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@@Remmy75 @ Thank you both for your words. It made me feel a lot better. I never even thought about telling him it was a work thing. I think either way, he would have had the same reaction. I think I will ask Grandma (the other ex mother in law) if my son can spend the night there one day next weekend. He is putty in your hands when you bring up Grandma's

Called my case worker yesterday to go over some last minute details. Turns out my surgery is on the 11th and not the 10th as I had originally assumed. There was a mis-communication when I booked my surgery to what I had told my case worker regarding booking. Now I will be in TJ 2 days pre-op. Time to get in some shopping, sightseeing and POOL TIME !! Makes me a tad nervous that I will only have 2 days post-op in the hospital instead of the optional 3. Fingers cross there is no drainage issues before I get discharged and come home.

@@LittleNiki my surgery is on Sept 10th in TJ too. Who is your doctor?

when you are discharged from the hospital are you given a prescription from the hospital or medication already dispensed?

I wont miss being able to NOT hide under the covers when my son and I are playing hide and seek. I wont miss wearing an extra size too big winter jacket that makes me look like an big balloon. I wont miss how quickly the soles of shoes get worn out from the way I walk I wont miss the awful feeling when you get off or on a camping air mattress and my spouse gets bounced around. I also wont miss Water retention in my feet on hot days when I just want to wear a cute pair of wedges or sandals.

@@Trahan Caro Can you tell me about your experience with Dr. Garcia and his team. My surgery is next Thursday SO excited ! @@ClaireInCanada how do we join your group?

One of the medications that I take is voltaren which I use to treat arthritis and tendentious in my hands. It is an non-steroidal anti inflammatory which I will have to stop taking a week before my surgery. Awful thing for me is I require 2 doses of voltaren daily to stop pain and allow my hands to actually function and not lock up. If I forget my pills one morning, by that evening my fingers are locked together and my wrists are on fire. It makes the smallest tasks difficult. Pushing a grocery cart, answering the phone and you dont even want to imagine how hard driving is. The vibration and constant grip on the wheel is agonizing. Blow drying and straightening my hair is out of the question and cutting food is a pain in the butt. I cannot even imagine a week of this. I have a desk job where I am on the computer for 8 hours plus an hour of drive time. Luckily I can carpool with my hus-friend for that week but him doing my hair is out of the question. Anyone else have to deal with the relapse of pain? Another thing I am worried about, post op; bariatric sleevers should avoid NSAID's. ..... Voltaren is an NSAID. Back to square one .....

September 10th for me ! Fly into San Diego on the 9th Dietitian started me on my new Vitamin regiment this week and just waiting for the Protein to be delivered Love the florescent color of my urine from the B complex.

I am very much needing some words of encouragement. I leave in 3 weeks (to the hour of me posting this) and I have been so utterly nervous the past week and a half that I am literally making myself sick. My stomach is in knots, stuff it coming out all ends, and I find myself emotionally eating at times where I am alone with my nerves. I know that nerves are normal but since I have only told a small carefully selected group of people, I am finding it hard to cope with my nerves. People are just assuming I have the flu or; typical assumption for women; pregnant. On Monday I went online to order some flavored juice Protein drink packs and powder's and I found myself so nervous and overwhelmed that I got nauseous and closed all internet windows ... and went back to work. Who knew something so simple as online shopping for a particular item could make someone so upset. The amount of varieties, and companies to choose from the decision got way to hard. I hope this feeling is very normal. I think I over prepared myself in the beginning, became so confident with the knowledge that now that it is almost time, I am freezing up. Just like some students do before a huge diploma exam. I am leaving for a 5 day family holiday tomorrow and I am hoping this gives my mind a chance to unwind a bit. Robin.

@@lkh1986 my pre-op isnt going well. my nerves have shot almost everything I have been trying to maintain the past month. I over indulge in some foods I am not sleeping well and I am literally making myself sick, causing an empty stomach, causing hunger, causing too my re-feuling causing upset stomach, and the cycle goes around and around. I went online to buy some protein fruit drink packets and got so overwhelmed with the variety and companies to choose from that I completely shut down. I am leaving for holidays on Thursday and back on Tuesday. Tuesday will be the day I turn myself around. We are out camping in the bush for 5 days so I will be able to re-group myself and calm these nerves.

Mexico requires passports for all American Citizens traveling into their country http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/eacs_sheet.html Travelling back from Mexico to the states is different too depending on how you travel Entry to the US by land or sea: Regardless of your final destination in Mexico, all U.S. citizens age 16 or over must present either a U.S. passport book or card to re-enter the U.S. by land or sea. Minors under the age of 16 may enter the U.S. via the land border with a certified birth certificate, consular report of birth abroad, citizenship certificate, or naturalization certificate. Entry to the US by air: All citizens, regardless of age, entering the U.S. by air must present a U.S. passport book. A passport card is not acceptable for entry to the US by air I hope the passports come soon.

Surgery is in one month and my nerves are at their highest. -Do I really need surgery --- (YES, maybe... i dunno) -Do I really want surgery --- (YES, maybe... i dunno) -Am I prepared --- YES but my nerves are up and down and left and right and twisted all inbetween. I think I am worried the most is, will there even be a change? Being self critical I don't know what people current see me as or if they will even notice a difference. I am 5' 9-1/2" with a BMI of about 33-34. I dont know what to expect to loose. I am nervous about the pause of weight loss and whether it will come and go. I have done my research the past year and been digging into it even more so the past 3 months. Now that I am down to 36 days pre-op... I am scared. Is this feeling normal? I am sure it is. I have told my partner how I feel and he is so supportive but lets face it, women are always their worst critic.

the starter of this thread mentioned a website. www.eatthis.com I went tho this website and the article on the MAIN SCREEN WAS "McDonalds Menu that will make you hop on a plane" for a "healthy website why are they encouraging McDonalds??? http://www.eatthis.com/mcdonalds-is-now-serving-avocado-toast The other articles baffled my mind as well. Someone has some anger issues.

I am one month pre-op and i read 3 paragraphs and am now more frightened than I was 10 minutes ago ...... *** CRAP *** Glad I stopped reading when I read the replies.

That was extremely RUDE and unprofessional. Who is she to say ANYTHING about your personal life, regardless whether you told her or whether she was told by another co worker. There is certain things that you should not bring up due to sensitivity issues. Weight, politics, religion, sexuality and money. I am angry right now for you !!!

If you send an email to Novamar they do reply within a few hours of first contact.

I am scheduled with Dr. Garicia on September 10th Im so excited.

Torani syrup is fantastic. If you put an ounce in a glass of club soda it makes a classic italian soda. Also adding a splash of cream makes it an Italian Cream Soda. Soooo amazing. and zero calories (when you dont use the cream) My son loves the root beer and the vanilla flavoring. We buy them both in sugar free

@@lauren8486 I dislike Protein shakes to the ultimate extreme and am NOT looking forward to my turn on them. I also do NOT like the sweet Protein drinks. What does make them more manageable to drink is vanilla powder, 1 cup almond or skim milk, 1 banana and a 1 tbsp of instant coffee. Coffee makes it bitter, banana sweetens it up. or minus the banana and add a tbsp of Peanut Butter. you can always add a packet of sweetner if you need to.