I’m 3 weeks out from surgery. May 16. Gastric Bypass. I’m 60. 5’6. 43 BMI. With so many co-morbidities ! Diabetes, high blood pressure. Arthritis in knees and ankles.

Last weekend I got very down, thinking if I hadn’t been successful before long-term how was I going to be able to do it now. If I had slowly been losing since this whole process started last July when I had my first consult I would weigh less now as I know wls is just a tool and not a magical solution. I talked about my fears, ordered a bariatric cookbook and got on here to read to see if anyone eles was going through something similar. I didn’t find anyone who wrote word for word what I was feeling but I read supportive things, really just what I needed to read, to think that yeah ok I got this. My daughter said that she’d be worried if I felt invincible beforehand because acknowledging my shortcomings beforehand seemed more healthy.

It helps not to keep things bottled up because that’s when the fears snowball for me.

I had my doctor phone appointment last Thursday. I forgot to ask how long they recommend being off work. I was readying myself to have to do a 2 week liquid diet but doc said it wasn’t necessary, just for me to lose as much weight before surgery as I could. Which lead to me thinking about how I hadn’t lost anything really during these months of pre-op. and self-doubts.

I appreciate all y’all writing about everything. The good bad and ugly. The overwhelming sentiment seems to be: why didn’t I do this earlier. That’s where I want to be.

Now, working on tapering off of caffeine! Thanks for being my buddies.

Hey @FarfelDiego,

You definitely got this! You are going to grit it out and work your way to a healthy lifestyle. Sure...there may be setbacks along the way. Every worthwhile journey has two steps forward and one step back.

Here is an inspirational video of someone's journey. Perhaps this will help you too.

Oh absolutely we're here for you. There is so much good information and experience in these threads and forums. You'll be able to reference them as you go through the phases of your journey.

Good Luck on your journey. Why didnt we do it earlier? Cos it wasnt the right time.

Now is our time to embrace ourselves and kick diabetes and arthritis to the curb.

It’s never too late. Your right on time for you.

I’m also new to the thread. Our ages are similar and height and weight as well as BMI and diagnosis

On 04/26/2022 at 02:58, AnotherGuy said:

Hey @FarfelDiego,

You definitely got this! You are going to grit it out and work your way to a healthy lifestyle. Sure...there may be setbacks along the way. Every worthwhile journey has two steps forward and one step back.

Here is an inspirational video of someone's journey. Perhaps this will help you too.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iz9nsEjSS1o?feature=oembed

That is a heartwarming video! Thanks for sharing. He just kept on going.

@GradyCat @possum220 @ toggletrue thank you for the support and encouragement. I get so much out of this app. I appreciate sharing their journey.

I found out from my doctor’s office that I may need to be out from work for 2-3 weeks. My boss said that I could work from home.

On 04/26/2022 at 02:11, FarfelDiego said:

I’m 3 weeks out from surgery. May 16. Gastric Bypass. I’m 60. 5’6. 43 BMI. With so many co-morbidities ! Diabetes, high blood pressure. Arthritis in knees and ankles.



Last weekend I got very down, thinking if I hadn’t been successful before long-term how was I going to be able to do it now. If I had slowly been losing since this whole process started last July when I had my first consult I would weigh less now as I know wls is just a tool and not a magical solution. I talked about my fears, ordered a bariatric cookbook and got on here to read to see if anyone eles was going through something similar. I didn’t find anyone who wrote word for word what I was feeling but I read supportive things, really just what I needed to read, to think that yeah ok I got this. My daughter said that she’d be worried if I felt invincible beforehand because acknowledging my shortcomings beforehand seemed more healthy.



It helps not to keep things bottled up because that’s when the fears snowball for me.



I had my doctor phone appointment last Thursday. I forgot to ask how long they recommend being off work. I was readying myself to have to do a 2 week liquid diet but doc said it wasn’t necessary, just for me to lose as much weight before surgery as I could. Which lead to me thinking about how I hadn’t lost anything really during these months of pre-op. and self-doubts.



I appreciate all y’all writing about everything. The good bad and ugly. The overwhelming sentiment seems to be: why didn’t I do this earlier. That’s where I want to be.



Now, working on tapering off of caffeine! Thanks for being my buddies.

You’ve got this! I’m 67, 40 BMI, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, high cholesterol…I’m sure I’ve forgotten something. ??‍♀️
I would love to lose 100 lbs and that is my goal.
I didn’t think of this sooner, because I considered bariatric surgery something that 700 lb people did…not 220 lb people. ??‍♀️ Who knew?
I’m hoping for a surgery date of June 9th or after…I’ll be out of school by then.
I see my surgeon for my results visit in 2 weeks. I had a lot of pre-procedure testing. My insurance company should have made a decision by that visit and I can get a surgery date. Today I started the liver shrinking diet per doctors orders. He wants me on it for 2 weeks when I see him so he can gauge my progress. I survived today with only one moment when I thought I would cave. It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and there is food everywhere…but I did fine. Shakes, Greek yogurt, lettuce salad with broiled chicken for dinner. I’ve almost had my 64 Oz of water and I’m under 750 calories.
I do well with structure so following these eating plans is good for me.
Good luck to you and welcome!

On 05/03/2022 at 15:17, Mariann812 said:

You’ve got this! I’m 67, 40 BMI, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, high cholesterol…I’m sure I’ve forgotten something. ??‍♀️

I would love to lose 100 lbs and that is my goal.

I didn’t think of this sooner, because I considered bariatric surgery something that 700 lb people did…not 220 lb people. ??‍♀️ Who knew?

I’m hoping for a surgery date of June 9th or after…I’ll be out of school by then.

I see my surgeon for my results visit in 2 weeks. I had a lot of pre-procedure testing. My insurance company should have made a decision by that visit and I can get a surgery date. Today I started the liver shrinking diet per doctors orders. He wants me on it for 2 weeks when I see him so he can gauge my progress. I survived today with only one moment when I thought I would cave. It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and there is food everywhere…but I did fine. shakes, Greek yogurt, lettuce salad with broiled chicken for dinner. I’ve almost had my 64 Oz of Water and I’m under 750 calories.

I do well with structure so following these eating plans is good for me.

Good luck to you and welcome!

We got this! I’m so glad my doc recommended surgery. I didn’t know it was covered by insurance. I haven’t seen 220 in over a decade! My goal is to lose 150 pounds. My highest weight was 285 and now I’m 265. I hope you get the surgery date you want. And survive Teacher Appreciation Week. What happened to being appreciated with some nice apples? ?