April sleevers!?

[Simplyrosie 113]

I can attest to the nerves! I have insurance approval so I am just waiting for my pre-op appointment with my surgeon and I start my liquid diet the same day. Everything else is complete and now I just have to wait. Waiting is nerve-wracking!

Best of luck on your journey!!

[corbello32 0]

I started phase one of my liquid diet yesterday. Will have my last appointment with my surgeon on April 11th then surgery on April 12th. I take a lot of meds, one is for my movement disorder. If and when I have to stop my meds is scary. If I miss one dose, it takes days to get movement to slow down.

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

14 hours ago, browneyesdebra said:

It is not all about loosing weight your liver have be small also or surgery will be much hard on you

How do you think the liver shrinks? The body first consumes glycogen stored by the liver (it doesn't store a whole lot), then begins a digestive process of lipoproteins also in and around the liver, then other reserves such as adipose tissue, muscle tissue, and so on. When weight loss is occurring, barring other metabolic issues (such as the Protein synthesis deficiency with, say, cirrhotic liver or other diseases), this is assumed to be the case. So yes, if you're losing weight and don't have any other major clinical issues with your body's metabolic structures, normal body function would indicate your liver is shrinking.

Edited March 29, 2017 by PatientEleventyBillion

[Winky7650 19]

I start my diet before I go to my pre-op my apptiontment on April 10 and start my diet April 3 surgery April 17

I start my liquid diet on April 3rd for an April 17th surgery also. Getting really close now..[emoji79]

[kins117 104]

I started my pre-op diet today for surgery on April 12th! Anyone else on the 12th? I had my final pre-op appointment yesterday.

[browneyesdebra 171]

2 hours ago, Winky7650 said:

I start my liquid diet on April 3rd for an April 17th surgery also. Getting really close now..

41 minutes ago, kins117 said:

I started my pre-op diet today for surgery on April 12th! Anyone else on the 12th? I had my final pre-op appointment yesterday.

Yes it is

[browneyesdebra 171]

43 minutes ago, kins117 said:

I started my pre-op diet today for surgery on April 12th! Anyone else on the 12th? I had my final pre-op appointment yesterday.

You are getting close mines is April 17

[Martinichic 39]

Just got my date April13th cannot wait to start this new journey

[loo_eez65 1]

Got my date .....april 12. 2nd day on boost....

[browneyesdebra 171]

Awesome mines April 17

[Lovingmyself83 67]

I had a question about traveling, has anybody been told to not fly 5 weeks after surgery? I'm being sleeved on 13th of April and I fly out may 23rd for a 4.5 hr flight. I've heard rumors you can't because of clotting but I've known people to fly a few days after surgery for those that go to Mexico and get their surgeries done. I was hoping since I would be 5 week after surgery I'll be fine. Just wanna know what you all been told. Thanks in advance

[Lovingmyself83 67]

April 10! I'm still waiting for insurance approval! Hopefully I'll get it sometime this week.

Wishing you luck. I hated waiting so I called every couple days. Sometimes they get so busy they don't move as quickly as we would like them. They were pretty nice where I'm getting it done. Best of luck to you!!

[Martinichic 39]

I finally got my date. April 13th
I start my liquid diet this week. Ughhh this is going to be hard
Wish me luck!

April 13th here as well good luck ,[emoji3]

[browneyesdebra 171]

5 hours ago, ck2kramer said:

Wishing you luck. I hated waiting so I called every couple days. Sometimes they get so busy they don't move as quickly as we would like them. They were pretty nice where I'm getting it done. Best of luck to you!!

Wish best of luck that insurance company will approve very soon my insurance company took two weeks approve mines

[browneyesdebra 171]

1 hour ago, Martinichic said:

April 13th here as well good luck ,

I'm praying for all us April surgery that we speedy recovery mines is April 17 and start my diet April 3 but can eat food on my two week pre-op diet except for day before surgery that os when my luquid diet start