October surgery

[neeciehoohoo 4]

Is anyone else set to have surgery in October? My surgery date is October 1st in Tijuana with alighter me :-)

[embernj 1]

I will join you in the October list! I was actually looking into getting it done with ALighterMe, but I found a surgeon in my state willing to try either a sleeve or lap band. I have to wait til the actual surgery to see what he can do for me, if anything at all. Im listed for October 7...unless we need to reschedule due to insurance reasons.

[PedsGirl 9]

As long as everything goes smoothly with my insurance, I should be having my surgery in October:)

[NaomiAus 104]

I will be either end of October or the first week in November, in Sydney. I have been waiting to meet other October sleevers! Good luck to you all

[katiern 17]

I will be having surgery in October as well. I'm in Maryland. Good luck to everyone

[linzlou2000 193]

October for me!!! I finish my 12 month insurance requirement on September 30. I get my date at the end of this month, but I'm thinking It will be around October 6-14.

[Snuzin 0]

October for me too! Not sure of the exact date - but thinkit's mid October. What kind of diet is everyone doing right now?

[linzlou2000 193]

Just counting calories and lowered my carb intake.

[Snuzin 0]

I'm trying to boost my Protein with low carb high Protein shakes in the morning and trying to get used to eating 5 small high Protein plates the rest of the day.

[embernj 1]

Not on any diet...at the moment. Has anyone done their clearance appts? As for me, I have clearance from Psych and Cardio. Pulm said he cleared me for surgery, but not sure if he was waiting for sleep apnea test to send the letter to my surgeons office. I had my Endo done yesterday, they found polyps in my stomach(Biopsy done) and mild gastritis (being sent for H.Pylori testing). Waiting a week for test results. Nutrionist appt is next week.

[Snuzin 0]

I got the cardiologist clearance, but still need to get the Psych. I wasn't told I needed a nutritionist.

[tempettes 5]

I want to try and get that same date calling today ☺️ hopefully they still have it available

[DaniEcho 17]

My date is October 19th, so I start my pre-op liquid diet on October 5th.

So glad to find this group!

[neeciehoohoo 4]

Well, I decided to go with bypass instead of the sleeve so now my date is October 29 I hope I have it paid off by then

[Sara Black 4]

I am supposed to get sleeved Oct 12 and I am SUPER nervous. I started this journey June 2014.. I had to miss a couple of appts so I had to start all over again in January this year. MY insurance required 9 visits with a dietitian. Because it is only a few months off now, I am getting so nervous. I have read a couple of books about people's journeys. My favorite was Jen Larsen's, "Stranger Here." It really helped me make my decision. Tomorrow, I am doing an metabolic breathing test to see how many calories my body burns naturally.

Edited July 19, 2015 by Sara Black