I know how you feel

I know how you all feel my surgery is on August 2nd and I am going to express some of the ways I have been feeling and see if you all are feeling the same it seems like the surgery is all I can think about day and night to the point nothing else in my house is getting done lol and everynight when I lay down to go to sleep I toss and turn thinking about it and wishing that I could go to sleep and wake up and it will be my day for surgery and I have even got so bad that I am ready to start packing for the hospital wanting to call the surgeons office everyday just to talk about it by the time it gets here I will be half nuts lol if any of you are feeling any of this too please let me know so I know I am not the only one loosing it lol Cindy

Cindy, I know exactly how you feel. I want to wake up tomorrow to my surgery date. You go in for surgery exactly one week before I do, so please let me know how it went. I wish you the best of luck and it will come by sooner than you will know. At least I hope so for both of our sakes. LOL

well I will be staying at my moms for 2 weeks after surgery but I will certainly try to get on here and post I will let you know how it goes Cindy

cindy, my date is aug 23rd and im feeling the same way!!!!!!!! I cant sleep thinking and thinking and the wait OMG!!!!!!! Yours is soooo soon!!!! Good for you!!!!! All i think about is the surgery!! and go on this site to read and talk to everyone who is doing the same or has been through it!!! Good luck with your surgery and God bless!!!!! sheree

Hi cindy ..yep I am totally certifiable!!!LOL I have fought and been waiting for this for a year now I am oh so ready..do you feel like your lifes have been put on hold too?Sleep??? I forget what that is I have so much on my mind I dont get very much of that..oh well guess I will get some rest in the hospital,lol!!! Hang in there August b-day buddies it is getting closer(I have been waiting almost 3 months for my date)I go for my pre_lab's on tues I am even excited to do that..OMG..see certifiable!!! Keep in touch I am always lurking somewhere on here!! Lori August

Same here and it is not coming fast enough and I just got my date yesterday. First, I could not sleep because I did not have a date, and now I can't sleep because I do have a date and it is not coming fast enough. Heres a , she will zap us all to or dates See you on the other side ~~Nissah The F.AT Slayer~~ 360//180

yes I know the life on hold and no sleep all too well I have a ton of house cleaning to do I had it all planned that I was going to have everything perfect in my house and all my laundry caught up ect... for when I got home but all I can think about is the surgery and I know I am on this site all the time everyday wether it is to read posts or look at before and after pics of people and daydream and I cant go into a store and wonder if I am forgetting anything that I should have here for when I get home and my poor Dietician I keep her hopping with questions I was even excited when I went to the hospital I am having it done at maping where we will park that morning any more of this waiting and I am affraid the men with the little white coats will come for me lol and it seems like I tell everyone I see that I am having it done I even went yesterday and got all my hair chopped off because I heard about the hair loss after surgery and I went to Sally's beauty supply and bought some special shampoo a friend told me about to strengthen my hair so I wont loose as much she had the surgery 4 yrs ago and swears by the stuff it is called Folicure it helps strenghten your hair and thicken it right down to the folicules I am going to find something to do today to take my mind off of it I think I am going to spend the day cleaning my house and packing my bags for the hospital lol I even went to walmart and bought travel sized deoderant and shampoo and toothpaste and a new toothbrush and underware to take with me I got it bad I was even wanting to start my liquid protein diet early thinking that would make it come sooner oh well it will get here hopefully the days will fly by for all of us by the way I am yahoo if any of you have yahoo instant messenger my name on there is eomom45015 if any of you have it and want to chat sometime I always have it up and running when I am online it would be great to talk to some of my August 2005 family and believe it or not that is what I feel like we are we are eachothers support right now . Cindy

Hi Cindy - I am also waiting for my WLS date to come up. Mine is scheduled for Monday morning August 1, 2005 in Charlotte N.C.! I have to be in Charlotte at 5:15 A.M. I'm fine with that time but my mother would really like to sleep in! If she had her way about it I wouldn't need to be there until about 2 P.M., but she knows how anxious I am about the whole process so I guess she will sacrafice a few lovely hours of sleep to help her oldest daughter in her fight against obesity! I have a really supportive family which is wonderful! I have lived with my parents for the last 5 years or so, ever since I got approved for disability. I had been on my own for 18 years prior to this. My sisters (both younger than I) and my youngest nephew live just across the lawn from us and they are wonderful. My nephew is 15, going on 25 and is looking forward to helping me out while I recover at home after the surgery. I work at the YMCA nearby which has been a blessing! All employees get a free membership and I have reciently been taking advantage of that! I have been going to work 1 1/2 hours early each morning and swimming for about 30 min. I have done this 5 days per week for the last 4 weeks and am determined to reach my goal of 6 weeks of exercise, 5 days per wee****il my surgery. I started as soon as I had a date of August 1 for my surgery. It's great to be able to work out and then not have to plan drive time to get to my job, I just walk up to the front desk and go to work. I plan on working out as much as I can as soon as the doc gives me the O.K. I start my liquid diet tomorrow bright and early. My doctor requires a 2 week liquid prior to surgery. I had a hard time finding a proteen powder that was drinkable but at GNC I was able to sample a product called "Maximum Protien". It really is pretty good. It comes in Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry. They were out of the Vanilla so the got the other 2 flavors. I have tried something called "Necter" that my surgeons office had sample packets of, I hated it so much I couldn't even bring myself to try the other 7 or 8 flavors that I had samples of. Check out GNC for a sample taste if you can, it really helped me. I never would have bought this stuff without sampling it. It cost about $50 per can, but has 60 servings per can. In my area they are running a special - buy one get another for 1/2 price. Write back if you would like any more info from N.C., I have been working on the process since January and have learned so much more than I thought was possible to learn about WLS - Your friend in "Weight Loss", Kathy

I tried one from GNC called body milk and like you I tried the one from my docs office and it tasted like vanilla cardboard I have to do the liquid protein diet for 2 weeks also in order to shrink the liver for surgery I found my favorite one at good ole Walmart it is premium whey protein by body fortress in the pharmacy section it is a 2 lb container 30-32 servings for 11.96 it only comes in choc and vanilla but I think when mixed with skim milk it tastes really good let me know how you are doing on yours I start mine on tuesday so i will be thinkin about ya and post on tuesday when I am going crazy for food lol Cindy we can do this

hey Cindy - Don't worry about so many things in advance -number one - take care of you . Number 2 - check the protein content in your drink. If you have a VItamin Shoppe near you- you can contact them- they are experts and can tell you what is the best of/ best tasting etc whey protein- and they know what WLS patients use. The reason I point this out- is- 50grms of protein is needed post surgery- the more you take in - and if you can do any exercise before surgery- the better your outcome- so keep that in mind- also when it comes to weight loss- KEEP this in mind- this is for EVERYONE- ALL WEIGHT LOSS IS NOT THE SAME. read that again! the person who just loses "weight" say 20 lbs - will lose fat+ muscle, even if you are drinking protein shakes. The person who EXERCISES, will lose 20lbs too- but it will be 100% of FAT - which lowers your BMI. Also- if you have light hand weights- 3lbs-to start- and begin doing simple reps- this will help to ACCELERATE your weight LOSS! I KNOW THIS from personal experience and I know this from wirking out with a trainer. Oh and here is SOMETHING ELSE I have uncovered TO BE TRUE: you can have one skinny person at 150 & one person who exercises at say 295. Who is healthier? The Person who exercises- regardless how much they weigh! So you hang in there and chill. Work on being the best you can be - Pre OP- cause that will give you the best recovery post op. Now put on those dancin shoes ! Hugs, Donna