Summer 2018 Surgery Buddies Check In Here!

[jenngetsthin 61]

Hi everyone. I'd like to jump in and join this thread. My surgery date is August 16, 2018. I start my pre-op liquid diet on August 2nd. I have one final weigh in on August 1st since my surgeon still wants me to lose more weight. I'm currently doing a 1200-1400 calorie, high Protein, low carb diet. I have my hospital pre-op appointment on July 30th. I started this process at the end of September and delayed it a bit due to work issues and then my cruise vacation earlier this month, so I'm sooo ready to get this done.

[pumpkinlocks 37]

5 hours ago, Anne1657 said:

Surgery is tomorrow 7-18 at noon. Trying to fall asleep. Excited. Pre-op diet went well except now I know what my emotional eating triggers are... Anger and Depression. I couldn't stuff my face to make those feelings go away. Learned a lot about myself this week.

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My surgery is today also and deal with depression and anxiety. They took me off my meds and I have been crying at everything even watching Cake Wars lol.

[Anne1657 4]

My surgery is today also and deal with depression and anxiety. They took me off my meds and I have been crying at everything even watching Cake Wars lol.

I know exactly what you are talking about. I went off one of mine and there were so many emotions. Let me know how your surgery goes.


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[pumpkinlocks 37]

49 minutes ago, Anne1657 said:

I know exactly what you are talking about. I went off one of mine and there were so many emotions. Let me know how your surgery goes.


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Well they can't find a vein ugh

[Chrisb428 626]

Ok guys, pls dont kill me or kick me out..... I went to the list of dates to attempt to update mine and must have bumped something. I shifted everything down one space and now there is a blank line. I left and didnt change mine. I will wait until @Ylime gets back. Im sorry

[markuspak 22]

On ‎4‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 11:17 AM, Ylime said:

I would love to make some surgery buddies now so we can go through all the pre-op requirements together and stick through surgery and beyond. Anyone else already know their surgery will occur this summer?

My surgery is going to fall in the July or August time frame. Most of this is dependent upon checking all my surgeon's boxes, the rest is dependent upon my financing since I'm self-pay. I'll be getting the sleeve.

I love my surgeon and feel really lucky to have found him. So far the pre-op stuff has gone smoothly, but I am just at the beginning stages. I've scheduled all my evals and classes and attended my first weight loss class last week. I found it to be mildly helpful. It was certainly geared more toward those that hadn't already read through the surgery binder and/or those that had no clue what healthy eating consisted of. I'm hoping future classes focus more on the post-op eating.

My first visit with my PCP about this surgery is next week as that's the soonest I could get in to see her. I'm hoping she'll be supportive as my surgeon knew of her when I told him that's who I see. But if I have to find another PCP so be it.

My first dietician appt is next week and psych eval is the week after that. I only have to get these three meetings out of the way to schedule my surgery. So I'm anxious to get that done!

I'm excited to hear from others along the same timeline as me!

mine is the 13 to

[markuspak 22]

Hello . Getting close . August 13 . Also having my hernia fixed . Very nervous on getting this done . Last 6 months went well lost 20 # . Hope I'm doing the right thing. Start my last 2 week I guess its the liquid diet hope I can get through it . Any tip would be great . Thanks

[Jolexis 203]

Just an update! Still hanging in there getting this last bit of weight off to meet my 5% goal before my appt on the 24th of this month. Who knew these 5lbs could be so hard to lose? 😭

Congrats to everyone who has had their surgery/ gotten a date!

[Chrisb428 626]

58 minutes ago, Jolexis said:

Just an update! Still hanging in there getting this last bit of weight off to meet my 5% goal before my appt on the 24th of this month. Who knew these 5lbs could be so hard to lose? 😭

Congrats to everyone who has had their surgery/ gotten a date!

Good luck with your last 5 lbs. If only it was as easy to take off as it is to put on!

[GreenTealael 25,377]

Now a bright cheery thought
Frustr8's newly realigned statistics
HW,355 lbs last October (2017)
Current presurgical Weight 321lb and slowly loosing
1st GW 199lb
2nd GW 175& a 15 Junior
Drum Roll Please
SD September 5 2018 7am EDT
Surgeon Bradley J Needleman MD
Location the OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-WEXNER MEDICAL,CENTER Columbus Ohio 43210
Surgery RnY bypass, on this day I ,become a kangaroo, for I then will have a pouch! Boing, Boing!
(No kangaroo Emoji. [emoji246]crocodile his proxy)
And am I excited? Oh Yeah if I had a tail I would be wagging it[emoji13][emoji173]

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!

VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 169

[BurpeeZombie 25]

I found this group on Facebook for any August sleevers in this thread. It’s called VSG August 2018 Supporters, if anyone is on Facebook you should join!
https://m.facebook.com/groups/922381094631685
Maybe this link will work...

[kekevsg1122 4]

Oh alright my peeps final with my surgeon is on July 18th it’s happening everyone I’m gonna wear out the track final count down by Europe and work my little butt off

My final weigh in was on july 17th im gonna be doing the same waiting for the insurance to aprove me and then wait for the phone call for my surgery date

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[Frustr8 7,886]

And Jenn will win because Jeen truly,will be getting thin. Best Wishes

[ElanBri 36]

Good Morning Everyone!

I had my pre-op diet class yesterday afternoon, so everything is moving along as expected. Unfortunately, the hospital pharmacy is out of the Impact Advanced Recovery shakes, so I'll have to travel a bit to get them. As I'm a planner, I need to have my ducks in a row no later than Tuesday or I'll feel panicky.

liquid diet starts July 29th!

[sleevedlove 16]

How much did you all lose in the first month? Or how much should we lose?