playing games with my stomach and brain at the same time, and I’m only on the second day! The 5/18 surgery is looking like light at the end of the tunnel at this point, but I know that this will be just the beginning of a new path forward

23 minutes ago, redhead_che said:

Racefan, are you back to your pre-op weight? The weight you achieved after the liquid diet if you had one? I’m post op day 5 and I must still have surgical gas lingering, I just made it back to my weight I achieved for liquid diet. No additional loss ??‍♀️

I am 11.4 pounds lower then what I weighed morning of surgery. I had a couple days I hadn’t lost anything and then after day 5 i have noticed changes in my clothes and stomach size. I weighed this morning and was down 11. I bet you start seeing loss now

2 minutes ago, Racefan634747c said:

I am 11.4 pounds lower then what I weighed morning of surgery. I had a couple days I hadn’t lost anything and then after day 5 i have noticed changes in my clothes and stomach size. I weighed this morning and was down 11. I bet you start seeing loss now

I have a friend who had the sleeve in October 2021. To date, she has lost 90 lbs and has achieved her goal. She did tell me that in the beginning prior to losing big numbers on the scale, she knew she was losing because her clothes were starting to hang on her, and she could see she was losing inches.

42 minutes ago, unicornucopia said:

Today's the day for me, getting myself together to head out. Nervousness hasn’t kicked in yet, but I’m soooo ready! Good luck to anyone else scheduled for today!

Good luck!!!!

Preop lost 15 lbs, going into surgery in couple hrs the liquid diet was ok a lot more f mental no’s , still more work to go after surgery. ?

Anyone struggling with the pre op? I am 5 days in and I am sick

1 hour ago, unicornucopia said:

Today's the day for me, getting myself together to head out. Nervousness hasn’t kicked in yet, but I’m soooo ready! Good luck to anyone else scheduled for today!

Good Luck!!

Good luck girl~!

2 hours ago, Lexxcijaee said:

Anyone struggling with the pre op? I am 5 days in and I am sick

I'm on my last day before surgery and I'm struggling to drink the shakes today. I had to gag down the 1st one this morning. I'm adding some cinnamon to my next shake in hopes it will help a little.

On 5/4/2022 at 8:12 PM, syllybeelosesit91 said:

Day 3 of preop complete! It is definitely getting easier now that my brain and stomach are coming to terms with the new restrictions. I actually look forward to my Breakfast and lunch shakes. I bought some Better than Buillion (roasted chicken) and have been sipping that during lunch.

I'm still nervous about my liver not shrinking, but I'm down 5lbs so I think this diet is doing something lol

For anyone that is not on a liquid preop diet, what are some of the "normal" foods you have for dinner? Per my doc, I'm allowed to have an under 300cal Individualized Meal (ie Healthy Choice, etc) and a small salad. I had a salad still in the fridge from my Olive Garden food funeral on Sunday and when I say that I demolished it for dinner last night...it was so good

My surgery is Friday the 13th. I just had my LAST meal before surgery because I have to do only shakes tomorrow until surgery. My Dr had me on 2 shakes/1 meal/day for 2 weeks pre-op. The one meal had to consist of 3-4 oz of a lean protein, 1 cup of NON-starchy vegetables and 1/2 cup of either brown rice, whole wheat pasta, or sweet potato or sprouted wheat bread.

On 5/6/2022 at 7:24 AM, Grider said:

Good for you! I’m 69 and 1/2 way through the process hoping for July surgery. 3 mo of dietitian is required by my Medicare Ins. I am having some set backs with the gym - achy muscles n trips to the chiropractor’s office, amd no weight loss, but still moving forward with cutting out bad foods n Portion Control. There are quite a few videos on weight loss diets on YouTube, but the Dr will give you a pkg of instructions. Good luck, at least in my location, there’s quite a few “ over 65” surgeries. They look great !

Yep! Count me in the "over 60" club. I'm 62 and decided it's NOW OR NEVER!

On 5/7/2022 at 6:32 PM, Merill said:

Hi Marianne, age is just a number it's what you feel that matters? Congratulations on finding your true love not all of us are that fortunate! and if you feel this is the right time for you to look after yourself then you're on the right track! I'm 56 and have been a single mum of 3 for 23 years myself and I never thought of remarrying as I divoted myself to raising my kids now they're 35 33 and 27 and I have a grandchild as well♥️ who knows I may find true love too one day lol

Thank you for your good wishes all the best to you keep me posted please??

I was also a single mom of 1 for 25 years, and also cared for my mother. But when my child became independent and my mother passed away, I found extra time on my hands and tried match.com. At age 59 and 240 lbs, I met and married a wonderful guy - in Hawaii! He is very supportive of my choice to have this surgery. He is also dieting and we plan to be much more active and do more travel in our golden years. It's NEVER to late to find someone to spend the rest of your life with!

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