Rach8610

Hello!!!! Today is my one week surgaversary!!!! I am feeling weak however today I am doing very well. I am drinking a lot of fluids and I am feeling much more hydrated today. My shakes are going down well and I am excited to have this be my last week of fluids. I am down 9 lbs for my first week, and that brings my total weight loss to 51 lbs! that is so exciting!!!!

I am 5 days post op today. I had a bit of anxiety because I'm struggling to get my protein in and I'm feeling very weak. I'm going to try mixing my shakes with water and having a cup of tomato soup made with milk and some v8 juice to get some vitamins in. See if that makes me feel better. I know this is a normal reaction to this phase but it's not something I prepared for.

Hi all!!! Had my surgery 9/17 and all has been well. Not much pain at all but today I'm finding a feeling of maybe fullness with my protein shake for breakfast? Maybe I drank too fast. I did has a day or so of nausea but the pills worked. I'm not able to tolerate water straight but I have it mixed with a bit of g2 and that works. I had my first bm yesterday and it was rock hard so I'm going to get some milk of mag today and see if that helps me. For the most part all is good.

I am being sleeved on Sept 17th by Dr Emma Patterson here in Portland Or I have about 185 lbs more to lose after the sleeve~ anyone else on sept 17th?????

Blood clots are scary. Just do what they tell you and walk walk walk. Think of this, if you are prone to blood clots... The worst thing you can be is obese. It's a clot magnet!!!

I hear you! My big day is tomorrow!!! Had all liquids today. Wasn't so bad since I had a nervous tummy anyway!! Good luck to you!!!

Congrats!!! I'm going day after tomorrow!!!! I can't believe the time has come

I started this process on June 5th weighing about 423. I will have sleeve surgery day after tomorrow and I am 386 now.

My surgery is 9/17. Just a couple more days! Wow there are a lot of us in the next couple days!!! Prayers to all for tomorrow!!! I hope everyone checks back in and lets us all know how it went!???

The only one I tried was the primer protein from Costco. I did not care for them at all. They were 30 grams of protein and only 160 calories but the after taste was nasty!

Hi!!! My surgery is Wednesday the 17th!!! I'm terrified but so excited!!!! I've been doing a modified liquid diet since July to lose 20 lbs and I have to do a one day all liquid diet the day before surgery!!! I check in at 9:30 and surgery will be at 10:45 am!!!! Hope to talk to you soon and ask how your procedure went!!!!

I am sorry but I HATE the new app!!! You can't chat, and there are horrible pop ups that repeat as soon as you close them. Bring the old one back!!!! It's a total bummer!!!

Thank you! This is my first surgery so I'm a little nervous. But it will be good. Any step in the right direction is improvement.

Wow you are so young!!! Very brave of you!!! You will not be sorry. I am scheduled for the 17th. I am nervous too but we will both laugh about this next year when we have lost half our weight!!!

I called almost every day lol I found out about my approval before my dr lol. Took 9 days!!!

Hello, My surgery date is 9/17 My weight currently is 387 I'm having the sleeve My surgeon is Dr Emma Patterson

Name: Rachael Chavez Location : Lake Oswego, Or Surgery date: Sept 17,2014 Starting weight : 423 Height: 6'2 Current weight: 386 Goal weight: 198 Shirt size: 32 Pant size: 32

I had pizza. Five slices and I was so sick the next day. Made me realize food is over rated lol

So, I started this journey on June 5th and now my surgery date is set for Sept 17th. I check in at 9 am and I am so anxious. I have read so many good things and a few bad things as well. I bought the Big book on the Gastric Sleeve and it has been wonderful reading it and getting all my questions answered. I have tried very hard to sip Water and chew my food and really, it is all something that I think I can do...My biggest fear is dealing with the possible complications...like leakage and blood clots...that terrifies me. I searched the Internet for ways to avoid complications but see that sometimes, they just happen so I am trying to put my mind at rest and just let go and do what I am told and hope for the best. One thing that has me puzzled is many people my size dont do the sleeve...they go with the RNY and may nave told me its because I wont lose as much with the sleeve...but I have been told that both he RNY and the sleeve produce the same 60% of excess weight, and that for some they even lose 100% or more of there excess weight! anyone sleeved that has lost over 200 lbs with sleeve?

Hello, I am so sorry to hear you were not able to have it done the first time! That must have been hard waking up and hearing it was not done! I cant imagine that! I was asked by my dr to lose 20 lbs so I was 408 and I am 386 now I have 3 more lbs to lose and I have my surgery set for Sept 17th I have been on a modified liquid diet for 2 months and I am ready to get this done...I will be an all liquid diet starting on Wednesday for 7 days prior to my surgery. I think that is sure to lose the 3 lbs with that but just in case, I am also working out like crazy. best of luck to you and I will be here as soon as I am able to wake up from surgery lol

I have been on a clap for three years. I am hoping once this is all said and done that I won't need it. It's not very sexy lol I hope that your surgery date is set soon....I see the surgeon on the 15th and I am praying she sets a date!

so, I am all set up with my initial appointment so I will add to this thread as I go. I have been overweight for about 20 years. I am 42 and recently within the last two years I have found that while I can starve myself to lose 20 lbs in several weeks, it effortlessly comes back and then some and I have learned that I am somewhat of an emotional eater. I had Kaiser insurance for the last 6 years and I was not covered for WLS so I just accepted that I would be this weight. A recent visit with my new DR, and she talked to me about WLS and I of course said, oh I cant my Ins wont cover it...she left the room and came back with a surprise for me that under my new plan, I was covered. on June 5th I contacted OWLS, Oregon Weightloss Surgery Center and was later contacted by the staff of Dr Emma Patterson. A few short (grueling) weeks later, I am set up with all my apts and I will see the surgeon later in July. On that June 5th apt, I found out that my borderline diabetes has now been diagnosed as full blown type 2 diabetes and my High blood pressure and metabolic syndrome are all life threatening life shortening diagnosis.....I am terrified of the surgery due to my not having any surgeries in my entire life, but I know that without this, I will not be here much longer and I want to watch my 6 grandchildren grow up....i want to be here for my daughters to watch them raise this kids and be here to help them! I bought, The big book on Gastric Sleeve and I read it every day....I am shooting for a surgery date in August or sooner and I look forward to becoming successful for once at getting this 190 lbs off my body so I can start living my life again.