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I've made it to nearly 9pm and am doing better than I thought I would. I've discovered that green Jello slides into the cracks and I don't feel quite so empty.

Thanks Carol. I'm excited and nervous and I'll be glad when it's done.

I pity the fool holding up MY rear! (sorry, couldn't resist):lol0:

Oh my dear! I expect that the sudden lack of food, added to the jitters about Wednesday have got your moods in a snit. I know that I didn't sleep much last night and I was a bit "short" with DH who has been nothing but a sweetheart throughout. How I'm going to make it Wednesday without passing out from lack of sustenence is bothering me more than the surgery itself... At least once I get there it will be "out of my hands" and in the capable hands of the Doctor & Hospital. We're still kind of on our own.

Lol! If she believes in "signs & portents" she sure isn't someone you need giving you advice anyway. It seems to me that very few people head into this surgery without becoming VERY WELL VERSED in what it is and isn't, and what it can and cannot do, and what the actual risks are (and aren't) You probably shouldn't let her give you advice on the sotck market either :lol0:

A lot of plans will consider the sleeve if it's proposed as a "first step" for an eventual, possible, DS or bypass. This is in the case of the super-sizers, like me. I am scheduled for the sleeve on 8/26 and I hope to make it do the job without going back for any additional messing around my insides.

I'm ant-sy about the next two days too. I'm afraid of feeling lightheaded and woosy. I have a lot of stuff to do to get the house ready for my absence, so I'll be busy.

I have told no one but 1) parents 2) husband 3) kids 4) pharmacist (checking on whether or not my meds are "crushable") 5) Pastor (who will not blab to the professional empathy-guts at church) - YOU know the type, they *profess* to empathize - I don't really need the clucking. I think I'm covered in RL. I am VERY glad to have this forum to unload in, as I must be the "stiff-upper-lip" around the house so as not to scare anyone unduly.:biggrin0:

My DEAR SoCal... I have my surgery scheduled for the 26th at Weill-Cornell Med Center at NY Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhatten. I live on Long Island. I'm an "at home mom" verging on the empty nest (IF they get jobs and get out)... So I have as much time as I like at the computer (once the laundry & shopping are done). I find this message board tricky to navigate, so I hope I can find this thread as I starve for the next couple of days. I would love to be your sleeve buddy. My DH will be bringing my laptop to the hospital on the 27th so I can check in with you right after I get coherent. Now all we need is an "old hand" who will tell us that it's NORMAL to be scared, to have pain in strange places etc etc...

What ARE the symptoms of a leak?

Thanks. I'm scheduled to get sleeved on Wednesday (26th) and I guess I should give DH a "head's up".

You and I have the same date. I haven't packed either. DH is in charge of my recuperation. I added a bunch of movies to my ipod and got a bunch of jello & sugar free popsicles.. and some protein drinks. Right now I'm full of nervous energy.. I think I'll head out to the garden and pull some weeds.

I got pre-approval and am scheduled for 8/26. I'm still looking for any of his other patients..

Will do. I should have an idea in a few weeks.... (fingers crossed)

I'm getting ready to submit the paperwork (& all the prep work) to HIP in NYC for pre approval. Has anyone on this board gotten an OK from them?

Lol! What a great way of looking at it! I will remember that.

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