LisaM

Wow, you look fabulous! Congrats on your weight loss! It's so motivating to read these stories when we're just starting out. Thanks for sharing!

Partay!! 126 lbs is freakin' awesome! Welcome to onderland!!

I had a hiatal hernia too that had to be repaired. I was out of it for the first two days and it took me a week before I started feeling better. I just had my surgery on August 8th and I'm feeling 100% better today. Hang in there, it gets a lot better in a short amount of time.

140 pounds in 11 months is absolutely amazing!! You look so different! Congrats!!

Amazing!! I'll bet people dont recognize the new you!! So very exciting! Congrats!!

That's the way to go. Our case manager told us not to invest much in new clothes because we will lose weight so fast, like a size every 2 weeks. I hope that's true! Im going to start hunting out my local thrift stores too. It's fun to buy smaller sizes with a small budget!

WOW!! So awesome & exciting! I'm one week out from my surgery. I can't wait to see what's in store 3 months from now! I love reading all these success stories, it's very motivating!

That is so great!! It's so nice to hear that guys go through the same pain we women go through! You go, hot dad!!

I was sleeved last Monday too and I was still feeling blah and layed around all day today in my pjs sleeping some of the time. My husband told me not to go to work tomorrow. It was supposed to be my first day back, but I just don't feel like I can. Maybe Tuesday will be better. I'm looking forward to being back to normal too...

I'm in the same boat, sleeved on the 8th. I had bad gas pain in my shoulder, but it was gone in a day. It hurts to eat anything. Jello, ice pops, water all hurt going down, but I'm sure this will go away as soon as the inflammation goes down. Hang in there, this is all normal.

Thanks for the advice. The soft food I'm referring to is in the form of applesauce, cream of rice/wheat, creamy soup. I think I'm going to find some good shakes for now.

So I am officially sleeved as of Monday, the 8th. I've never had any surgery except when I was two, so it was a surreal experience to say the least. However, I'm having issues eating or drinking right now. I take very small sips and small bites of soft food and it hurts when it reaches my sleeve. It feels like a ball in my chest, like I'm having a painful contraction as it goes down. Is this normal? How long does it take for this to go away? It's very uncomfortable, it almost makes me dread eating anything. Thanks for any thoughts!

No problem keeping it a secret. I'm going back Monday and nobody will know nada! I have been telling people close to me that I don't want to tell that I had sleeve surgery, that I had hiatal hernia surgery. It's half true because my doc actually did repair one for me when he went in to do my sleeve. Never knew I had it, except it explains why I felt sick a lot after I ate in the past. It's a good excuse if you ever need it, the surgery is about the same, they go in laproscopic, 5 incisions.

I love reading this info! It is so helpful. Tomorrow is the big day for me, I have to be at the hospital by 9:15. I'll let you all know how it went once I'm on the other side. Now, let's see if I get any sleep tonight! :-D

I have Kaiser and they make you have a goal weight. If I came in the day of surgery even 1 lb. over my goal weight, they would cancel my surgery! They're pretty harsh. A girl in my last preop class was crying because they cancelled her surgery for being over her goal weight. They'd still do the surgery, but after you are at or below your goal weight, no exceptions.

Never mind on this post, I found the master list!! Wow, we've got a ton of surgeries happening this month!!

August 8th @ 11:15 for me! When's your date?

Are you talking about the intro class in Richmond? If so, I went to it June 14th and I'm being sleeved Monday, August 8th. I called for a cancellation for the surgeon appointment the day after the class and they got me in to see Dr. Baggs on June 16th (my original surgeon appt was July 15th). From there, I went to every appointment they booked, my only hold up was hitting my goal weight to get in to see the nurse case manager, which took me about 10 extra days. Still, less than 2 months from my first class in Richmond is pretty dang good! It's all about how motivated you are. If your very motivated, like I was, it'll move really fast.

Add me please, August 8th!!

Howdy neighbor! I love Orangevale. I have a few friends that way. It's an all American, Apple Pie kinda town.

I can't believe I'm getting sleeved on August 8th. I started researching this topic the last week of April and started this process with my PCP on May 2nd. I originally had considered going to Mexico and paying out of pocket because I didn't think I'd qualify through Kaiser. Well, I did qualify and here I am! I can't wait to start my new life!

Yep! I was nervous because a girl who was seen by Liz right before me came out and told me her surgery was scheduled for August 29th. I'm sure she asked for that date because I told Liz I wanted mine as soon as possible and that's the date she gave me! I did not have to have an upper GI. I just had my blood work done and an EKG and that's it. There will be a day long class you have to have and a physical, but I was able to attend the class the very next day, after my case manager appointment. I had to use a sick day for it, but it was worth it!

Woo hoo! That is so awesome!!! Yay for you!!

One thing that gave me comfort about going through Kaiser is they have never had any deaths since they started their bariatric program. But, they attribute this to carefully screening their patients to make sure they're healthy. So, if you're in good health overall, and have co morbidities under control, you should really have little to worry about.

I love the y'alls (Georgia gal here living in California). Hooray on your sugery date, sooo exciting!!!