Mellordi

I'm still between 500-800 calories as well.

I'm in Lansdale, Pa. About 20 miles north of Philly. I was sleeved at Abington Hospital on October 22, 2013 and I'm down almost 60lbs!!

Good luck!!!

Please add me!! Lordiliwen@aol.com. Thanks!

I wish I had known how difficult it would be to watch everyone else eat food that I no longer will allow myself to touch. I wish I had known how difficult head hunger would be to control. I wish I had known about the emotional roller coaster my hormones have had me on for the past month. I also wish I would stop comparing myself to others that have had this surgery and stop thinking that I'm doing a terrible job because my weight loss isn't as much or as quick as some people.

I'm with some of the others. I was on my side a few hours after surgery.

Sleeved 10/22. Pre-op was 22lbs lost. Post op (after I snuck over and used my friends scale) is 25lbs.

Oh and on Friday the 22nd, I'll be a month out.

Omg! I feel you. One day I'm doing great and the next everything hurts. I felt great coming off the surgery and the day I got home, I couldn't drink anything. I don't know if it's the process of healing or our bodies going through the stress of the surgery, but some days I feel like a yo-yo.

Yoga pants, flip flops (might be a bit too chilly for those now, plus if your not good on your feet, I'd suggest some type of slippers or slip on shoes) and a t-shirt.

Lauren, I have Anthem BC of California. My husband works for FEDEX out here in PA. let me tell you, they are a joy to work with. I called them after my info session to see if I was covered. I was. I asked them what I needed to do in order to get approved. Was told that with a BMI of lower than 40 I needed two comorbids. Needed just one over 40 BMI. I didn't need to do a doctor supervised diet. They just wanted certain tests done and a recommendation letter from my PCP. I took care of EVERYTHING Anthem wanted and then took care of all the tests my surgeon required. My whole process took just under 3 months. I was sleeved on October 22, 2013 and haven't looked back since. Good luck!!

I've lost a car tire, a large bag of potatoes, a 12 cup Mr. Coffee machine and a two liter bottle of soda. Who knew?

I'm 5'8. At my highest weight of 262 people never believed me. Two of the nurses on two different occasions during my pre-admission testing asked why I was having the surgery because 'you don't look THAT fat'. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize I needed to LOOK fat in order to qualify for this surgery. Bottom line is, I didn't have this surgery just to lose weight. I did it because I'm 43 and I was on 3 different BP meds that did absolutely nothing for my BP and after living for 18+ years with kidney issues, ALL my doctors and specialists agreed I should do it. I haven't looked back since.

10/22/13 Weight at first surgeons visit on August 15: 250 Weight at surgery: 240 Weight at one week post op: 233 Weight today 11/11/13: 220

Oh hey. I'd like an invite. Email is lordiliwen@aol.com. Thank you.

Does anyone know what happened here? I know I may sound a bit dim, but it seems like our usual VST forum was sucked into this website conglomerate and I can't access anything or continue previous convo. And quite frankly, it SUCKS.

My surgery was three days ago too. I'm still having issues with getting out of bed and when I roll over. Other than that, no problems. My nurse did tell me about holding a pillow to your tummy, as well, so maybe give that a try. If you still are in pain over the weekend I would call your doctor. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon! Sent from my iPad using VST

Do you have anyone going with you for support?

My youngest son, who is 17, is taking me and staying until his oldest brother gets there. I have 4 boys, ages 23, 20, 19 and 17. My 20 year old was just admitted to the hospital this morning for an ongoing blood disorder called ITP. he is really upset he can't go with me. My husband will be there later in the day. I'm in Lansdale, PA. It's about 30 minutes outside of Philly. I think that since you are scheduled for the 31st, you should be ok. It seems like that is enough time to get over a small cold. I'm getting more excited as the hours go by but also slightly more anxious. Oh and by the way, my name is Melissa Lordi-Liwen. I'm on Facebook too if you are on there and want to add me.

Mellordi. I try to keep it simple with user names! Haha!

It is exciting and nerve racking, too! Where are you having yours done? I'll try to log in tomorrow afternoon and get you updated on how things are going. Sent from my iPad using VST

I'm getting sleeved on October 22nd! I'll be your sleeve buddy.

Thank you italiancurves! Love your name too by the way!

October 22nd. So one day? Two days? A day and a half?? Lol!

I'm in Lansdale, PA. About 30 minutes away from Philly. I'm getting sleeved at Abington on Tuesday, October 22.