Pre-OpLoser619

Is 52974 your birthday? If so, thats my moms birthday day too! You are a year older than me though...lol, sorry just thought that was cool. I'm a dork I know.

So glad to hear you are doing well! I'm still waiting on my surgery and hoping to be done by halloween. I'm from a big italian family here in kansas and I became addicted to pasketti lol at an early age. Then you always got the lecture about cleaning your plate etc. I never cared for lasagna or sausage either. I've been doing good pre-op staying away from the pasta but I know I'll be craving it after. That stinks that you can only have protein shakes right now when theres so much more you could be eating to break up the monotony! I wish you the best of luck and I'm sure you'll do great!

I never even knew this was there and I live in olathe. I'm always trying to find new parks and nature trails for me and my family. Dont know if I can make the get together, but will definitely be checking this out! Thanks ladies!

You are so beautiful! You've really done an amazing job. Congrats on that baby too!

You are welcome! Best of luck to you too... I'm sure you'll do fine.

Smart water is really good for you! Expensive but good. It's like gatorade (electrolytes) but without everything else you don't need!

You can do a search on pre-op diet and should find a wealth of info. I'm basically getting myself prepared by changing my habits over to those I'll need after surgery: protein first, incorporating protein shakes, lots of water (don't drink with meals), walking 30 mins/day. Hoping this will make the transition easier!

I have definitely tossed the idea around. I too like the accountability as well as possibly being to help someone else with their decision, experience, etc. I've told my mom and dad, my husband, but not really anyone else, although my friends and family on facebook know that I have been dieting and I've been sharing my losses with them... So I just might start recording soon (pre-op diet) and post them after I have it.

The other option would be to record them but maybe hold off on posting them until you are sure you want it out there...

After eating better (better portions and better quality food) I can't eat mcdonalds and stuff anymore. I ate half of my daughters mcdouble and I paid for it severely! Kinda nice actually, not what happened, but that I can't tolerate that food any longer.

Glad to hear your doing well!

Mine is constantly high, as is my esr or sed rate... They both are markers for inflammation in the body. I would imagine you can still have surgery as long as all your other tests come back ok. They think mine are related to fibromyalgia and/or an autoimmune issue... But it can be caused by any type of inflammation. Good luck and let us know what he says!

Just an fyi... Many post sleevers will tell you that your tastes will change after surgery so dont invest all your money in something you like now for after surgery because you may not like it after. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Congrats!

Congrats and thanks for the details, it helps for the control freaks like me who want to know everything every step of the way, lol!

Congrats! Keep us posted, as you feel up to it!

I know it's alot more expensive but smart water is really great! It has electrolytes like gatorade but none of the other stuff... Just another idea for you fellas working outside.

Right? People have turned into carb-aphobes. I think as long as you put protein first you're fine. My diet right now is 50% carbs, 25% protein & 25% fat (now, I am working to change that) but I'm still losing 1-2lbs/wk... It all depends on the type of carbs, etc.

If you got a bad enough ulcer in your stomach it could leak without any surgery... I imagine there is a slight risk for just about anything that can happen. I wouldn't stress on it. Just my opinion.

I personally don't know specifics... But I think it can be like alot of hospitals where it depends on who is working to what kind of care/response you get. There's another person who posted on here that might be able to give specifics.

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As far as I know there is a zipper effect of staples. One row that closes your new stomach and one row that closes the old stomach that they remove. Sometimes I've heard of surgeons also suturing over the staples that remain just for extra stability to the closure.