Attention February 2013 Sleeve Buddies!

[SexyBack517 15]

I am a Canadian I am having surgery 2/18 with Drs Cabrera/Valenzuela in Tijuana.

Me too 2/6! I am on 3 day clear today & dying!

[lillatinmomie 62]

Sleeved on Feb 1st.. Surgery went great... Doc says liver was perfect... After recovery they put me in a room ( didn't notify my family) and left me for an hour. I was in so much pain it was in my back...once I got pain medicine they had to alternate with two different kinds b/c they i went so long without meds.. They had to get it under control... Finally I was told that I was not in the hospital records so they could not give me pain medicine right away.. But the good news is I'm home...feel much better just a little sore..

Congrats on getting your sleeve. I'm glad everything went okay :-)

[yonikkia 11]

Congrats on getting your sleeve. I'm glad everything went okay :-)

Thank you... I'm just taking it one day at a time

[Gemini618 34]

I'm the 21st

[jeffnanika 58]

So I am on my week long liquid diet before surgery. Would it be so bad if I had a chunk of prime rib during the Super Bowl?

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So, I went to the Super Bowl party, served 40+ pounds of prime rib and sirloin and potatoes ham etc. I have to admit that I had a couple of small pieces of prime rib and that is it. I know I shouldn't have had any,, but considering I would normally have had pounds of meat, I am pretty proud of myself. Wednesday will not come soon enough!

[juny 93]

anyone else missing food? I'm not hungry really but i miss the stimulation that food gave me and find a little sadness with the lack of satisfaction i have on this diet and the prospect of 2 more months of this.

[itstheamarie 77]

anyone else missing food? I'm not hungry really but i miss the stimulation that food gave me and find a little sadness with the lack of satisfaction i have on this diet and the prospect of 2 more months of this.

Yes, I understand! The Protein is curbing my hunger, but I feel like I'm missing something. My life has revolved around food for so long, now what?

[kphat808 16]

Feb 8,2013!

[caramelbaby10181 30]

Hi! New to this site I am being sleeved February 25th in Missouri through the hospital where I work as a nurse. Excited and nervous My son was sleeved December 17,2012 and is down 90 lbs. He lost 30 lbs prior to surgery but 60 in the past 6-7 weeks. Good luck to everyone!

What part of Missouri?

[madeupmind 27]

Hi I am being sleeved Feb 21st. I am from Jonesboro IL I will be having mine done at Herrin Hospital by Dr. sudakhuran. I'm very excited! I have 2 younger children 6 and 4 that I can't wait to be able to play with without being out of breath! I am a nurse at a psychiatrist office. My Bmi is 40 and can't wait to get my journey started! My husband has been my biggest support with my journey!!

Hi I am from Jonesboro IL too. I am a nurse at St Francis Medical Center and am being sleeved on

February 25th at my hospital by Dr LeGrand. It's so weird to find someone from my town on here

[JeniM73 56]

anyone else missing food? I'm not hungry really but i miss the stimulation that food gave me and find a little sadness with the lack of satisfaction i have on this diet and the prospect of 2 more months of this.

Totally understand. I'm generally a chocoholic but lately I just want a big plate of enchiladas with red sauce and sour cream. I about ripped my poor husbands head off for setting his bag of chips next to me during the game so that he could go get more queso. I bet he doesn't do that again! And I've got 17 more days of this. Seriously, how many more shakes can I put down before I find myself plowing my car thru the plate glass window of the closest all you can eat buffet down the street!

[madeupmind 27]

What part of Missouri?

Cape Girardeau MO southeast MO

[katikati 127]

I just posted this in the main forum. We're all preops in here, but I'm sharing it anyway.

Well, I'm officially on my two-day clear liquid only diet as of two hours ago. I can actually only have Water from now until tomorrow afternoon because I have to get some labs done at my cardiologist. On the one hand, I was not terribly excited about that, but on the other, the clear Protein Shake will look like a feast by the time I get to it. I can't believe this is it. I have this slight panicky feeling that's trying to tell me that the dinner I had tonight was my last enjoyable meal ever. I know that's not the case, and even if it was the case, I'd still know I had to do this surgery. I feel the freak out creeping up on me a little at a time as I get closer to walking into that hospital Wednesday morning. All I can do is take one breath at a time, and one step at a time, and just do this. Okay, as I write this, I'm really feeling how terrified I am. I need some words, please. Some people to tell me how worth it this was to them, and how much better they felt in the weeks and months after surgery.

[kimikat3 150]

California... February 26th!!!

[Ernielaurie 16]

I am a Canadian I am having surgery 2/18 with Drs Cabrera/Valenzuela in Tijuana.< /div>

Hi, good luck! I'm a week sooner on the 11th. One week from today. Yikes. If you have any questions let me know. I'm home Thursday but late. So I could answer on Friday the 15th.