NJ mom of 4

Dr neff is my surgeon. He performed my Gastric Sleeve in December 2013 and then my revision to Gastric Bypass August 7, 2015. I have been seeing him for over 2 years and he is an amazing Dr. He is patient and kind and will take as much time as you need during your visit, plus if you bring a family member, like one time I brought my mom and at surgery I brought my husband, he also stops and asks them if they have any questions!!! It was absolutely amazing how o see him interact with my mom and put her nerves to rest!!! I absolutely love him and BOTH of my surgeries were great!!!

Here is a warming plate I read about on another site... http://www.babyearth.com/green-sprouts-warming-plate.html It may help

How did you know or find out you pulled some stitches?? And what was done for it?? I am afraid I may have done the same thing.... So kind of curious if I should be worried or not... Any info would be appreciated THANKS! ~Faith~

Yes!!!!! I will wait until Thursday but YES!!!!

Hey there girl!!! Can you have coffee?? Is it decaf? I am dying for my coffee back and I was super excited to see I might get it back this week! .... I love reading all the stuff you are eating it is certainly giving me ideas... I am not at all creative so I was super happy to see this... Keep em coming!!!

Getting so excited and nervous ... I fell asleep tonight for all of about 2 hours and now after tossing and turning for a while I got outta bed and here I am... Wide awake!! Oh well... I'll get some sleep tomorrow during surgery...LOL...

There she is! Your gonna rock this! I absolutely love you girl!!!!! So glad you are doing ok and I will be sitting right next to you on the losers bench!!!

I too am having my VSG surgery on Monday! New year... New us!! See you on the sleeved side for 2014!!

Please add me to Dec. 31. Please add me to December 30th!! So excited and nervous!!

I am December 30th and started my pre op diet on Monday... Having a bit of a hard time staying on track... But trying really really hard to.Good to meet you and share our journeys!!

Hi, from what I understand every Dr is different or at least they differ slightly in what they are allowing their patients to eat. My dr allows 3-4 protein shakes and one small meal every night except for 24 hours prior to surgery. Some Drs aren't allowing that or just veggies and such. It is probably best to check with your Dr as to what he's allowing on his PreOp diet requirements!!! I started my diet yesterday... So we around the same time surgery wise!!! Good luck!!!

My date is 12/30 also just waiting for approval. I also have UHC!! So hopefully I am as lucky as you time wise!!

I am having my surgery on the 30th!!! I just love seeing the pictures from people who have paved the way ahead of me!!! You are all such inspiration and I hope to be posting pics on here someday too!!!! Thank you for the boot in the ass I need sometimes when I doubt!! <3 <3 <3

I too am nervous and have also added to my occasional prayers "and please God let me live through this and be healthy" at the end of every prayer or wish .... So I am just glad to read that I am not the only one dwelling on the worst case scenario .... Thank you!!! I do feel better. I also feel that because my Drs have have told me I will NOT live if I don't lose weight ... the surgery is the better choice because without it I will definitely eventually die from one of my MANY co-morbidities. See everyone on the losers bench!!

Hey there ThicknThin.... I am going to call Lori tomorrow and see where I am with submitting and approval. I did everything I was supposed to, but I just realized I am assuming the other Drs sent everything in a timely manner... And you know what they say about assuming...LOL... Fingers crossed for me!!! I'll keep you guys posted!!