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That's a shame. Did you know you were going home the day of? Did they give you any pain meds for home?

I think subconsciously I'm lazy! Also we live ten minutes from the hospital so I'm not majorly screwed if I forget something

Welcome Bodie! Yeah, we are all a little nuts on our pre-op diets. But laughter is the best medicine, right?! SF, I STILL haven't packed. I am telling myself that as soon as the little one goes down for a nap, packing will happen.

How are you today? Any better?

My husband and I joke all the time that I am Liz Lemon. "I'm going to go talk to some food about this." Lol!

Thursday! 830am!!!

Hey SJ and SF, check this out. http://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelblackmon/21-signs-your-relationship-with-food-has-gotten-wa-9hu9?bffbfood #2 is us last night! HAHAHAHA! And let's be honest, they've all been us at some point! Thanks for the fun late night chats. That's when I'm most anxious and you guys definitely help alleviate that. And Shersun, I loved that you re-directed us to our "want to." That was awesome!

Hey Mandie, welcome to the site. I am also type 1 with insulin resistance. I have had a hard time finding other type 1s on the site. So I am glad you posted. I am getting sleeved on Thursday. So I don't know how it will be after, but I will let you know. I am also a slow healer. But I have had lapband surgery with no healing issues, a nose job and chin implant with very minor healing issues, and a c-section with no healing problems. A little background on me...it's more than a little and a long read. Sorry. Haha! I was diagnosed type 1 at age 6. I didn't have troubles with my weight until I hit my early teens. Since age 13 I've been overweight or obese. I have never had an easy time with my sugars. My a1c has always been terrible (8 or higher since age 16 or so). So I got the lapband in 2009. At first I did well. REALLY well. I went from 251 to 179 in the first year. Then in early 2011, before my 2 year band-aversary I started having throwing up at every meal. I had the hardest time keeping anything down, no matter how small or how liquid it was. I had just moved across the county with my husband (he was in the Navy at the time) so I had to find a new doctor. He removed all the Fluid from my band and I seemed to be okay with that. But my weight slowly crept back up and my a1c went from 7.5 to over 9. I got pregnant in early 2012. She was a surprise. I would have never gotten pregnant knowing my a1c at the time was 9.2 and my weight was back up to 206. I had a rough pregnancy. I had morning sickness everyday, all 9 months. And it came on at different times. Because of the hormone fluctuations and my diabetes I was just always sick. But I worked out everyday until my 7th month when I was put on bed rest and I saw my endo every week. With the combination of me being pregnant therefore being incredibly motivated to be healthy, and an amazing endo who saw me every week, I kept my a1c at 7 or better my entire pregnancy. My a1c was 9.2 my first endo appointment, and within a month was 6.8. I haven't had that kind of diabetic control my entire life. And, the day I took my daughter home from the hospital I weighed 175. 31 pounds less than I did when I got pregnant. I felt amazing. I was wearing clothes I hadn't worn in years and had my healthy (11lb, 14oz) little girl. When my daughter was 3 months old I started throwing up at every meal again. It didn't matter what I ate. This caused my breast milk to dry up. So I went to a new surgeon (we had moved yet again, yay military!). I told him my history and my weight was back up to 190. The doctor gave me a few ideas and asked me to try another month with some meds and see if I could do better. At the next appointment I was back to 206 and still struggling with solid food. So we decided to take the band out. He encouraged me at the time to switch me to a sleeve. But I was so upset with the band and didn't have a lot of info on the sleeve. So I waited. I'm glad I waited, even if my weight is 222 now and my a1c is 8.9. I got to do a lot of research, and I got plugged in on this site which has been a huge resource for information and encouragement. All of my doctors (Endo, OB, GP, Chiro and of course my surgeon) are convinced this will help my diabetes. That's why I'm doing it. I don't want my daughter to grow up with a sick mom, and eventually die and leave her and my husband behind. I also want more kids. Can't have more right now. I would probably die or lose the baby. I will keep you updated as I go through surgery. I am so nervous but I am excited to have a chance to take control of my diabetes again. If you get the insurance and opportunity to have the sleeve (or whichever surgery you choose) do your research and make sure your surgeon has a good reputation in the diabetic community. My surgeon came recommended from my endo, and because I'm settled in So Cal again he is also known by my entire health team. But he has a long history with my endo and her patients so I know I'm in good hands. Again, that was A LONG read. But I wanted to give you as much info as I could. Please post or private message me with any questions. I'll be adding you as my friend on here. Good luck! Jen

Buahaha! #bariatricproblems

I want to not have a panic attack when my family says "let's go on another cruise." I want to say fuck you to my in-laws.

I want to run after my daughter and not feel like I'm dying. I also want three more babies! But I would settle for one more. I want to get back to exercise. Right now I feel self-conscious and physically ill when I workout. I haven't been this inactive in years.

That's awesome! How nice to have a close friend understand exactly what you're dealing with.

She's the guinea pig! I'm the GP for my BFF. She laughs and says she's waiting to see how I do before she does it. Lol.

Amen! ????????????

Hopefully the sleeve will also help with cravings. I know a lot of people say they just don't crave foods like they used to. I'm praying for that side effect.

And it's one of those things that the longer you're off of it, the easier it is to stay off of it. Carbs and fast food at drugs for us. Just say no bitch. Lol. But for real, I notice the more I eat clean the easier it is to maintain.

I had unrelenting headaches for four days. Ugh.

I'm also at 35 BMI. Haha. It's a funny place to be in the bariatric surgery world.

Aw, he's a wittle baby!

That also went through my mind. Those headaches were awful!!! No. Thank. You.

And I cooked dinner! My meatloaf. I had a few bites but didn't have a full meal. A few bites of meat, then yogurt and a shake. I know I will overdo it if I give in.

Just wait til he has to have something specific for a medical reason. Men are the worst patients! Lol.

Don't feel bad. I'm barely above the BMI cutoff to have surgery and today my doc told me to not lose anymore weight. He said I could eat a regular dinner tonight and tomorrow but I didn't do it because I don't want to. Weird, right? I am afraid it will make me overdo it. So I had an extra greek yogurt and will add a fourth shake to my days. Ugh.

I know. He's one of the best. I won't let him go. I tried to convince him to go to work the day of my sleeve to save the PTO. Ha. Yeah right.

And no. My tall skinny man doesn't understand. But what I love about him is he doesn't pretend that he does and is super supportive. So I will keep him.