Calling All The New Year Gastric Sleevers- January

[jbauti12 8]

Hi, I am Jan. 16th. Pre- op starts Jan. 2nd. I had to create a new profile since VST had trouble resetting my password. My old user name was jbauti5.

[Nancy Higgs 2]

Im having my surgery on Jan,10 Im excited and a little nervous at the same time.Im so ready to get this done ive been working on this surgery since Dec,2009 and Im finally going to get it done had to fight like hell to get here but I won my appeal and im ready.Good Luck to everyone !!! And what a Happy New Year we will all have once were feeling better !!!!

[Mizz Diva 7]

My date is January 12th...Mood: Excited

[jbauti12 8]

Are there two Jan. 2012 forums??

[janerose 109]

_{January 10th is my date!!!!!!}

[Mel34 11]

Are there two Jan. 2012 forums??

yes, there are two. This one was started in 2010 and was resurrected a could of months ago.

[creed812 3]

Mine will be Jan 17, 2012....I can't wait! I already can't sleep at night....

[jbauti12 8]

creed812, one day after me!

[islandmom 10]

islandmom, I'm scheduled for January 23rd, too!! Nice to find a comrade in surgical arms! I just got my date yesterday.

My very first post! I am a newbie that is just too excited, scared, thrilled, nervous (repeat in any given order) not to post. I am scheduled for VSG with Dr. Kim on January 9th. I am driving from 4 hours away so that goes to show how impressed I am with Dr. Kim and his staff. They have been nothing but accomodating. It took me a good year or so to finally comit to surgery but decided I would not waste the rest of my 30's living in this body. I don't have what is considered in the medical world as high BMI (36, but PLEASE don't take that as "bragging" because, honestly, being overwieght and unhealthy is being overwieight and unhealthy. I am so excited to start this journey!

10.27 - initial consult, barium swallow test, NUT consult

11.3 - psych evaluation

11.11 - submit to insurance

11.29 - insurance approval, surgery day set

12.23 - pre-op at hospital, cardiac stress test, nurse consult

12.26 to 1.9 - liquid diet

1.9 - surgery date

Hey SisterJellyBean...I just wanted to wish you the best tomorrow for your surgery with Dr. Kim! He is also doing my surgery on 1/23! Take care and let us know how you are doing!

Island Mom

[ela2012 13]

Hello Ladies,

I just had my surgery on January 3rd. Excellent experience in the hospital, don't remember too much the first day since I was drugged ) they checked vitals EVERY hour, so I felt very tired, second day was great no pain killers, took all the IV's off (except one) and third day I went home. I feel excellent, already back at work, a little bit tired, but cannot complain.

Eating after surgery was a bit weird and I am still working on learning to eat very slow )) Between my pre op 2 weeks liquid diet and since home I already lost 20 pounds...it looks like a pound per day.

I am not hungry at all and it seems like a get full with nothing...this morning I felt full by the time I took my Vitamins, Calcium, pepcid and my meds with a little bit of mils and 2 little spoons of sugar free pudding. My dr. still wants me on a liquid diet for 2 weeks post op.

Good luck everyone!

Ela

[jbauti12 8]

That wonderful news! Sounds like you did really well. I hope I do as well- a week from today!

[ela2012 13]

That wonderful news! Sounds like you did really well. I hope I do as well- a week from today!

you will...make sure you stick with the pre op diet and walk as soon as you wake up the day of the surgery to move the air (gas)...that's the most important part of no pain...My actual stiches are so small (6 of them) and don't hurt at all, nor any inside pain...good luck

[Joy3333 0]

I just made it under the wire. I got my sleeve on January 30th. I'm hanging in there.

starting weight 195

current weight 180

[going4it 0]

Hey Guyz! I got sleeved January 31st. Glad to see all of you who is in the same month as i am!

[faith413 0]

January 10th for me!!!