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My surgery is at the end of December but I'm trying to stop using straws now (since I'm not supposed to use them post-op). Every morning, I have drink a fruit & veggie protein smoothie in a tumbler with a straw, and I'm trying to find a new container for that. I want something that can travel with me (seals well and keeps the smoothie cold), and preferably with some kind of "spout" (not just a wide/open top). I love my GoActive stainless steel tumbler (below) - I removed the straw and use it to drink water all day) but the spout is a little small for a thick smoothie to pass through. Any suggestions for a great flip-top, smoothie travel cup?? Thanks!

I had my psychological testing last week and was surprised when I got an email from the psychologist yesterday with a friendly "it was a pleasure to meet you" note, and with the report she gave to my surgeon attached to the email "if I was interested." Given the breezy nature of the email, the fact that I've never had any major psychological issues, and the appointment itself was pretty brief, I was caught off guard when the report contained 7 pages of observations about me, many of which felt like they were coming out of left field. I asked a friend who had the same surgery if she had been given her report, and she said she hadn't (it went straight to her surgeon). I'm curious if other people were given their reports and, if so, how you reacted to them? Ultimately, she said in the report that I was motivated and a good candidate for surgery but some of her observations (my "confident exterior masks deep anxiety and feelings of inadequacy"?!) really bothered me and left me feeling like it was pretty crummy practice to just email someone a report like this with no conversation or context.

Thank you for sharing your post-op experience, @ShelbyMoore! My doctor says that, for me, VSG will be "a walk in the park" compared to my c-section (which was an emergency c-section after 27 hours of labor) but my c-section recovery was rough (the first time a nurse made me get up and walk, I thought I'd die). However, I also keep reminding myself that 1) this surgery is laproscopic, and 2) I won't be carrying & breastfeeding a 10 lb baby afterwards, so that's good too! Still, it's very helpful to hear what others experienced, so thanks!

It's good you found an online support group, then! I just joined as well. My surgery is on December 28, and my husband, mom, and 2 friends know and are being very supportive, but I'm waiting until after the surgery to decide if I want to tell more people, so I definitely want the online support as well. My biggest concerns right now are the liquid diet (terrified I'll be hungry the whole time), and that I'm supposed to try and lose 1-2 lbs/week before the liquid diet, which I've been trying to do for over a month with almost no success. I'm great at planning out my food for work all day but then I'm starving when I come home and eat too much. My surgeon says not too worry, the liquid diet will be very effective, but I'm nervous about being able to even DO that diet. Ugh.