hello fellow 20-something year olds :)

i'm 22 and i'm having VSG on february 8th. just introducing myself :) i post in the VSG forum a lot and i blog on my profile, feel free to add me as a friend if you want to follow.

i've been on the preop liquid diet for almost a week now and its going alright. i've been making soups and drinking premixed shakes and trying to work out more so i'm as healthy as possible when i go under the knife in about 10 days

also, i've been chubby since forever... i even had stretch marks in 6th grade. it sucked! both of my sisters are naturally thin. lol hopefully this surgery will help me keep my calories low enough to be a normal young lady... i feel like i'm kind of missing out right now. it will change soon though... i am very excited!

Best wishes:-)

Hi Samantha ! Welcome to the board! Congrats on getting through that liquid diet- its no fun stuff but every day you know youre closer to your surgery day! The surgery will change your life in so many wonderful ways. Let me know if you have questions or need any advice on anything :)

-Courtney

hi Samantha!  I'm going for my surgery Feb 15!  Add me as a friend...i tried to add you but it says it's private...

friend request sent for anyone else who wants to add me, use the link below this post

 Welcome Samantha... Feb 8th will be here before you know it! I too had VSG on 11/10/10 and I can tell you I'm SOOO happy with it!! 

Let me know if you have any question.. I'm glad to answer them!

thanks kelby i'm happy to be in such a supportive community since my surgeons office is about an hour's drive away i probably wont be going to a lot of their support meetings

 I hear ya on that one.. I'm about 1.5 hr away from where I had surgery, too! I went to 1 support group, but felt really out of place since I was the only person who had VSG and I was MUCH MUCH younger than everyone!

yeahhh i'm online a lot anyway and this is much much MUCH easier for me. i'm glad my surgeon told me about it or i'd be feeling very alone right now and wondering what i am in for. now i feel pretty confident i know everything... i think i am most scared of having a catheter, lol