ASBgirl

AAAAhhhhhh, yes. How sweet it is for: "The Jewels of June"!!!!! :grouphug:

I start my pre-op this Sunday. I'm actually looking forward to a Fluid diet? Damn right, I am!!

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Valentina

Jewels of June! I like that!

When my surgery was rescheduled from April 19th to June 21st (due to anemia) I thought I would absolutely never make it that long but now it is only 4 1/2 weeks away. So ready to get started on the new me. Maybe June is a good time to be sleeved. We can sit out in the sun while we recover and go for walks outside. Can you imagine how great we will look by Christmas/New Years!!!?? We should be seeing such major changes by then. I bet 2012 will be our best year ever! I am expecting good things for all of us June people!

Dear fellow June Sleevers,

It is Already May 12th. June will be here before we know it! How are you guys doing? What;s on your mind while we wait for our much wanted sleeve?

What temp do you bake the cheese at?

My mini goal is to get my Iron levels up enough so they do not cancel my next surgery date of June 21st!! Taking my iron pills, eating meat, being treated by the gynocologist to try to reduce the bleeding!

Well Darn it ! I just had Mirena put in last week to try to slow down my bleeding. My periods are so heavy that I have been extremely anemic. So anemic that my April 19th VSG was postponed until June 21st to try to get the anemia under control. Hope I have not made a mistake!

You look AWESOME! Can't wait to get to that point. You must be so proud!

Thank all of you so much for the support! My brain knows it is best that it was postponed but my heart begs to differ! I am sure it will all turn out for the best. I am obviously in good hands with the surgeon I have who is watching out for my best health!

Why was it postponed?

((hugs n kisses for you))

When I went in form my pre-surgery testing they found that I am very anemic so we have to get that all under control first.

Thanks Mina!

I will discuss that with my Doctor.

June 21st for me! I am trying to be happy about that but my surgery was originally scheduled for tomorrow so 9 weeks seems SO FAR AWAY! Anyway- Need to let it go and embrace June with you girls!!

So tomorrow was supposed to be my surgery date. I keep trying not to think about it and to let it go but it keeps haunting me. I guess I should be glad that at least I was rescheduled for 9 weeks from tomorrow but I am not very patient and it is killing me. Please say prayers for me to be more patient!

Good luck tomorrow! Let us know how it goes!

WOW! Do we get drugs that good here in the states? Did you guys in the states feel you were given enough to be comfortable? I would rather try to sleep thru the first few days except when I have to walk if at all possible!

Way to go girl! You look great!

WOW!! GOOD FOR YOU. that made me cry!!

Good job.

Kelly

LOL! I was just thinking I was a dork for tearing up but I did too! Love to hear the empowerment! Can't wait till I feel that way too!

Thank you guys for all your support on this roller coaster!

Well my sleeve surgery is rescheduled for June 21st! My GYN said it is okay to wait on the hysterectomy. The uterus does have to come out but it is not going to get worse over the next 6 months and the hysterectomy will actually be easier when I have lost weight. I am staying on the Iron pills to get and keep my RBC's up and as long as they stay up I am good for my June 21st sleeve!

Thanks guys!

I will have to go back and look at your previous posts Determined1. I thought if I posted on here someone would surely have something similar to share!

Well I am feeling more optimistic. You know how they get you up and want you to move around after your sleeve surgery...You suppose that would be okay after the hysterectomy?

My heart it broken! Went for my pre-surgery testing today. The hospitalist says my red blood cell count is 7 (1/2 what it should be) and my blood sugar is very low too. My April 19th surgery date is canceled. I cried and cried and thought I was going to lose my mind. I finally got thru the hurdle of insurance approval so I thought I was good to go. This is a devastating blow for me. I have worked my whole life around planning this surgery. I have bought all my post-op foods and supplements and planned every last detail about how I was going to make this work. Doctor would not even discuss rescheduling until they figure out what is wrong which is good but I feel like I have been shot in the heart right now. SO disappointed!

So not sure if you guys remember me from the post above about a week ago but wanted to give you an update. I went to see my ob/gyn. They did ultrasound and found out for sure why I am so anemic. My Uterus is 5X the size it should be and I have 2 large fibroids. He does not think an IUD or ablasion will help. He said I need a hysterectomy. He said uterus is so big that it will have to be an open procedure instead of lap. That is okay by me EXCEPT IF IT MESSES WITH MY SLEEVE SURGERY! Ob/gyn said to get my Iron level checked next week and if it is up enough he will talk to the bariatric surgery about doing the sleeve and they hysterectomy at the same time. What do you guys think about this??? So confused and a little scared. I want my sleeve guys! Advise needed!

I hope you do not get canceled. I can relate. Mine was just canceled this week due to extreme anemia. I would hate to see anyone else go thru this same disappointment! Hope it works out great for you!

I was scheduled for the 19th but got it moved up to the 14th ... Seeing the post about the anemia was a great reminder to pop a couple of my Iron pills, but I really feel sorry for you ASBgirl!!!, but don't worry, anemia is usually an easily diagnosed and fixed thing... mine is from my Ventolin asthma inhalers... BTW: if they give you an Iron supplement, make sure not to take it within 1 hour of consuming anything with caffeine or milk (they both bond with the iron and prevent absorption) Good Luck!!!!

Oh no! I knew not to take the iron with caffeine but I did take it with milk darn it! Good luck to you on the 14th. Keep us posted!

I'm scheduled for the 21st. Super excited. I know what you mean about knowing there are others going through this around the same time. We're gonna do GREAT!

Hey guys! I went for my pre-op testing Monday. I am so anemic that they canceled my surgery. I am devastated to so the least. I had everything ready. Work arrange, post op supplies purchased, day care arranged, etc. They will not even talk about rescheduling until they figure out why I am so anemic. Going for further testing next week. I am beyond words disappointed!

That's just completely shitty, I'm sorry. Is it your Iron count? I have low Iron all the time because I have very heavy periods and I'm always bleeding. It may not be serious. Maybe if this is also the case with you you could explain this patiently to your doctor.

Iron levels take about a month to bring up if you're religious about taking your pills. I never do because they make me incredibly sick. However *if* the problem is iron anemia and it's because of the problem mentioned above, go to Whole Foods and get a tincture of Shepherds Purse which slows bleeding to a normal level over time so your levels don't get so. Also you can go and get another blood test in a week and call your doc --

http://www.personala...4#Remark_121679

It's 130 dollars to do this and they have places all over the country.

Yes it is my iron count. I think it is from heavy menstrual bleeding. I am going to OBGYN to try to get an IUD. I wanted to get one anyway and my sister said she NEVER even has a period at all once she got hers. If I can get the bleeding to slow down or stop plus I am taking my iron pills hopefully I can reschedule sooner than later. I just did not think having low iron was that serious of a thing but I guess it must be.

I am trying so hard to just take actions to get myself better now instead of dwelling on how broken my heart is right now that I was supposed to have surgery in 14 days and now I am not. But taking the emotion out of it is hard for me. I go from being pissed to being sad to being thankful that they caught it before surgery. I don't know just a mix of emotions plus I am so drained and tired anyway. Going to take it easy for a few days and hope the iron pills start kicking in.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes!