Hi! Anyone else scheduled for surgery in July of 2023? Let's talk!

How are you? How's your process going? What are you excited about for the future? What are you enjoying now? How are you talking about the upcoming surgery with family and friends? What supports have been helpful to you?

1 hour ago, Vlynn57 said:

Hi all I’m new and surgery date not set yet but he is saying end of July beginning of August, my concern is the Vitamins , does anyone know which ones are good for not getting nauseous? Also , what about pill form medications we are on now. How do we continue taking them once we’re on liquid diet only ? Any info will be helpful! Nice to meet everyone.

Welcome! I was told to speak with my PCP about one of my current meds, but the other two meds I was told were fine to continue taking. Not sure about which vitamins are better for nausea. Good questions! It's nice to meet you, @Vlynn57.

I am scheduled for the sleeve on July 19. I'm having trouble deciding how much of my current wardrobe I should start giving away. I feel "buyer's remorse" because of all the money I've spent on clothes. Does anyone else feel this way?

11 minutes ago, DeeLCee said:

I am scheduled for the sleeve on July 19. I'm having trouble deciding how much of my current wardrobe I should start giving away. I feel "buyer's remorse" because of all the money I've spent on clothes. Does anyone else feel this way?

awesome less than a month away!

i think the closer i get to my date the more exciting it is for me to get rid of anything that’s even remotely loose or loose fitting. i just threw it all in a bag to donate without looking back and anything new with tags i’m going to try and sell and use that money to buy new stuff.

I like my clothes and am still holding on. I’ve lost weight before on diet so part of me still has that memory of giving stuff away only to buy bigger sizes again later when I regained my weight. But I know this will be different. I’m most looking forward to buying bras in a normal shop. I currently have to buy them online and they’re very expensive.

9 hours ago, DeeLCee said:

I am scheduled for the sleeve on July 19. I'm having trouble deciding how much of my current wardrobe I should start giving away. I feel "buyer's remorse" because of all the money I've spent on clothes. Does anyone else feel this way?

Welcome, @DeeLCee! You made me think. I hope to bypass that buyers remorse and replace it with gratefulness, at least that's what I'm telling myself. But I realize this is all new and we're in the process of changing our mindset. I haven't begun packing up clothes yet. My surgery is in late July. I wasn't planning to discard of my current sizes until after surgery. I imagine myself trying on clothes and hoping they no longer fit,,,and then remove them from my closet. I think that will bring much satisfaction. But that's me. I can also understand the desire to take the time now to clean out the closet. As my surgery date gets closer I may want to start getting rid of things. ?‍♀️

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around smaller sizes. I haven't put too much thought into that since my main motivator is getting the surgery to improve my health. Getting into smaller sizes will certainly be the bonus, and I should start getting excited about that!

Those are my thoughts. I wish you all the best on your surgery - you're a week before me. ? ?

Hi all! My VSG is scheduled for July 20th. I can’t believe it is already less than a month away! I am excited and nervous.

I’m a planner and in healthcare. So, when I started considering the surgery, I watched a ton of vlogs and read a lot of research articles. ? My good friend had the VSG a few years ago and answered all my questions.

I’ve been more aware of what/when/how I’m eating and have lost weight since officially starting the process in March. I almost completely eliminated alcohol and caffeinate in March so it wouldn’t be too much all at one time. I think that has had the biggest impact on how I feel. Not that I’m an alcoholic, but I’m definitely a caffeinaholic!

I sleep so much better because the changes I’ve made have reduced my GERD. I am excited for the changes to come! I find my clothes are loose and I have more energy too!

I have 2 friends, my husband, my kids, my mom, and my sister as my support system. My job just knows I’m having surgery. They don’t know the details.

I start my liquid diet on July 10 while I’m on vacation! I could have made it later, but I’m just ready to start my new life ASAP!

13 hours ago, DeeLCee said:

I am scheduled for the sleeve on July 19. I'm having trouble deciding how much of my current wardrobe I should start giving away. I feel "buyer's remorse" because of all the money I've spent on clothes. Does anyone else feel this way?

My center has a clothing swap. Maybe you can “trade” clothes while you’re losing so it doesn’t feel so wasteful??

On 6/19/2023 at 5:43 PM, Chewchew46 said:

Hey guys I have my surgery July 17th, I have to do the liquid diet as well 2wks before my surgery. But I am able to eat dinner if I choose too. They did say doing the liquid diet will shrink the the liver to help the procedure better. I know everyone have different plans from their drs. Congratulations to everyone.

That sounds great! My center is a strict 10 liquid diet. I wonder why they are all so different??

21 minutes ago, RedE2goAimee said:

That sounds great! My center is a strict 10 liquid diet. I wonder why they are all so different??

Right I was trying to figure that out as well. Someone I know only had to do it 2 days before ??‍♀️. Congrats on your surgery date

58 minutes ago, RedE2goAimee said:

Hi all! My VSG is scheduled for July 20th. I can’t believe it is already less than a month away! I am excited and nervous.

I’m a planner and in healthcare. So, when I started considering the surgery, I watched a ton of vlogs and read a lot of research articles. ? My good friend had the VSG a few years ago and answered all my questions.

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I have 2 friends, my husband, my kids, my mom, and my sister as my support system. My job just knows I’m having surgery. They don’t know the details.

I start my liquid diet on July 10 while I’m on vacation! I could have made it later, but I’m just ready to start my new life ASAP!

Hi Aimee! I have surgery one week after you. We have some things in common. I, too, worked in healthcare. I retired from nursing many years ago to get my degree in counseling. So LOTS of research on surgery options...for years. It's finally good to move forward.

I have two friends who had the sleeve almost 2 years ago. Watching their incredible journey is inspiring. I start my liquid diet on July 13th (x2 weeks). I'll look forward to hearing about your progress. Feel free to reach out. Hopefully we'll be back here to share our wonderful experience. ? I'm excited, too. I'm a young-ish grandma (62), and I'd like to have my health reverse in as many ways as possible. I wish you well!

On 6/19/2023 at 5:43 PM, Chewchew46 said:

Hey guys I have my surgery July 17th, I have to do the liquid diet as well 2wks before my surgery. But I am able to eat dinner if I choose too. They did say doing the liquid diet will shrink the the liver to help the procedure better. I know everyone have different plans from their drs. Congratulations to everyone.

Hi ChewChew! I, too, am told to do the 2 week liquid diet x2 weeks to shrink the liver. They are also doing a liver biopsy on me at that time while my surgeon is there (well, plus I have liver dx.). You're right about everyone having such different plans. Interesting. I wish you all the best! And congratulations to you as well! ?

Day 4 of my liquid diet is going a lot better than i thought it would. i don’t feel hungry like i thought i would. maybe bc work keeps me distracted and i barely get a break to notice i’m hungry lol. good luck to everyone starting theirs soon !

5 hours ago, NYCxCoco said:

Day 4 of my liquid diet is going a lot better than i thought it would. i don’t feel hungry like i thought i would. maybe bc work keeps me distracted and i barely get a break to notice i’m hungry lol. good luck to everyone starting theirs soon !

Thanks for the encouragement, @NYCxCoco! I know so many struggle with that liquid diet, so it's good to know it's possible for it not to be totally grueling!

3 minutes ago, LibrarianErin said:

Thanks for the encouragement, @NYCxCoco! I know so many struggle with that liquid diet, so it's good to know it's possible for it not to be totally grueling!

i’m allowed to eat one meal so that may be why it’s not so bad ? but we all got this !!

Hi, @NanaNette! I know how you feel on wishing you'd started this journey sooner. I think a lot of us do. But I hope you know you're awesome for making this big choice for your health! Praying for your preparations and surgery to go well!