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Well I received some wonderful news yesterday at my doctors appointment. I had my VSG on May 16th and I have lost a total of 55 pounds - HW231 - SW205 - CW 176. So woo hoo to that so far!! Also I no longer have to take blood pressure medication, Yep that's what I said, all finish with those. So other than the vitamins and calcium I am pill free. Stay on your journey and good things will happen for all of us.

Understanding the purpose of the pre-surgery diet helps to cement its importance in your head. Visualizing my surgeon trying to lift my too heavy "unshrunk" liver and possibly not being able to do his job properly, was enough to convince me to not cheat. Also, and I'm not sure how often this happens, but imagine being told that your surgery had to be rescheduled because you didn't follow the diet? Then... you'd have to start the diet all over again for your new surgery date, and you wouldn't get any credit for the six days you've already invested up to this point. More co-pays might apply as well. Plus, hospitals don't just write-off a failed surgery attempt. I should also disclose that my pre-surgery diet was only for one week, not two, so I feel a little awkward "lecturing" you about this. What do I know?!

hang in there Tracy. nothing easy or fun about the pre op diet. and the carb/sugar addiction withdrawals are crazy hard. the better you do at getting them out of your system the easier it will be post op when you can do real damage to your wl progress if you eat those kinds of foods instead of the healthy choices you will need to make going forward. Do the best you can and understand that it will all be worth it very soon. day to day this time seems endless but it is a very small part of the rest of your life that you are reclaiming and you will barely remember this week a few months from now. good luck

I found the pre op diet to be a little difficult for the first few days then it was ok. I had to do two weeks of shakes and one high protein meal. You can do it! Keep focused on the end goal. This is being done to drink your liver for safety during surgery. Good luck!

Call your doctor and talk to them? 2 months out you should be well into being healed up (not fully, the typical range is 6 months to be totally healed) but you are healed enough that it shouldn't be an issue. If you are following your diet still, and you know it's not a specific type of food that you can no longer tolerate, you should check in with your PCP / Surgical team.

My psychiatrist strongly discouraged me from bypass due to drug malabsorption issues. So now I'm leaning towards VSG. I have GERD which is fairly well controlled by taking a PPI and an acid reducer. Is there any way to predict if the sleeve will make my GERD unmanageable? I guess now my choices are sleeve or no surgery at all, and frankly for other health reasons, and being 110 lbs overweight, I need to have surgery!! Thanks! Sent from my SM-N950U using BariatricPal mobile app

Thanks.

Oh okay. Good to know. Thanks for the reply!

PRE -OP is hard for sure. YOU GOT THIS hang in there. IF you can go do something to distract you perhaps go to a park or place where folks are coming and going and people watch. Or go to the library for a while and dive into a good book, STOP watching/using TV and Social Media its all constant food advertising. POST OP I dont know about others BUT there were NO cravings NO Hunger. Your body is relearning itself and your brain is saying OH that is New how about this.........or hmmm not much sugar or carbs in this body ...how about that................THE WORST WILL BE OVER BEFORE YOU KNOW IT and I mean this you will literally one day wake up and say OH MY GOD I FEEL FANTASTIC Stay FOCUSED on better health, BETTER days ahead. we are in your corner. YOU CAN DO THIS

My daughter's was submitted to aetna on June 26 and approved July 2. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using BariatricPal mobile app