anyone from minnesota? need support

[stephi49 1]

Hey my name is stephanie i am 23 i just had my surgery april 19th and I still am having mixed emotions about my future I am nervous about the recovery and how long it will take I also have gas still in my stomach and I just want it gone. I would love to talk to anyone to help me with this journey of mine

[MizNuNu 3]

hey hope you feel better soon. im new here from mn also. still in the process. can't wait to be sleeved.

[stephi49 1]

When are you getting it done

[MizNuNu 3]

When are you getting it done

not sure yet. I really just started the process about 2 months ago. i believe sometimes in September.

[stephi49 1]

Well that's exciting

[MizNuNu 3]

When are you getting it done

health east bariatric st. Joseph's

[stephi49 1]

I had mine at Methodist hospital

[salesking 21]

I did mine at Methodist as well. Who was your surgeon? I had Dr. Jones do mine on May 9th, he was awesome.

[Innovative5 2]

I did mine at Methodist as well. Who was your surgeon? I had Dr. Jones do mine on May 9th' date=' he was awesome.[/quote']

Hey salesking, you're about 2 wks ahead of me - my sleeve date was May 24. How's life at your stage in the process? I'm still on heavy liquids and can't wait to get to pureed food on Wednesday. Feeling exhausted today but most days I'm chipper and back to life as usual. Mostly curious about your stage cause I have an out of state sales summit to go to in 1.5 weeks and I'm nervous about the food while dining out. Any recommendations for me?

[salesking 21]

So life for me is 100% back to normal. food is never easy, but hey that is life. I am actually in sales as well, and funny enough have 2 conferences over the next 2 weeks. The best advise I can give is to be patient with your food. I will admit I have jumped ahead a little to give myself more options while traveling, but very cautiously. Right now I should be purée only, but I yesterday I started to add in crab sticks. So far so good, and for me these are easy to come by from Lunds. For travel if in a jam always remember chili and Soup is always a sure bet. I also eat a bunch (is 2-3 tbl spoons is a bunch...LOL!) of avocado and cottage cheese is well in a jam.

Where in MN do you live? If you are near the west suburbs maybe we could meet up and chat. It would be great to meet another person on their journey.

[Innovative5 2]

Thanks Salesking! That is really helpful. I love that you mentioned avocados, I ate 1/2 each day on my pre-op diet and MISS THEM horribly. I'm anxious to try it this week when I'm back to work. Good to hear from someone else that is doing this while juggling work travel, it helps a lot! I'm down by the Iowa border on a rural farm so I'm not too sure I'll get to catch up with you in person... That's what makes this site so great - good outreach no matter where you are. Good luck on the road (literally and figuratively!).

[theresainmpls 5]

Hi, I'm from Minnesota and I had my surgery at Methodist Hospital in St Louis Park MN. Dr Jones was my surgeon and he was wonderful!

My surgery was Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 10:00 am.

My surgery went well!

Now I am on a 7 day clear liquid diet until I see my Bariatric nurse .

I made the right decision.

[shelbyschroepfer 35]

I am also from Minnesota. I live in Fairmont which is south central MN. Dr. William Lee from southern mn surgical is doing my surgery on July 10!!!

Starting weight 321- sleeve date 07/10/13 Sent from my iPhone using VST

[snochick2005 172]

Hi!!! I'm 26 and in Mn :-) I will be having mine in late July at Park Nicollet in St Louis Park. It's really nice to know that there are other people in their 20s around here going through this same process. The only friend I've told had bypass 6 years ago, but she live across the country...

I'd love to be a part support group :-)

[stephi49 1]

Who is your surgeon? So far I lost over 35 pounds in two months I would love to be a part of your journey