MrsKnebel

Im getting sleeved tomorrow. I'm excited and a little scared which is far better then how scared I was a day ago but after talking to the anesthesia I feel better and also reading some of you all topics as well. This forum is great and you all have answered a lot of my questions with out me having to ask lol Please pray for me guys.
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I'm tenitivly scheduled for 4/28. I'll know for sure on Tuesday when I meet with the Dr. I thought waiting for insurance approval was bad (I was approved in 1 week. Lol) now it's going to be waiting for surgery date. Lol.

My year has been great. Miracles do happen. I am getting my mobility and my life back.

How exciting! Are you nervous?
Thanks! How's your year been?
Omg! Happy early bday!

I'm 4/13 - my birthday!
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Well I went and I wasn't put on schedule lol but I did get to see dietician.
2 days later seen nurse and psych and scheduled with surgeon.
I started Protein shakes for Breakfast as a beginning to start. I'm at a rock for weigh loss now because I'm limited as my insurance does bmi at surgery request , not bmi at beginning. I'm at 41 but with comorbities I can go (she suggested 36) so it was 35 and give them an excuse to exclude for that.
Everyone has been great and they were super excited that I had my planned things printed out history meds docs surgery their requirements and insurance requirements already. It made things very smooth! lets kick ass this 6 months to get to the date !!! I deserve it, my family deserves it
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And thank u so much for asking!!!!
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Well today is the day,, my VERY FIRST appt,, the day i find out what my requirements are,, the day i see the doctor and the Psych,, the day i start the begging of my Journey ! AHHH.... What can i expect today yall ?

When u can update us
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I think we're all afraid but we're in it together, let's be Dauntless, let's be Fearless ????

I'm in the pre op stage and I share a few of your fears. However, I look at it like this. It feels like my morality rate is even higher if I don't get the surgery. I can't stay this way. Yes, I've thought if I can lose the weight before surgery maybe I don't need it...until I hit a snag and weight loss slowed down. Don't change your mind. Be hopeful and have faith that all is well! Be encouraged! Dawnie_doo

What is the % rate of mortality that you saw?
Dying of a comorbidity at a younger age due to long term obesity is much higher than that.
I can't write you paragraphs of why you should have this surgery, you already know and there are thousands of posts here why you should too.
Contact your surgeon's office and if necessary make a quick appointment to speak to them to reassure yourself.
Good luck.

Hi Fireman,
It is natural that you should be scared and have anxieties, you are about to have surgery. But you have to look at the bigger picture you are going through this process so that you can be a healthy weight, and hopefully not suffer from any of the ailments that come with being overweight, which in the worse case can be fatal.
I had surgery on 6 Feb this year, and trust me I was petrified, I considered cancelling, but my best friend said to me do I want to be here for my children, who are 22 and 12 and my Grandchildren who I don't even have yet. Yes I do, I owe it to them and most of all myself. Only you can take control of your weight and your health and by what you have said you are doing a great job.
Everyone is different, but having had the surgery I can say it sounds worse than it is, I had very little pain and today five weeks out I am fine totally back to normal, apart from the fact I can only eat very small portions of food and it's great, I have lost 35lbs since my two week pre op diet and today and I feel fantastic.
I'm not gonna say you will be fine, because I don't know, but I think you will be, life is about taking risks, and this risk is so worth it, this surgery is one of the safest you can have. Feel the fear but do it anyway. Good luck!!! And let me know how you get on.
Shyv

Definitely praying.
It has got to be sobering and scary seeing complications and death first-hand so close to your surgery date.
According to my surgeon, the biggest risks are pneumonia and blood clots. Just make sure you do everything you are asked to do (walking, breathing with an incentive spirometer, etc.).
I wish you all the best. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

I am not sure about the cause but she was young and had two young children. I am still going to go ahead with surgery on Monday, please pray for me[emoji120]????

Genetics, age, and how long your skin has been stretched are the major factors. If it bounced back from kids you may do well. Someone in my support group said she uses Goldbond Protein lotion and her skin did well. I started using that before surgery. I am not expecting to have loose skin since my weight is in my hips and booty. But I take all my Vitamins, started exercising -too early for weights now tho and trying to get in Protein and Water.
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Thanks for posting this thread Andi I'm finding the information to be very useful. Yep, going to steal some of the ideas here, like drinking Water, try the firming lotions and try to get as much Vitamin E as possible oh and pray. If that doesn't work I'm going to have to invest in a lot of Shapewear until I can magically afford plastics.

Boom! That's what I'm talking about! Even if it doesn't work or help, I'll know without a shadow of a doubt, that I did everything I could to help alleviate the issue. I'm going to look into that Jergens lotion. Thanks!
I've had two kids and my skin bounced back each time, with minimal stretch marks, so I'm hoping that all will be well. Putting out positive vibes for little to no skin sag!

I don't know if it's going to help because I have 5 billion stretch marks but I'm going to dry brush my entire body before the shower, use Jergens Skin Firming Toning Moisturizer (I've read good things from other sleevers about that lotion), workout, make sure I stay well hydrated, meet my daily Protein intake and take all my Vitamins. I think it will help at least and if it doesn't I'll know I did everything possible lol.
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Hey y'all! I'm about a month out from my tentative surgery date so I'm trying to prepare myself in every way possible. What are you guys doing to help your skin and minimize skin sagging after surgery? I've upped my Water intake, trying to get lots of Protein in and taking a Multivitamin. Right now, I'm using a Shea butter lotion but I think I'm doing to add vit e oil and bio oil to it. I've also peeped a Keratin lotion on Amazon that I'm thinking about incorporating too.
If any of you are experienced and have had some success in reducing the amount of skin sag, please inform the rest of us
Pre surgery friends: what's your plan for battling skin sag?

Today is the big day, March 7th at 1pm. I literally have these intense feelings of bliss, happiness, and a good kind of anxiousness.
I went from being completely paranoid about the anesthesia to getting over that fear. Not completely but for the most part. And I now I am just so grateful for all the support I have and all that I have learned from this forum. I feel so completely READY. The first day I came onto this site a girl wrote to me and said girl enjoy your journey and omg what amazing words.
This has been such a journey so far and I just feel endless gratitude for the good and the bad. I was literally in the hospital having a panic attack two weeks ago to hysterically crying to a friend about my biggest fears to now being so happy.
Thanks for all the support and nice words and story sharing.
See you all on the other side.

there are soooooooooo many posts on this exact subject. truth is, it varies person to person. I was back at school for 12 hours 5 days after surgery, shopping 3 days and at work on my 7th day. Other people took more than a month off... it really just depends on your personal rate of recovery, how well you tolerate fluids and your activity level.

My date is on the 30th. I wanted to only take a week off too but my doctor said 2 weeks off. I'm scared to ask him to only do 1 week. He's the doctor and he knows best and he's one of those men that is like : I said 2 and 2 is what you'll do! I just put In for 2 weeks off and I'm a teacher too so i sent paperwork in to the district for FMLA. I'm sure if the surgeon says 2 weeks it's for the best. We women think we're Wonder Woman????.

I'll be out 6 weeks.

I'm pretty much in and out of the office. I am planning on taking a week and a half. I go in on a Wednesday and I think a week and a half should be ok.
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I have a desk job. I had surgery on a Tuesday and was back at work Monday.