January 2025 Surgery Buddies!

[Melissa💖💜💙 9]

14 hours ago, DaisyChainOz said:

Well, it's finally here, one more sleep!! 😅

Nervous, but excited too! Can't wait! 🥳

Good luck with everything. Update whenever you can, but no rush. Take care of you! 🥰

[Melissa💖💜💙 9]

On 1/11/2025 at 8:04 PM, RhondaLPN said:

Surgery completed 1/8/25! Currently day 3 post op Nd feeling pretty good! Stitches are a little sore, but manageable with my tylenol and gabapentin! Meeting my Water goals and feeling pretty positive about this

Great to hear! I hope you have a smooth recovery.

[Melissa💖💜💙 9]

34 minutes ago, Cellis said:

Sleeved 1/6/25

How are you doing post-op?

[Melissa💖💜💙 9]

On 1/11/2025 at 8:13 PM, Naenae67 said:

Mine is the 22nd too. I’m so nervous about it. I’m on the pre op liquid diet, 4th day, and it’s kicking my butt! I hate having the doubts of am I doing the right thing.

I'm on day 3 of my pre-op liquid diet. My surgery date is the 30th. Three Protein Shakes a day, and I can blend fruit (apple and/or berries) with some Protein Powder for a smoothie and also non-starch veggies for pureed Soup. No sugar, no carbs, no dairy. Thank goodness for my Magic Bullet and immersion blender! It's going okay so far. My cravings are all head hunger because the liquid diet is keeping me full.

I'm also having doubts every day. I know I need to do this because whatever I lose, I will just gain back and then some. I've lost 60 lbs. over and over again for the last 15 years. I can never keep it off. So, this surgery isn't necessarily to help me lose as I know I can do that on my own, but to help me maintain loss and keep it off for good.

There are so many things I love that I am looking forward to doing, things my weight has been preventing for most of my adult life. Shopping "normal" sizes, traveling, socializing, horseback riding. I just need to focus on my long-term goals.