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Congrats!! Just waiting on my date. Can't wait. I'm on an all liquid pre op diet hope I can stay full!!!

Yes, I'm on an all liquid diet for 2 weeks pre-op. Just waiting for my surgery date to start the diet. My Nut also said Cream of Wheat and sugar free jello

Hi, I'm pre-sleeve. I have my surgery in about 3 weeks. Just waiting for my date. I have already planned in treating my new stomach better with better foods. I was told to eat stage 1 baby food when u can introduce good in again and I've been checking out organic baby food. I want to start my new stomach off on the right nite. I abused my stomach by not eating and skipping meals to loose weight for too many years. I look forward to a new beginning. As for yoga and stuff, I have a failed spine and am unable to participate in those kind of activities. I do meditate tho. Have for tears. Helps with the pain. Along with the morphine, lol,

Good luck everyone!! I'll be there in 3 weeks or do. Please let me know how y'all are doing and how it went!! Blessings on y'all's recovery!!!

Congrats!! I'm in the sane page. I'm just waiting for my surgery date so I can start the 2 week liquid diet. I'm pretty excited about it but a bit nervous too. I'm getting ready to buy all my foods. Gonna make done homemade chicken soup for pre and post op. Also checking out baby foods for my intro back to food. Lol

Hi y'all, I'm Debbie and I just saw my doc for the first time today. Kinda looking forward to this but kinda scared too. Why am I doing this? Well, in 2002 I broke my tailbone and crushed my lower back. By the time I was fused 13 months later, the surgery failed. Called "Failure to Thrive". Basically means I'm in chronic pain. Because of the way I landed I was told I started a domino effect which is causing my discs to disintegrate known as Disintegrating Disc Disease. All my discs have failed. To help with this I have had 2 Neurostimulators implanted. Yes, I am a Borg. Lol. A few years ago I was seeing a doctor 3x's a week for spinal shots and he unintentionally overdosed me with Vitamin D, which I am apparently allergic to in high doses. Go figure. Well, I ended up with Hashimoto's Hypothyroid Autoimmune Disease. Yay me! Like the back wasn't enough I guess. Yeah. Hashimoto's see's the thyroid as a foreign object to be attacked by the immune system. Unfortunately, I gained a bunch of weight. (55 pounds!!!). On top of already being chubby. and it won't stay controlled or stabilize!! I either sleep all the time or I'm awake for days. I had lost 65 pounds just before all that happened. It's just about broke my heart. Anyway, I went to my pain management doc for more pain shots. But because I told her I was having chest pains she told me I had to see a Cardio doc first. I told her my a Endocrinologist said that was normal with Hashimoto's, she's like nope. Heart doc. So I went. The first thing the Cardio doc said was a Gastric Sleeve to control the thyroid. Boy. What a moment. What a thought. Who knew?? So where I am, 10 days later starting my 6 month journey to surgery. So glad y'all are here!!!

Thank you so much for sharing!! And that's great news about your pain and your pred!!! I'm hoping to get some of the same kind of relief.

Wow!! Thanx for the encouragement!! I was supposed to get my tailbone removed but my best friend talked me out of it. Said it would make my butter flat. Lol. Her father was a doctor so I believed her. But when it hurts sometime!!! I wish I did have it removed!! I am looking forward to this surgery in a strange way. I see my NUT for the first time in 2 weeks. I've already set up all my doc appointments and have had my heart stress test. All I need is the GI test and the psyche test and 6 months of nutrition. Looks like surgery is going to be around my birthday. lol

I've been on mine for years because I'm a failed fusion patient with a failed spine. I get mine from CVS Pharmacy.

Oops!! Lactolose. Sorry!!

Hi, I'm a chronic pain sufferer and for constipation I take a prescription called Lactose. Tastes like a Pina Colada and works great!! Turns it into baby poo and it just slides rite out!! lol

Lisa Marie, Please let me know how it goes. I know I have 6 months to go but since we are all afflicted with the same chronic pain issues, I'm hoping to hear good news on at least a little pain relief in the near future. Thank you so much both of y'all for sharing and I hope we all end up better for this. Good luck and G-d Bless!! I'll be waiting to hear from you as time progressed.

Thank you so much!! Wow! I've never met anyone with the same back problems!! Good luck to you too!! I hope it helps us both!!

I'm with you. I started my journey today. Good luck!!!

Hi y'all, I'm Debbie and I just saw my doc for the first time today. Kinda looking forward to this but kinda scared too. Why am I doing this? Well, in 2002 I broke my tailbone and crushed my lower back. By the time I was fused 13 months later, the surgery failed. Called "Failure to Thrive". Basically means I'm in chronic pain. Because of the way I landed I was told I started a domino effect which is causing my discs to disintegrate known as Disintegrating Disc Disease. All my discs have failed. To help with this I have had 2 Neurostimulators implanted. Yes, I am a Borg. Lol. A few years ago I was seeing a doctor 3x's a week for spinal shots and he unintentionally overdosed me with Vitamin D, which I am apparently allergic to in high doses. Go figure. Well, I ended up with Hashimoto's Hypothyroid Autoimmune Disease. Yay me! Like the back wasn't enough I guess. Yeah. Hashimoto's see's the thyroid as a foreign object to be attacked by the immune system. Unfortunately, I gained a bunch of weight. (55 pounds!!!). On top of already being chubby. and it won't stay controlled or stabilize!! I either sleep all the time or I'm awake for days. I had lost 65 pounds just before all that happened. It's just about broke my heart. Anyway, I went to my pain management doc for more pain shots. But because I told her I was having chest pains she told me I had to see a Cardio doc first. I told her my a Endocrinologist said that was normal with Hashimoto's, she's like nope. Heart doc. So I went. The first thing the Cardio doc said was a Gastric Sleeve to control the thyroid. Boy. What a moment. What a thought. Who knew?? So where I am, 10 days later starting my 6 month journey to surgery. So glad y'all are here!!!

Hi, I'm Debbie and I'm starting my 6 month journey for the Gastric Sleeve. I wish you well and please continue to write because I know I'm going to be scared. I have an auto immune disease that attacks my thyroid and has made my life hell. I'm so hoping this works to improve that and to take off the thyroid weight I've gained. I know it will be an up and down journey but hoping for more up days. Try to read or any hobby to take your mind off of things. That's what I try to do. Good luck!!!