Surgery date is in February!! OMG!! What now?

Hi Pinner,

My surgery is in Edmonton through the weight wise clinic at the Royal Alex. Are you in Edmonton or Calgary?

Day 8 of my liquid diet, it is going well . . . My surgeon prefers 3 weeks of liquid prior to surgery. I am not hungry but it is difficult to deal with lunch time at work and what to do with myself after work when I would usually be preparing supper. I do however love the fact of NO dishes to do and it is a no brainer packing my lunch bag in the morning ha ha!!

Thank you for the well wishes, I wish the same for you.

Hey YEGgirl,

My surgery is in Calgary at Peterlougheed.(sp?)

There is always a silver lining... no dishes!!  

I'm so excited!! Is there anyone on youtube that you were drawn to and watched their video's more than anyone else.  Sometimes I think that I have gone through them all then out of nowhere someone new pop's up.  I really enjoy watching videos with tips and before and after pics.

Cheers :)

The surgical videos? To be honest I have only seen one video, my friend had it done in Mexico and I watched his sleeve procedure and that was enough for me. It's not that I get queezy or anything but I just don't want to see it ha ha!

Or tranformations? I google before and after photos as well, I also read about people's journey's to find what worked for them or not. I cannot believe how many people have gone through WLS.

Hello YEGgirl :)

How are you?  How did it go?

What is life like now that your a month out?

Carrie :)

I am so happy for you. 

I have been in this process for so long, I am at about 1 year 8 months now. I was approved for surgery here in Edmonton on June 4 2014. So I am at just over 9 months approved. I should be getting a phone call with a surgery date pretty much any day now, and the anticipation is nearly killing me. 

Hey Bpayne,

The anticipation is the worst!  I feel like I have put my life on hold for a year... 

My computer has been my best friend with countless hours spent/los****ching and analyzing everyone's video's.  I use "lost" lightly.  I call it research :)

Make sure you keep calling regarding your appointment.  Squeaky wheel...:)

Hey Blayne,

How are you doing?

Have you heard any news yet?

I hope all is well :)

Carrie :)

My surgeon estimated that my surgery date will be early-May to mid-May, I am just waiting to sign my consent forms.`

I have a question.  I have tried a day here and there of the Ensure shakes to see how I would do with it,  because come hell or high water I am doing it, and I didn't get hunger as much as I got REALLY sick.  Both days I tried I got a severe migraine, muscle cramping, vomiting and felt really week (which I expected). By the end of the day I was eating toast to make myself feel better. I am soooo scared to start the 3 week liquid diet.  

Has anyone else experience these type of symptoms?  If so, how many days did they last and how did you cope?

Do the clinic's recommend Ensure specifically or can you do any protein shake?  cause it might be worth trying something else?

They recommend Ensure but my husband does protein shakes every morning and he asked same question. I have an appt next wednesday, so I will ask then.

Nothing worth fighting for is ever easy I guess ; /