Looking at October 2022 for my surgery (vsg)

anyone else around that time ???

I am already making a lot of dietary changes and want to do a “trial run” of some of the presurgical dietary requirements so that my brain and food issues don’t sabotage my success when it comes down to go time.

Soo…. Roll call for October ??

My surgery date was just pushed from 10/6 to 10/11 [emoji849]

4 hours ago, raspberrylime said:

My surgery date was just pushed from 10/6 to 10/11

frustrating to have dates moved!! my surgeon hasn’t given me a date yet … just beginning of october

Scheduled for Oct. 3rd!

10th October for me!

Nice to see so many October Surgery buddies ?

My gastric bypass with hernia repair is scheduled for October 3, 2022 pending insurance approval.

Edited September 13, 20223 yr by FireWife81

On 9/12/2022 at 3:08 PM, KimA-GA said:

frustrating to have dates moved!! my surgeon hasn’t given me a date yet … just beginning of october

I was supposed to have been scheduled for mid to late August. I called and messaged the RN who was supposed to schedule it for me finally 2 weeks later I get a message saying sorry I forgot to schedule it before I left for my 2 week vacation and that the soonest the surgeon has available was October 4th. Talk about frustrating I wanted to reach through the phone and grab her and shake her and tell her she better fix it and make it for August but I tried to calm down and just go with the flow and time has actually gone by really fast so trying not to be too mad at her lol

I’m scheduled for October 3rd I’m nervous enough said

Hello, Oct 3 is myGastric bypass . Need a surgery buddy to help each other out if possible. I’m on a 3 week liquid diet due to my high BMI before surgery. It’s tough everywhere you turn around are temptation. Just need to keep the final results in my head.

Mine is scheduled for October 11th.

I don't eat fast food (too expensive), or drink. I've been doing ok with my diet. I lost 14 lbs but then gained 2.

I'm scared about the surgery, and feel unprepared.

I’m scheduled for October 3rd I’m nervous enough said

Im scheduled for Oct. 11th. I'm NERVOUS TOO!!

I'm done with all my pre-op appointments and requirements. Just waiting for the doctor's scheduler to call me to get me on schedule. I spoke to my patient coordinator who said October 26th is still open for surgery appointments, so fingers crossed it's on that day.

My sister, who recently had lower gastro surgery, had to give up caffeine after surgery for a few months, and had terrible withdrawal headaches in additional to surgery pain. She recommended I switch to decaf coffee way before surgery. Just thought I'd share this piece of advice. ? Best of Luck to all us October surgeries!

13 hours ago, ladykhavia said:

I’m scheduled for October 3rd I’m nervous enough said

Me too

11 hours ago, dedols said:

Hello, Oct 3 is myGastric bypass . Need a surgery buddy to help each other out if possible. I’m on a 3 week liquid diet due to my high BMI before surgery. It’s tough everywhere you turn around are temptation. Just need to keep the final results in my head.

I start my liquid diet on the 19th. I have 11 days of full liquid and 3 days of clear.

October is a month of life changing experiences for us all. Feeling nervous, having second thoughts, eating all our favs prior to commencement, is what's going through all our minds. We are all on a journey to better our health, prolong our life & most of all feel good about ourselves. We've got this. Prayers for us all.

1 hour ago, Jan69 said:

October is a month of life changing experiences for us all. Feeling nervous, having second thoughts, eating all our favs prior to commencement, is what's going through all our minds. We are all on a journey to better our health, prolong our life & most of all feel good about ourselves. We've got this. Prayers for us all.

my husband wanted to do a “food tour” with me to eat all the things that I wouldn’t be able to eat in quantity after surgery… I actually turned him down because I just didn’t feel the need. I totally see why people would, however!!! (Different diets/ mindsets/ approaches are all good because people are different and that should be embraced.)

Its amazing to me how my mindset has changed this year. I knew from my binge history nothing could be taboo or not available to me, but I could make a choice about quantity, frequency and speed of eating. That empowering thought has helped a LOT to overcome a lot of my binging and overeating issues.

I feel so ready for the body changes that will come after surgery and continuing surgery to change my lifestyle to achieve my goals. (now, changes to my relationship…ugh.. that’s a different thread lol)