FabFatFish

I am looking for others who have a surgery date scheduled on 12/12/2016. I am starting to get nervous, but this has been in the works for over 9 months! Full-sleeve ahead. I am thirty years old, live in the Pacific NW of the US, and have been over 200lbs since I was twelve. I am looking forward to this second chance.

My surgery is on 12/12 and I live near Bellingham, WA. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

For anyone interested, I made a Holiday 2016 (November / December surgeries)- VSG group for FB. I was really excited to see that I will be sharing a surgery date with so many on 12/12... makes me feel less alone. https://www.facebook.com/groups/834951836607379

@@Gypsymama, let's stay in touch. We will have the same WLS anniversary and I think that is pretty cool.

@@Teeman15 I am glad I am not the only person looking at Thanksgiving that way! LoL.

@@Alfred Day... That was everything that I needed to hear. I don't have the words exactly, but you hit the heart of this brain chaos and made it make sense. I am really glad that someone with your experience stumbled across my post, thank you.

Hi. As I type, I am supposed to be studying for a big exam tomorrow morning at 9 AM. Even though I graduate on 12/7, wrapping up my degree is the furthest thing on my mind right now. My surgery is scheduled for December, 12 @ 07:30 AM. My pre-op diet begins on 11/28. All I can think about is my upcoming VSG, Vitamins, discomfort, excess skin, and what-ifs. My mind keeps wandering. How does everyone focus on the now? I have finished my insurance hurdles, I have had my pre-op appointment, and I am scheduled. I know that my degree is very important, I have worked very hard, yet all of a sudden my brain has been taken over. When I turned thirty, I resigned myself to being unhealthy. Then the impossible became a very big possible for me. Now it isn't just possible, it is scheduled to begin! It's still three weeks away and I have work to do. Any tips or tricks? Thanks for listening!

Yes, I hear you! I am finishing up my RN/ADN right now, but it will also be my first degree. Thank you! Keep looking forward and you will make it.

My VSG surgery is scheduled 12/12/2016... I will start my pre-op diet on 11/28! @@Gypsymama I am also scheduled for 12/12!

I have a used Jawbones and Fitbits. I feel like the Jawbone was more accurate, but the customer service, user-friendly app, and comfort of the Fitbit one. My favorite out of all of the Fitbits I have owned is the FitBit HR (though I leave the HR monitor off, it's not very accurate and is a battery suck.).

Gah! I use to get responses like that too. The last one was, "I really think you are selling yourself short. You can do this without surgery." Responses like that minimize your struggle and journey. I don't talk about it anymore with people who are not my immediate family or best friends. It's a small group of 6 people on this planet.

I'm curious since I have not read much on pre-op diets and I am not close yet to scheduling a surgery. Are you allowed your Vitamins during the pre-op diet phase?

I am relieved that I am not the only person seeking WLS who has come to love and feel beautiful in the body that I inhabit at my largest. I struggle with reconciling my choice to have WLS and my current identity as a fat and confident woman. I don't know how my wife will respond to my skin apron when I am on the other side of this surgery, I know she will love me, but sexual attraction and love are not always the same thing. Good luck! I hope to keep reading posts from you.

I am so glad I am not the only person who felt that way. After listening to a sample, I decided not to make the purchase. I enjoy informative audiobooks for long walks, this definitely won't be one that I purchase from Audible.

I am looking at the book right now on Amazon. Let us know what you think!

I am one month into my six-month medically supervised diet and have already accomplished so much. All that is left is my psych eval, to complete my six months, and to submit my application for pre-approval. That is it! I should feel elated at getting my checklist near-done, yet I am finding that I do not have much to focus my attention on now that I am as done as I can be for now. This deficit has left me feeling a little depressed and I worry a lot about being turned down by my insurance (HMA through PeaceHealth). I should be occupied with work and graduating this fall, yet that is not what is occupying my thoughts. What does everyone focus on during this time of waiting? How do you stay positive? I suppose I am used to instant gratification and should feel grateful to have this time to work on the problems that led to my weight gain to begin with. Where do you find your hope for a better tomorrow regardless of the uncertainty? How do you focus? Thank you all in advance for your advice. I appreciate it.

You may not be sure what to do with "her," but I have a feel you will figure out how to be the best, confident you. Good luck! I hope your day is better.

Okay! I mosied my butt over to Instagram and followed you. I love the thought of expanding our support networks to blogs, vlogs, and other social media outlets. I have a blog for my story as well, it's: https://thefabulousfatfish.wordpress.com

I found your YouTube channel and subscribed. I am excited to hear your stories. I binge watch Youtube, it really depends on the day. I don't vlog, but blog instead. Here is my blog if you enjoy following the progress of others in a different kind of format. https://thefabulousfatfish.wordpress.com

This has been a worry of mine as well. It helped me a bit to look at a few examples of suggested criteria for a pre-surgical psychological assessment for bariatric surgery candidates. This helped me by giving my an idea of what I am being assessed for. Here are a few... The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) https://asmbs.org/resources/pre-surgical-psychological-assessment U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096263/

I am really glad this got worked out for you!

I haven't begun my pre-op diet but was given information on it. It will last for two weeks. Give them a ring and check in.

I started a blog as a place to decompress and share this process. I am in month one of six (supervised diet). <3 I'll add you to my WordPress feed so I can keep up with you from my neck of the woods. https://thefabulousfatfish.wordpress.com/

You can get through this! I laughed out loud when I read how badly you wanted a burger, but then the laughter died and I thought... I WOULD BE PISSED! So now, I am sorry that you want a burger, but be strong and tell that burger off- you have better plans.