Sleeved On Leap Day!

[Holliewood330 1]

Hello everyone!

I have finally gotten up the nerve to post my store. I found this sight about a month ago and as my family says I have been "creeping" on all of your story's. I can't begin to tell you how much they have helped me.

I will just try and tell the short version. Haha........ I have tryed for years to get insurance to cover the lap band surgery. Three deferent times I had went through all the steps just to get turned down. So this year for Christmas my wonderful husband of 14 years surprised me with all the paperwork and schedule surgery in Tijuana Mexico!!! Of corse when I realized what it was I so shocked and then found out where it was going to take place I was scared out of my mind!!! But knowing my husband he put a lot of time and research into find the correct Doctor, and I'm happy to say with MY research too, Dr Ortiz with the OCC is going to be doing my surgery.

In the process of all my studies I have decided that the band is not at all what I needed or wanted in my body.( And again keep in mind I'm trying to make this short.) I feel like the gastric sleeve is the best choice for me, but doing this with out a support group and from such a long distance is scary.

I am on my 6th day of my presurgry diet and about to go crazy!! I have read a lot of other people's diet and it is nothing like mine!! I have to have 14 days of two shakes a day and one small weight watchers dinner for supper. I can have as much as I want of raw or stemmed vegetables as long as there GREEN!! For me that means about three to four things!!! Blaaa!! I have to keep telling myself that nothing is easy and this is just the start!

Thank you for all of your great stories and help! I look forward to making new sleeve buddies!!

[Pookeyism 1,143]

My diet was 6 oz of unjury or similar, an ounce of protien 2-3 hours later, 1-3 hours later another 8 oz of protien drink, 1-3 hours later an ounce of protien, and another shake as either dinner, or I could have as much as 3 oz protien and 2 servings veggies.

It sounds lean but not all pre-op diets are the same. You may be in a stricter pre-op due to the need to reduce your liver more or something. Stick with it! This is not the time to stray.

Good luck! You can still drink all the Water you want, and check with the doc but I was on limitless sugar free Jello.