jsrmanatee

hi everybody! i'm jackie and i'm in midland, michigan. my doctor is Dr. Cudjoe and my surgery is in alma on June 11th. i am so excited for this. when i decided to start this process in late january, i weighed 398. holy crap, right! i have changed my diet, stopped drinking pop and eat many, many, vegetables and i now weigh 379! yeah 19 lbs gone! my goal weight is 180, but i seriously will be happy with 250 realistically. i can't wait to be able to go places again and walk around and have fun. i am way to young to be this immobilized and cut off from the world. i hope by next summer to be able to take my son to michigan's adventure water park. so, everyone feel free to friend me on here and on facebook, i am almost always on facebook and i have a page too, it's https://www.facebook.com/WhiskeyBottlesAndCatFoodCans. i can't wait to get to know everyone. have a great day all! jackie sue redmond

i feel the same too. excited, scared, nervous, over-whelmed with emotions and things i need to do, fix, get ready, arrange, worry about, fuss over, etc etc etc. but the i also feel the best joy i've felt in a long time. i am going to a support group meeting at the hospital tomorrow, so then i will have them and you guys for support. we will support you too.

hello!!! i just got my date yesterday--June 11th !! i am so excited and scared and nervous and ahhhh just everything, lol i am so glad i am going to make friends going thru this at the same time!

add me to the list- June 11th- yes!

i'm so excited. june 11th is the date! i was hoping for the 12th because that is my birthday, but a day earlier is ok with me!

quick question. am i supposed to be buying protein shake mix or meal replacement shake mix?

hi everyone! i'm jackie. just a little back story- i went to a seminar on jan. 24 and decided to have the surgery. went to the the doctor on jan. 25 and weighed 398 lbs. she made the referral to the gastric surgeon and i was on my way! went to doctor for a weigh-in on feb. 22 and weighed 390 lbs. yesterday, i had my first consultation with the surgeon and i'm down to 384 lbs. yeah! 15 lbs in 2 months on my own! i liked the surgeon and he answered my questions and then i met with 2 different nurses and they were really helpful. i found out that my insurance will cover the surgery. yeah! i have three things to do pre-op. i have an endoscopy scheduled in early april and then i have to see a cardiologist for an ekg and stress test and see a psychiatrist for a consultation. i should have all of these done by some time in may. when i asked the nurse about how long it would be until my surgery, she said three months or less. omg! cannot believe it will be that soon. so i'm thinking some time in late june. i'm so excited! jackie

my friend had the gastric bypass last year and she had one swallow of jack daniels at christmas time and was very drunk and sick. i hope the sleeve isn't so bad. i like my whiskey.

how do you update those ticker things?

me too! should be sometime in june. i have my endoscopy and heart doctor appts set for april. i have already lost 15 lbs. i am getting excited because things are starting to happen!

i see the surgeon for my pre-op consultation on thursday!