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I hope I have the same great feelings you do! So far I am in let get er done mode! I want this surgery, I want to be healthy. Every now and then a Oh geeze is this the right thing moment happens, but then I remind myself of my back, my knee and Blood pressure and impending diabetes and it then is no a choice, but I have to do this mindset again.

You know what I am going to write sleeve on my stomach before I go! When I first went to the doc we discussed sleeve and sleeve only, then the insurance gal says to me you have been approved for the band and I was like " ahhh no, the sleeve" and she said to me " Dr.G doesn't usually do that surgery" So they resubmit, I get approved and I go for my pre op visit and the the girl says in the weigh in you are here for the lap band Pre op, and again I say NO, the sleeve! She looks again at the chart and makes a face. So when I see the doc I say to him, everyone here is trying to say I am having the band and your insurance girl says you usually don't do the sleeve. He replied," I do it all the time, it is not all that different than doing bypass, it is just half the work" So I asked him about the staple line and if he has good success with lack of leaks and he assured me he does and went on to explain what materials they use. Just to be on the safe side, I am marking myself!

Congrats!!!!! Amazing you are up and typing to us! ( Sorry for the fibroid surprise)

I am not expert but have been dieting in preparation for my surgery next week since July and right off the bat I was thinking Fat grams right off the bat followed by sodium. Ham is high in sodium as is and kind of sausage. Most sausage no matter what meat they pack into it, is usually laden with fat. But like I said I am not seasoned veteran, just looking at from the day to day in efforts to lose weight ( 46 pounds now) and that is what jumped out at me. 32 pounds in two weeks??? Simply AMAZING! I was also wondering if you body is having whoa there partner moment I might be giving away too much too fast.

Thank you Tiff; you look fabulous!

I have never heard of surgery so late in the day. I am worried I will be so nervous sitting around waiting for it instead of rolling out of bed early to get to the hospital. My other concerns are that I since I wont be out of recovery till at least 7 that the night could be a rough one since my husband works the next day and I will be there by myself all night at the hospital. Any one else scheduled this late? Any ideas how to calmly pass the day. What were the hours following surgery like for you all of you?

I have never in my life shopped in the "normal" section. I have no clue what the difference between misses and petites are, or just what a size 10 falls under. I am almost more nervous about figuring all that out than getting the surgery, I guess I will have to employ the help of a " normal" size person for a "normal" shopping session!

How many carbs should we get post op as our diets progress?

Best of luck to you! I am being done here in the states, I can't imagine flying home so soon afterward.

I am on Day 6 of 15 pre op liquid diet and the last 2 nights I have been so cold I start shaking. It is not low blood sugar, I am just freezing cold the minute the sun goes down. Anyone else?

Do whatever it tales to calm her nerves now, just remember from the time you get the referral and then see the surgeons there will be tests to pass at others doctors offices, there is a psych eval, a sleep study, a pulmonolgist visit and then you get a date providing all clearances are passed.

Most likely your wife will need to make an appointment and ask for the referral. She should never be embarrassed to speak to her doctor about a condition about her health. The doctor will have to see her and make notes in her chart as to the physical needs she has that would require her referral.

My flipper ran 300 cash. Always ask what the cash price is, may places have better prices they can give you. There are 2 types of flippers. One is a hard denture like material and the other is a flexible plastic flipper. I recommend the soft for comfort. I keep mine in all day and at bed time I take it out and soak it. It has worked well for chewing with the addition of polident adhesive. Best of luck to you!

Thank you, I was trying to figure that out too

I feel your pain, every night since I started the liquid pre op my husband says to me, so am I on my own for diner, or are you eating tonight and how about Buffalo Wild Wings, I blew up at him and told him what an a@@ he is!

I just went for EKG test yesterday as well as blood and Upper GI, today I get a call from the doctors office that my EKG is not normal. It has a minimal voltage notation on it. So now I have to go to my GP for clearance tomorrow as I scheduled for a week from today. I tried googling it and the only I can see is it might be related to my blood pressure. It was high for some reason yesterday even on my meds. But I was super stressing while I was, not to mention they could not get my ekg to work for like 30 minutes and had to take me to yet another machine. So now I am stressing more thinking about going to yet ANOTHER doctor and the small possibility something is wrong and I wont get the surgery. Anyone else have a similar problem?

Congrats!!!

I went to get my pre op done today. Tomorrow I am one week from being sleeved and I am excited and scared at all times.

Thank you for sharing!

So here I am on Day 7 of my 15 day liquid Pre op and tonight is by far the hardest one as far as wanting to eat. ( I cheated twice and had a salad with diet dressing) so I am digging in the freezer for some frozen fruit a few minutes ago to put in my protein shake and out of the back flies a mini baby Ruth bar, I was shocked, I think I had a look of horror on my face. I was like ahh why?????? So after standing there for a minutes with a brief moment of temptation I took it out and shoved it far down in the garbage.

I originally thought I wanted to have my surgery the week after Cmas, then I got approved and passed all the pre op requirements sooner than I thought I would and then the nurse said how about Nov 23rd and I was like Ok. I am so focused on getting this done that the holidays are not about the food for me right now, I am not even fearing them! I don't want to risk gaining any of the 44 pounds I have taken off pre op.

Best of Luck to all of you, God speed.

The day is fast approaching! I am excited! I have never in my life felt so sure about something. I have total peace with the procedure. When I first got my date I had some doubts, then I reminded myself the very reasons I need to do this and the fear of health problems in the future far out weigh any fears I have of the surgery.

Funny thing is I really could give a careless about Thanksgiving dinner. I feel bad that I might not be able to go to my families house.