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Thank you will print out and keep!

I M tentatively scheduled for July 31st. So excited that it finally feels real. Nervous too but know I have made right choice and my life will be transformed by this time next year???????? Sue

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I never heard on ungery and will look into it. I love this forum and talking with fellow sleevers. Very comforting not feeling alone. I wish you all the best of luck with prep and post op. I know I will like so many have a moment right after of "what the heck did I do?" When in pain and recovering. I know it and it's fine but my question is there any thing I can give my husband and mother who will help take care of me info of what I will be going thru. I tried to explain to my husband tonight that I will be in pain and suffer right after but it will all be worth it and he has to stay positive and not get nervous or scared

When I wrote "no pre op prep" I really meant I don't have to do 2 weeks of liquids only. I still have to follow the following diet and lose at least 25 pounds. I lost 28 pounds while going thru all my prepping months doing the ideal Protein diet. I wanted something strict to see if I had the discipline to stick to a life style change and I was fine. I don't follow it 100% now but still use their meal supplement shake for Breakfast and their Snacks cause I know its very low carb low sugar. I still don't eat Pasta or dairy low fat, no butter. I went from cooking with a pd of butter a week to I have had the same pd in my frig for 3 months. Average calorie allowance for my sleeve pre-op diet ranges from 800 to 1200 calories per day. Foods that will need to be decreased in my diet include high sugar foods, high carbohydrate foods (including bread and pasta), fats (such as butter), fatty meats, fried foods, whole milk products, ice cream, high calorie beverages (including regular soda and alcohol). I don't drink soda so no problem there. My diet will be limited, but foods that may be included are yogurt, fruit, Cereal, egg whites, and oatmeal for breakfast and leans meat or fish with green vegetables for dinner. My diet will also includes liquid Vitamins that come in powder form which i have started already and LOVE. What is important that I follow the specific recommendations from my doctor. There is a glitch: Less than a week before my surgery I will be flying to Key Largo for my sons wedding. I KNOW I will have a couple drinks which I hope will not interfere with surgery less than a week later. I will discuss with my doctor. And I know myself I will do my own liquid only before surgery day to know my liver will shrink a little more. I held off til after the wedding but didn't want to wait 2 weeks after the wedding. I am sooo ready now!

I just found out I will be sleeving July 31st. My doctor does not require 2 week pre surgery prep. Just lose 25 pounds. I will however probably on my own do liquids only 3 days prior. I am very very excited and glad I continue to research and read as much as I can before hand. I would like to get to work soon as I can so I hope everything goes smooth Sue

Have you had your surgery yet? If not do you know when? I know we just have to get thru the first month and we can do it. In my mind I want to go back to work also hoping I will be fine to go back week 2 but may be wishful thinking. I do just sit at a computer all day so it could be possible. I will stay in touch. Sue

Straw that broke was when my doctor told me tipping scale at 300 (a number I would NEVER think I would see), and he said that I will never be able to lose over 100 that I needed to on my own. I have bad knees and my orthopedic said I needed to lose over 100 pds in order for him to help me. I never knew the sleeve was an option. Went to the info session with my mom and husband because they realy needed to be on board with support for me to make this all work. I have completed all the tests, read the books, done the research, seen all the specialists lost 28 pds and just waiting for a date!

Best of luck. It will be ok even if you question anything, after a little time it will all be worth it