mwrarr

Hi all! I've been doing the "prep" stuff since January & think I've finally settled my brain into a Dec 2012 date. My surgeon has said that basically once the psych & GI were done, I could get in whenever I was ready. I was originally aiming for 2nd week of Oct (just realized that's *this* week haha) but wasn't emotionally ready. I'm glad to have found this site. Been flip-flopping since the beginning about VSG vs RNY, even though I wanted VSG initially.

Thanks! :} IDKY I'm so worried about this one! Haha I'm not sure I'm "sound" but definitely not delusional or hiding some psychosis or anything. And MORE THAN READY for all the good, bad, ugly & liquidy mooshy Protein powder tainted goopiness that is to come! Haha 347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

I've only been on the boards since this past weekend but your posts have been sticking out to me. I like your moxie, girl! I'll be thinking about you today & hoping for as smooth of a recovery as possible! :} 347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

My sister had RNY in 2010, & they told her not to weigh herself until the 1 mo check up & she peeked about 2-1/2 wks in & was devastated. Then at her check up she was down 30+ lbs. I'm a daily weigh/recorder & I can't wait to take a month off of WI's!! this thread has given me the "OK" to just ignore the scale in Mo1. 347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

I'm the same with gulping fluids. This is one of my main concerns about the surgery. I get dehydrated easily & regularly have bladder irritation with decreased Water intake. I asked my surgeon about this, as the main thing people say is how little that they can drink after, & he assured me that it wouldn't be a problem--& would probably help me lose steadily. It still concerns me...when I say gulp, I mean GULP! lol I get about 1-1/2 gal of water daily, not counting crystal lite, etc. 347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

My pre-op is 2 weeks on Optifast (they're going to let me substitute the Atkins advantage shakes), & 3 days fluids...to shrink the liver for surgery. Post-op will be 1-1-2-2 (clear fluids-full liquids-purée-soft) as tolerated. My sister had RNY in 2010 (in Rochester, NY) & her plan was like mine. & her BFF just had RNY in July (in Sayre, PA), & they had her do a MEAL before they would release her from the hospital, w/no pre-op diet. So, IDK... 347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

I have Aetna as well. I'm not sure if they submitted yet or not. I'm definitely calling the coordinator Tuesday. They may be waiting for my psych, cardiac & EGD results, but idk. They told me before that I already made the 3 months & that it takes up to a month to hear back. I'm curious now!!! 347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

I hear that! I figure that the few that know are the ones that won't judge me regardless' date=' so if I have a little "elevator speech" to deflect the ones who don't matter then they will probably just go with it. I'm of the inclination that anyone who wants to tell me how I should feel about my journey is just insecure in their own. 347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

I've been with my BF for 3 years & I was hesitant to tell him at first too bc I wasn't sure HOW to word it. We live together, but I'm not close with his family myself. I basically just one day said, "ya know, I'm sick of hurting...." he thought I was breaking up with him!! Lol My only request from him was that he not tell anyone until I was sure this was going to happen. He's been a lot more supportive than I expected, & I'm glad I didnt hide it like I originally considered. (btw...we talked about that once & he said he'd have been so hurt & probably would've seriously reconsidered our relationship) 347*294/285/143 (*347HW/294SSW)

I am not really afraid of losing "too much" because my body is incredibly stubborn. I'm more afraid of not losing anything, or going through the agony & cost of surgery & all it has connected to it, & only dropping like 50#. 347*294/285/143 (*347HW/294SSW)

If I find out that it wouldn't matter for some reason (for work) then I'm going to request the 12th afterall. :} 347*294/285/143 (*347HW/294SSW)

I'm so glad I found this site, too! It's so addicting though. Haha but I must say, in a mere less-than-24 hrs...I have gone from "maybe I will put this thing off until next spring" to "yep, I'm ready; let's do this!" lol 347*294/285/143 (*347HW/294SSW)

I have to disagree' date=' at least in my case. I'm not lying or hiding, nor am I not proud of the work i've already done or of the decision to pursue surgery or the work I've had to do so far just to get it. But I have a high visibility position in my career & social life, & value my privacy wherever I can preserve it. :} I didn't tell them bc if they can't be positive, then I don't need their bad juju swirling around trying to mess up my pink & purple sparkly cloud of positivity & clear action that I've worked so hard to create. And on the other side (family), we're just waiting until there's a surgery date. We don't feel there's any reason to get everyone in a tizzy just yet. And no way am I blabbing on facebook, bc frankly...too many random people are sharing too much random info. As for work, I work for a big university & people are overwhelmingly negative & trying to claw their way to the next step & I know this would be exploited as a weakness. So, being that it's none of their beeswax, I don't see any reason to do more than give a heads up that they may need to cover my workload (in case I can't get surg date during mid-semester break). That's just my situation...not that I even need to justify it, but maybe if by sharing it helps someone then so be it. :}

That is so encouraging to read!! Sounds like a win/win sort of day to me. I am apprehensive about the social aspect of my "afterlife" because of how we just live day to day. I was afraid at one point that I'd be chained to a drab food-less (celebration-less) life, but once I realized that I was more afraid of being a slave to food & diets for the rest of my life...well, let's just say stories like yours give me a boost that I'm making the right choice.

Holy waistline! you look fabu!

Contests on your lower numbers! I Started using mfp back in feb, but switched back to the spark people app recently. I like their layout better (colors maybe? Haha) but the MFP food database is way better.

My BF & my sister have known from the beginning of this process...& I swore them both to secrecy. I told work that I "may have to have a surgery, but it's not scheduled yet" just to give a heads up, but no details other than "I have an issue with my stomach." I initially told my BFF but she wasn't supportive so I quit updating her after the 1st appt. I finally told my parents 2 weeks ago & gave the mister permission to tell his parents, but he said he'd wait until we had a date. I haven't told my kids yet. (they are 12 & 14) & I only told their dad that he may have to take them for some extra days once I get a surg date, but didn't tell him what I'm having done. It's funny...I'm such an open book, & normally terrible at keeping my own secrets, but this is fiercely mine.

I went in for my annual physical (w/a new dr) & when I expressed my sheer frustration with my weight, she asked if I'd ever considered surgery. I said, "hell no--no offense." so I was referrered to the eating therapy clinic for NUT & diet/lifestyle altering. When I got home that day, we did the daily catch-up & he asked me about my appt & I told him, "she ASKED ME if I wanted the surgery!!" I was just shocked to the point of laughing, bc it seemed so absurd that a dr would bring it up without making me beg for it...especially when I wanted no part if it. That was January. Fast forward to June, gained 15-18# following the guidelines of the "medically assisted weightloss" program, had a recheck w/NUT & nearly had a meltdown over MORE gained weight. She explained that my metabolism was probably shot & I asked about surgery. She gave me a number/name to call, & I went about my day. Later that day, I was sitting in the sun feeling miserable emotionally, spiritually & physically (hhhhhot! It's HARD to be a fatty in the sun!!) and mentioned the seminar to him. I said that I felt I at least needed to check it out & rule it out, so that I could get it out of my system. And he just said, "you want me to go with?" and that was it. As luck would have it, the seminar was that evening & we both had a rare night off. We walked into it thinking "LAPBAND" (bc no way was/am I comfortable w/RNY), and walked out with both of us just knowing that VSG was the answer. So I guess the short answer (ha!! I'm *bad* at "short answers" btw) is that this has been a three year struggle that he's watched me drown in, & tried to help (mutual diet/gym/plans anyone?) me with, and a year long dialogue over how this needs to turn around, and somewhere in the last 3 months, the dialogue turned to surgery & how it would or could or might change the game.

"mwrarr" is a battle cry... :}

I thought about doing 12/12/12, bc that would've been my mom's 53rd bday, but if i want to get disability pay from work, I have to be out of work (using my own "sick time" 1st) by the 7th. So, I'm hoping for 12/6/12 (I'm kind of a #'s OCD-er haha) Happy to be here with you all!! :}

My upper GI is set for 10/15 @10am. They said I'd be put under conscious sedation (2 drugs but I can't remember which), no mention of barium. I took the whole day off work. It's the part of this journey that's freaking me out the most, next to the actual surgery. I'm not a big fan of "procedures" lol

I miss heels, too!! :}