May 2014 Sleevers

[Ladybug123 33]

I finally got my insurance approval this week and my surgery is scheduled for May 20. If seems SO far away but hoping the time will fly by. I've been trying to adapt my diet to more like it will need to be post-op but find myself eating horribly about once a week. I think it's the food funerals starting. I did really well during the week and had lost 2 pounds this week and then last night after work ate whatever I wanted (it wasn't good). Are others going they this same struggle? Would love to find people who are anxiously awaiting their May surgery dates and be here to provide support for each other as we start this journey to change our lives!

Im only 15 and im getting the gastric sleeve on may 16th i finally got approved last thursday i was so excited!

This is fabulous that you are gaining control now. I wish they had this surgery when I was younger.

[mrs.melmcc 18]

I got the call today. May 12th is my date!!

[kaiwil27 21]

Just Joined! Surgery Date May 22.

. Me too! My date is May 16th and I'm very excited , I'm actually only 15 but i guess the earlier the better.

[WorldTraveler 79]

Just Joined! Surgery Date May 22.

. Me too! My date is May 16th and I'm very excited , I'm actually only 15 but i guess the earlier the better.

Congratulation on taking care of your health early! If I could go back to 15 and skip all the disordered eating/fad dieting/starvation/bulemia and over-exercising, I would do exactly what you are doing. Good luck to you

[seanindallas 17]

I got the call today. May 12th is my date!!

Best of luck to you. I'm the 12th also.. In between now and then I have a sleep study Friday, a 'PFT' (some kind of breathing test) Monday, meeting with my surgeon's office to pick up pre and post-op packets Monday, and a meeting with pulmonologist to go over to pft test results the following Monday...and finally ... Surgery the following Monday.

Personally getting excited but a little nervous about the first 2 weeks of pre-op diet and going 'foodless'.

[ChavaBling 145]

May 22nd, oh yeah!! Just got my surgery date this week and I'm feeling a lot of emotions! Happy, sad, excited, nervous, etc.

I was going to be more secretive about it, but in an office of only 6 people, that's kind of impossible. I am not going to lie to all of my friends and family about it, either. I have been contemplating surgery for 3 years, and I chickened out once before. Now that I have a date, and I have finished ALL of my pre-op stuff, I feel like it is "real", so I'm starting to tell people.

IMHO, if someone thinks the sleeve is easy or that it is cheating, you just laugh at them as you show off your new outfit, k?! And I always make sure to mention, "Well... I've lost 25 pounds so far with diet and exercise. It's not easy!"

May sleevers, yay!!

[ButterflySlim 8]

Today is the first day of my 3 week liquid diet. I'm tired and gassy. Is that normal on the first day?

[lsereno 2,525]

Today is the first day of my 3 week liquid diet. I'm tired and gassy. Is that normal on the first day?

. Watch the gas. If you are lactose intolerant, the liquid diet may affect that. I'm not surprised you're tired after the first day on the liquid diet. It's a shock to the system.

Lynda

[mrs.melmcc 18]

@@seanindallas I share the excitement and the nervousness. I met with a pulmonologist also. Did the lung function test and she referred me for a sleep study. I have a lovely new CPAP now. She would not clear me to get a date until I wore it for 7-10 days.

[charliecharms 2]

My surgery is May 28th. I'm already on the liquid diet...Glucerna (meal replacement) and Water. That's it. It seems kind of harsh compared to other 'pre-op' diets I've read about here. I'm fortunate, my BC medical covers the entire cost of the surgery. I live in Canada.

[Maltese gal 63]

My surgery is May 28th. I'm already on the liquid diet...Glucerna (meal replacement) and Water. That's it. It seems kind of harsh compared to other 'pre-op' diets I've read about here. I'm fortunate, my BC medical covers the entire cost of the surgery. I live in Canada.

Hi fellow Canadian! I'm also in Canada, near Toronto, and my surgery date is May 28th

[csmit082 3]

My surgeon calls it a 2 week liquid but it's actually all liquids plus one small meal of lean Protein and green veggies.

I am getting sleeved on may 8 in Cincinnati and on my two week pre op which is Protein Shakes and sf Jello and I am so hungry lol

[emmabissell2010 0]

Hi everyone!

I will be having my band removed and sleeved on May 20th in Dallas, Tx! I'm so ready for this band to be out and start back on my weight loss journey!

[charliecharms 2]

My surgery is May 28th. I'm already on the liquid diet...Glucerna (meal replacement) and Water. That's it. It seems kind of harsh compared to other 'pre-op' diets I've read about here. I'm fortunate, my BC medical covers the entire cost of the surgery. I live in Canada.

Hi fellow Canadian! I'm also in Canada, near Toronto, and my surgery date is May 28th

Oh it's so exciting to meet another Canadian!! Are you having the sleeve? When do you start your pre-op diet? Sorry for all the questions, it's just interesting to see if our experience will be the same or not.

[Maltese gal 63]

Oh it's so exciting to meet another Canadian!! Are you having the sleeve? When do you start your pre-op diet? Sorry for all the questions, it's just interesting to see if our experience will be the same or not.

I love questions lol I start the Optifast on May 14th and I'm dreading it lol the surgeon said most likely sleeve because I have less than 100 lbs to lose. How about yourself? Where abouts are you in Canada hun?