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I can't believe it's gotten here so fast! Let us know how u are doing! Best wishes!

Congrats! So exciting! Best wishes for your surgery, let us know how your doing afterwards!

Yay yay! Congrats Newgirlie!

A lot of the stigma with weight loss surgery is that someone always "knows" someone who knew someone who died from surgery. I think people are more worried than anything, especially the ones who care about you. Then again, if she's trying to sell you some miracle product, she's probably against WLS only because you'll be one less person for her to make money on.

Please do use any part of it! Thats why i posted it, in case anyone needed help telling family or friends. I swear i feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, and i feel so much better now that they know.

You guys are amazing, and although im more excited about this surgery than anything, the little bit of fear in the back of my mind is made better by each one of your stories. THANK YOU!

I feel much better hearing all these experiences!

Wow outpatient Pdxman! The doc told me i could do mine outpatient but the hospital has a one night stay requirement, so looks like i get to stay there. You both make it sound so easy!

Thank you so much Lissa! I have 8 days to go till im sleeved, and am so excited. Its nice to hear what to expect in the hospital.

You should comment to your mutual friends that you've begun walking at a different location...maybe he will hear and start going to the other location looking for you, lol.

Hi MsBoo, you will be sleeved the day before me! Good luck and congrats!

Contrats! I will be sleeved in 8 days and the advice you post-op'ers give is priceless!

Yayayay! Today is December 1st and the first of our DECEMBER SLEEVERS start TODAY! Good luck everyone!

I wish I had someone else to make her dinner for her. Luckily I can have lettuce with no calorie dressing, and I found some that tastes amazing, so at least I can eat something.

I wish I had someone else to make her dinner for her. Luckily I can have lettuce with no calorie dressing, and I found some that tastes amazing, so at least I can eat something.

The hardest thing about my pre-op diet is having to make dinner for my daughter. I swear things I dont even like smell sooo good to me. I make her food and then go hide upstairs till shes done.

They changed a lot of the posts around, reorganizing I guess.

I dont get meals, just protein shakes and protein bars. Although the first two days i replaced a shake with protein (some grilled chilcken, and the second night i had some turkey and an egg). Im on the fifth day, and im so tired! Im hoping it gets easier! WE CAN DO THIS! BEFORE YOU KNOW IT WE WILL ALL BE SLEEVED!

Roxy, I am so happy for all of us and so glad i started this forum too. Its nice to be able to talk to and meet people who are going through the EXACT SAME things as us, and to know there are SO MANY OF US is so comforting! December is only a few days away, and within the month we will all be on the losers bench! Yay yay yay! :grouphug:

I dont think there's anyone who doesnt feel horrible about themselves right now, or else we wouldnt be getting this surgery. I hate going out, looking in the mirror, hate getting dressed daily, dread going to work, dread seeing anyone i know when i do go out, and all out miserable. I've had several last meals, and gained 7 lbs in a month, so im even more miserable. It got to the point my boyfriend couldnt even stand to be around me anymore, so we're on a "break" right now, which depresses me even more. I'm trying to make the best of this knowing soon i'm going to start a new life (wls date 12/9). Until then, all we can do is take it one day at a time, and when we look in the mirror know that we only have to not like what we see for a little bit longer!

I'm not post-op yet, but my family noticed my witchy-ness as well, but mine has been attributed to me just not being happy with myself, so i was taking it out on everyone else. What seems to be helping me a lot is i began taking 5,000 IU of Vitamin D (they are instant dissolve tablets), which is something i was very low on according to my pre-op testing, and apparently vitamin D is a significant mood booster. Like i said im still pre-op, so maybe someone post-op will have some better advise, but its worth a try!

Thank you so much Cooper, you are so sweet! I am excited for us too! I will definitely be posting my experience with the hospital, and my day to day progress after surgery, i've found everyone's stories like that to be so helpful. I get the updated posts sent right to my phone because i love following and hearing about everyone too! Right now I am struggling through this third day of my pre-op diet. I do great as long as im out of the house...otherwise my head keeps screaming at me to snack while im watching tv. Evenings are the hardest. While i have cheated twice, it was with protein (a little bit of grilled chicken one night, and some turkey tonight), so i dont feel too horrible about it, i just needed something more than carrots and celery and protein shakes. Im hoping once i go back to work tomorrow it might get easier, but then again, who knows :confused5: . I've just been taking it one day at a time, which is all we can do! Good luck with your's too, im sure you'll do better than me! Im so excited there are so many of us getting sleeved in December!

I laughed so hard when you said you'd sell your mother for some crackers, cuz i totally would sell mine too, lol! I've been trying to sleep in late so i dont have to think about food either.