VSG on April 5th, 2011......advice?!?!

[sandyj06 0]

So I am 5 1/2 months into my 6 month insurance requirements for approval for the gastric sleeve. I have finished my support group meetings and have one more visit with the dietician on February 4th. After that I will get my insurance approval and then surgery is on April 5th. I am a teacher and have scheduled surgery during my spring break to avoid too much time off work.

I am excited about my surgery and excited that I've found a place to have support from. My husband is my number one support saying that he can't wait until I lose the weight because he is ready for me to see myself the way he's always seen me. : )

I am writing this post to request any pre-surgery advice that any of you could offer to help make life after surgery easier. I have already cut my caffeine intake by 75% and I am starting to exercise. I look forward to hearing from you guys. Thanks ahead of time for all the support!

[TStew 25]

It seems that the more weight you lose before surgery, the safer the procedure and easier recovery. I just had the surgery so I don't have a whole lot of helpful advice but here's a few thoughts that come to mind:

-Start a journal.

-Take daily Vitamins and eat whole foods to try to be in the best of health at time of surgery (try to go for no sugar / artificial ingredients or processed foods - maybe have one cheat day a week to keep you sane until pre-op diet starts).

-Get 20 minutes of direct sun (if you can) between 10-2 PM in shorts/tshirt to optimize your vit D levels (most of us are seriously low).

-Have your post-op liquids purchased in advance.

-Purchase some weight loss surgery cookbooks (most people have much more luck finding them online than at stores).

-Start doing the lung (deep breathing and coughing, ask your doctor for a spirometer thingy) and leg exercizes (stretching the foot at ankle forward and back to improve blood flow) well before surgery.

-Take some good 'before' photos from different angles.

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!! This is a really wonderful site and will be extremely helpful for you before and after your life-changing surgery!

So I am 5 1/2 months into my 6 month insurance requirements for approval for the gastric sleeve. I have finished my support group meetings and have one more visit with the dietician on February 4th. After that I will get my insurance approval and then surgery is on April 5th. I am a teacher and have scheduled surgery during my spring break to avoid too much time off work.

I am excited about my surgery and excited that I've found a place to have support from. My husband is my number one support saying that he can't wait until I lose the weight because he is ready for me to see myself the way he's always seen me. : )

I am writing this post to request any pre-surgery advice that any of you could offer to help make life after surgery easier. I have already cut my caffeine intake by 75% and I am starting to exercise. I look forward to hearing from you guys. Thanks ahead of time for all the support!