Looking For Dec Sleevers Out There

[mandyMO 67]

My surgery is December 17th. My pre-op starts on December 3rd

I start my liquid that day to do you have to do the Optifast drinks ? Has much as I dread the liquid diet cause i had to do it with my lapband i am curious on this time around how much i will lose cause when i started at 442 lbs i lost about 50lbs in 2 weeks crazy huh? thats what i thought but i did and now that im in the 200's how much will lose this time! Im so excited that were on the same day

[Mortensenmommy 8]

I keep seeing everyone talk about a pre-op diet. I wasn't told I had to do this. My meeting with the nutritionist and my final meeting with the surgeon is on the 29th and my surgery is on the 3rd that's only 5 days. Was anyone else not told about a pre-op diet?

[Ms_JackieDMV 18]

I see the doctor on the 19th wondering do I have to pick a surgery date then? Or wait until the approval come back from the insurance?

[Raven21 121]

Morten, I would call your doc tomorrow and check to be sure.

Jackie, depends on your office. Some will schedule, some will wait for approval.

[Ms_JackieDMV 18]

Thanks!

[Brooke333 26]

I have a surgery date of December 10th but I wont know until the end of this month if Im approved for surgery. I'm praying that all goes well and that my insurance will approve it!

[coolmamma73 129]

Dec 4th for me!!

[tjohnston 18]

I keep seeing everyone talk about a pre-op diet. I wasn't told I had to do this. My meeting with the nutritionist and my final meeting with the surgeon is on the 29th and my surgery is on the 3rd that's only 5 days. Was anyone else not told about a pre-op diet?

I have the same date as you. I don't have a pre-op diet either. I am to have a small Breakfast and nothing after that the day before surgery.

[tjohnston 18]

Dec 4th for me!!

I'm the day before!

[vegassleeve 1]

I am December 20

[asherje 81]

Got my surgery date finally so very blessed and happy but it's bitter sweet, can't do it till dec 10th. I'm heart broken because doctor had told me that I would be able to do it by thanksgiving and his nurse just said he doesn't know what he has going on.

Also means instead of being almost healed by Christmas that I'm gonna be really sore still

I'm happy to have the date but I'm also bawling because he had my hopes up for this month.

I asked her if she can see if she has any cancelations or anything they can do because all the time I saved up for surgery expires the 21st of December

Yeah, I'm praying she actually checks to see if she can get me in this month. She said shed call the OR and check but not to get my hopes up

[BarbM 14]

My date is 12/13. I cannot wait!!!

[ChrisJ 44]

Dec.11 for me. 2 week liquid diet Monday after Thanksgiving. I think it will be liquids on Christmas too but that's ok. All the new clothes under the tree next year will be worth much more than food - it will mean I am healthier and in control of my destiny.

[monaie 6]

Hello to all. My surgery date is dec. 19! I'm so excited but also a ball of nervous. I went to see the specialist on oct. 11 did my NUT the same day. Went to see the Psy on oct. 23. Had EDG done on the oct. 29 was approve by 11/1. Everything went so smoothly. I am 5' 7'' 265 bmi 41 looking forward to getting my energy back. Plus looking forward to getting out of plus size cloths. Thankful for everyone's stories because some days I feel a little crazy. Plus I have some bad habits. I love sugar . I'm a real addicted to sugar. Can anyone give me some ideas about how to get over this. I don't want this to continue once I am on the other side.

[jazzyjay 33]

I am 12/12/12 too!!! Don't get to worried about it... I was getting myself all worked up about it and then my approval came in less then a week! I am so excited now... I feel like it is getting so close and with Thanksgiving being only 2 weeks away then we will start all of our Christmas prep so I am hoping the next month goes by fast. I have all my pre-op testing on 11/15 and my EGD on 11/20... I am suppossed to start my pre-op diet a week before my SX date but I think I am going to start it sooner.

I didn't have to do and EGD. My pre-op testing is on Dec 6. I think I'm going to start my liquid diet on Dec 2 to give myself a couple of buffer days.