Looking for July Sleevers!

[jenngottaloseit 89]

Count me in I will look for the group today.

[jenngottaloseit 89]

i could not find the group either on fb. please let us know the link. thanks

[StawberryBlond 31]

Try this link and let me know if it works

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1445177729072644/

[MerMer30 10]

I stand corrected. I talked to my surgeon's on-staff nutritionist and I will be participating in a low-fat diet 2 weeks prior to surgery. Sboulie, can you pm your diet plan?

And let's face it, I'm thinking we all have fatty livers. Please for the sake of peace of mind I would do a week of preop and fasting the day before surgery. If anyone wants an example PM me and I can send you my preop. It is sooo worth doing and not impossible to follow

[wwiggins 5]

I was approved by Cigna on Friday and I now have a confirmed surgery date of July 21st. I was hoping it could be sooner but the earliest date available for an endoscopy was July 15th. I have waited this long so I guess need to be patient a little longer!

[MissyLINY 8]

I was approved for surgery last Thursday & am scheduled for July 11th (I start my liquid diet on 7/5).

I would definitely be interested in joining the Facebook group once it's secret too I'm not sharing what I'm doing with more than a handful of people & I don't want anyone to be able to see I'm a member.

[RoseFlorish 19]

Try this link and let me know if it works

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1445177729072644/

iT WORKS!

[Sboulie 90]

So I just requested to join the group. Hope it worked!

[KQH 69]

Hi, all! I started my liquid pre-op diet today (a day early) and I'm surprised at how well I'm doing, and then again, it's harder than I thought. I was putting dinner together for my family and kept reaching for a piece of bread or a baby carrot or thinking about chips and salsa later tonight and then.. ummmm.... NO.

This is weird.

[Breaking Red 59]

Just got my date for the 9th of July!!!!! So I set my countdown clock again..... 22 days from now.

I am going on a low carb diet tomorrow. I'll start with one Protein shake for the first week. The rest Protein and veggies. The next week I'll see if i can do two shakes. I want to get over the carb flu if I get it and get rid of the Water weight. I want to maximize my honeymoon stage after surgery as much as possible.

Plus I'm not going to lie..... I've been eating like sh!t for a while. I need to get back on track and get my act together. It would behoove me to start now than when I'm trying to heal from surgery.

[KarenSt 35]

Hard to believe tonight was my last solid food for 5+ weeks!!! Good luck to all the July 1st-ers that start their liquid diets tomorrow!!

[choosinghealth 9]

Hi everyone, JULY 7...

I am so excited to find this support group.. I am selfpay..

I have also decided not to share this with friends or family.. My daughter and one good friend are the only people that know... I'm even considering telling those who will know something is going on that I'm having gallbladder surgery. Lol.. I just don't want to share with anyone yet..

Meet with my Dr. this Thursday , June 19... Will get my protien drink options.. He does 2 weeks protien drinks.. Start liquid diet June 23. I meet with nutritionalist June 27..

This has been a fast journey and I am excited, scared, but most of all can't wait for my new healthy life..

My first meeting with my surgeon he sat down and really talked to me for a long time, We were talking about the diet and he said, I want you to know this 2 week protien is doable.. I decided that I needed to know if I was asking to much of my patients, so I did it myself ... He is a young slim man.. That just really made me have so much faith that he is a caring DR. Health is his main focus...

Feel like this forum has taught me so much.. Love hearing all of your stories...

Edited June 17, 2014 by choosinghealth

[Dexter1118 27]

Hi everyone, JULY 7...

I am so excited to find this support group.. I am selfpay.. Meet with my Dr. this Thursday , June 19... Will get my protien drink options.. He does 2 weeks protien drinks.. Start liquid diet June 23. I meet with nutritionalist June 27..

This has been a fast journey and I am excited, scared, but most of all can't wait for my new healthy life..

My first meeting with my surgeon he sat down and really talked to me for a long time, We were talking about the diet and he said, I want you to know this 2 week protien is doable.. I decided that I needed to know if I was asking to much of my patients, so I did it myself ... He is a young slim man.. That just really made me have so much faith that he is a caring DR. Health is his main focus...

Feel like this forum has taught me so much.. Love hearing all of your stories...

I am the same. I decided to do the surgery the second tuesday of May after a seminar. First appt. May 28. Sleeve same day! July 7. Self-pay is a quick route but it is kind of scary. I can't imagine doing 6 months of prep for this...I think I would go nuts.

Good luck!

[choosinghealth 9]

Dexter 118, I also can't imagine having to wait.. Originally when I went to the seminar, it was with the intention of having the lapband.. But the Dr. was definitely pro sleeve, but after hearing pros and cons of both.. Had changed my mind before it was over...he is my Dr. now..

[Dexter1118 27]

choosinghealth - I went in thinking about a bypass but ended up choosing the sleeve. I have a lot of weight to lose and I met someone there that was my size and had the sleeve. He had lost 265 pounds in 18 months! Talk about inspiration. I also like that the GI tract is kept intact. Isn't it great to trust your doc?