lose4life2

Don't you just love those types of comments!
I especially like when people remind me that "if you just eat less and work out more you will lose weight naturally. Have you tried that?"
I want to reply with "Wow, that is amazing! Where did you ever learn that? No one ever told me that secret knowledge before, you may be on to something here. Have you ever considered sharing your knowledge with the public? "
It's either that or send them to the throat punching ladies from one of the previous threads........that would take care of it.

Don't let anyone change your mind. They don't understand the dynamics of our eating habits. I'm 59 years old and I have been on every diet there is since the age of 18. Fen-Fen, weight watcher, nutra system, Jenny Craig , low fat low carb, just to name a few. I lost weight on all of them but when I finished the program I would gain all the weight back and then some. What I have learned through all my research and consulting all of my many doctor ( due to weight related health issues) is I will probably have a shortened life if I don't due something about it now.
The sleeve surgery removes the part of the stomach which houses the hunger hormone. Without this hormone our drive to eat will greatly decrease. This hormone tell the brain that you are hunger. You will be able to eat again, you will just eat much less and be satisfied. Listen to your doctors, and nutritionist not your friends or Family who wish to sabotage your decision. My new motto is " I eat to live not live to eat"
Good Luck,

So excited my surgery is tomorrow!

Don't worry! I am on this. Thanks everyone!! I think he does have me confused and I won't rest until they tell me why.... And a precaution isn't reason enough for me.

Sounds strange to me, if your BP is normal. Anesthesia can reduce your BP - for that reason I have been advised to stop my BP medication the previous day, and on the day of the op so that my BP doesn't go too low.

Good luck tomorrow and let us know how the surgery goes. I'm still 16 days away.

Good luck tomorrow and let us know how the surgery goes. I'm still 16 days away.

I too am scheduled for September 30th. I have one more test to
complete and am waiting for insurance approval. Needless to say I am
nervous, scared, anxious, ready, etc. I am looking for support also. Even though I am a registered nurse, I am not a bariatric nurse I have done a lot of research and will continue to talk with everyone who has done this surgery. I am a sponge, I need answers. I want to know the whys, hows, etc. I am anxious to go through this journey with each of you.
Good Luck to us all!!!

I bought two bottles of Isopure pre op to see if I liked them. Took a tiny sip out of each one and threw them away. Yuck! It is very costly to buy things to "see" if I will like them.

I had no plans to do it as I guess I admit I feel a little ashamed I have not been able to "fix" myself. But I have had so many doctor appts (e.g. the mammogram turned into 2 mammograms then a breast ultrasound... Negative... Whew!) and now this surgery. A couple of my coworkers were concerned, I could tell. They were dancing around the question. So I sent them all an email and said, ok, here's the deal...
I got the most loving, supportive responses a person could receive. I am blessed.

I almost did the same - last night was my first day of liquid diet pre op. I went grocery shopping for my 4 kids and husband after work and bought them their back to school lunches, snack meals for the week etc. I could not wait to get home and have my only real food of the day, 4-6 oz of protien and a vegi.
All day I I kept thinking....Chicken or left over Steak from the night before...yumm I walk in the door at 7:30 PM with arms full of groceries that I can not eat and see the chicken soaking in a bowl full of wishbone Italian dressing and wanted to cry,so then I looked for the steak in the fridge from the night before and it;s gone. I find it at the top of the garbage with the fast trimming of raw chicken fat on it. I also almost throat punched the hubby! lol

Welcome to the 9/23 gang. There are a lot of us that day!!!

Got my letter and I'm scheduled for September 30th!!

I'm scheduled for September 23rd also

Welcome to the 9/23 gang. There are a lot of us that day!!!

I finally got my long-awaited surgical approval yesterday! I am so excited!! Surgery is a go for 9/23!!!!!

I finally got my insurance approval yesterday! My surgery is definitely on for 9/23

Glad to hear you are during somewhat well. Can't wait to get there, although I'm completely freaking out right now

My surgeon nurse called me back and she thought I knew why I was taking it and that it was strange he prescribed it for my surgery and none of their other sleeve patients. I don't have high or even slightly elevated bp. My BP the last time I was at my surgeons office was 105/70. I don't even need a minimum dose to keep it lowered. Anyway, the nurse is going to call the cardiologist and speak to him herself and make sure it's for me and what he saw that would require that I take the medicine and no other patient they have sent to him for cardiac clearance. No migraines either. Thanks everyone for listening to me ramble on and on. I'm feeling better since my surgeons office called me and said don't worry we will get this straightened out. No need to worry until 9/22 day before surgery.

My surgeon nurse called me back and she thought I knew why I was taking it and that it was strange he prescribed it for my surgery and none of their other sleeve patients. I don't have high or even slightly elevated bp. My BP the last time I was at my surgeons office was 105/70. I don't even need a minimum dose to keep it lowered. Anyway, the nurse is going to call the cardiologist and speak to him herself and make sure it's for me and what he saw that would require that I take the medicine and no other patient they have sent to him for cardiac clearance. No migraines either. Thanks everyone for listening to me ramble on and on. I'm feeling better since my surgeons office called me and said don't worry we will get this straightened out. No need to worry until 9/22 day before surgery.

Glad to hear you are during somewhat well. Can't wait to get there, although I'm completely freaking out right now

Sleeved yesterday morning. Been sore but no major issues so far

Congratulations!!! I have 19 more days!! Keep us posted on your recovery!!

Congratulations!!! I have 19 more days!! Keep us posted on your recovery!!

My day is Sept 11. It is getting close. I am excited and scared at the same time. All things are possible through Christ that strengths me.