mandi827

Mine is too...good luck..let's keep in touch

2nd day pre-op diet ( low carb). My pre-op appt 2/20 and 2/28 surgery...I have gotten awful chest cold..cannot stop coughing. I called Dr office and they said do theraflu and lots of fluids but should be fine. Anyone else had any problems with cold prior. Thanks

My post op is same as yours....I also was surprised...

First day of pre op diet....but mine is not to bad. It is low carb for 14 days.

Good to hear!

Feb 28th- Puget Sound Bariatric!! My pre diet starts Valentine's Day...my wonderful man is giving me the best present since we have to self pay. I looked into Mexico but he wanted me to stay local plus it includes two years of follow up appointments. 5'6 230lb...good luck all!

I told the nurse today ..when booking my date!! Feb 28th!

Ferndale Wa ...going in end of Feb with Dr. Crouthamel at Puget Sound Bariatric.

Lisa..I didn't know it came nicotine free....interesting..I appreciate imput. As a non smoker I understand that you don't get why it would be hard..but unfortunately we all have our addictions. I work at job were I see addictions every day....most I can't understand how that person let their addictions take over and if it was me I would want to change just at seeing my deteriorating image in a mirror from using....BUT who am I to say that....for years I have look in the mirror at my body each day disgusted and continued to eat.....I hate confiding that I am having gastric sleeve only to hear from "non overweight" friends ...."really..you can't do it yourself ...go to the gym...it isn't hard...I don't understand why you can't quit"..Sadly in our world the NON meth addicts...heroin addicts...drinkers..over-eaters and oh course non smokers...don't "get" why it is a struggle for others. I am not being snotty since we all do it...but wished the non goers would stop judging and instead be thankful that they don't have to deal with quiting smoking along with the anxiety of the surgery...hopefully one day...all addictions will have a tool like gastric sleeve to help them.

I don't even think for me it is the nicotine...I go days without...so cliche but everyone jokes I don't inhale so why do it...I don't know why I do...I would be happy w non nicotine vapor thing that just felt like I was smoking when socializing or super stressed. I actually wrapped mint gum around e cig without nicotine filter on it tonite ...so all it did when puffed was light up end to look like smoking and taste like smoking a menthol due to gum it actually kinda worked worked..lol...but still worried that one puff of e cig w nicotine filter will show up in 3 weeks for test..

My date is end Feb..I was social smoker for 15 years...I could go days without smoking until around friends...my date was put on hold due to having large kidney stone and surgery while in process of sleeve surgery requirements and oh course my stones did not want to pass for 6 weeks aftet having blasted and using up 80 hrs sick leave....but I got all clear yesterday and can schedule gastric sleeve. My Dr tests two weeks prior and day of surgery for smoking. I screwed up and told him I smoked...but he said no more chances! For some reason today was rough...I took one puff of electronic cig today I bought in Dec not knowing filters contained nicotine when purchased in Dec and didn't use. I am so mad at myself for having one puff tonite ...so scared it will screw everything up and show up in test in 3 weeks...not sure how test and if one puff of e cig will show up...or hurt healing process...just wanted to vent disappointment w myself....the worse part is thinking..obviously my weight loss is not as important as I thought by doing that...grr...

Thank you for the tip

I am having gastric sleeve next month. The nurse called today and I can schedule after Feb 15th...probably last week of Feb. I am doing self pay in states. My BMI is 36 5'6, I am a 16-18 pant size. My sister had gastric bypass in Spain about 15 years ago and my neice, nephew and brother in law had gastric sleeve in Mexico...so I am not really nervous. I think my main concern is excess skin being 43. I have never had kids and have no stretch marks but most weight is in belly. Anyone have tips that might help? Thanks