March 2011 Sleevers
Introductions
Hi Kerri,
Just doing liquids for a week can be hard. If it does not have to be clear liquids I would try some protein shakes. They might help you feel full. I have also heard that people on the liquid diet were allowed sugar free gelatin and sugar free popsicles. I just started the "clear liquid only" part of my diet and it sucks! All I've had is broth, vitamin water, and water. Blah! I never realized how much I would miss meat until I started on my 2 week pre-op diet!
Tracy
Just doing liquids for a week can be hard. If it does not have to be clear liquids I would try some protein shakes. They might help you feel full. I have also heard that people on the liquid diet were allowed sugar free gelatin and sugar free popsicles. I just started the "clear liquid only" part of my diet and it sucks! All I've had is broth, vitamin water, and water. Blah! I never realized how much I would miss meat until I started on my 2 week pre-op diet!
Tracy
I will start my liquid diet on Wednesday. I am on liquids 1 week prior to surgery and 3 weeks post surgery. I have bought some Jay Robb unflavored protein to add to anything. They say you can't taste it and i'll be getting protein from this. I've bought broths, juices, and anything that can be sucked through a straw. I have a feeling it will be a long 4 weeks. I am super excited and hope this weight will finally come off and stay off.
Hello Mrs C, Eydie, Lynette, Lauren, and Kerri! I'm so glad so many of you have joined the group! I am looking forward to reading about everyone's journey.
Mrs C.- I am planning on starting a blog to follow my journey also. I think it will really help us stay motivated during our journey!
Eydie - What great luck to have an employer that will cover 100% of the cost! It's almost unbelievable in these days! Congrats!
Lynette - You are having surgery during the beginning of the month like me! I have to admit, While I am super excited, I am also nervous! But you are right, coming to the boards and reading so many success stories is inspiring! It does calm my nerves some.
Lauren - I also believe we can help support each other during this journey! I'll be honest, I don't really have a whole lot of support at home so this is very important to me.
Kerri - For the 2 weeks before my surgery I am on a liquid and soft food diet. However, the last 3 days is strictly clear liquid. During this time I will have chicken broth, diluted apple juice, crystal light, and water. If I want, I could also have sugar free gelatin and sugar free frozen pops. I'm not sure if you're supposed to be on clear liquids or just liquids. It could make a big difference in what you can have. I would call my Dr or Nutritionist to find out for sure.
Tracy
Mrs C.- I am planning on starting a blog to follow my journey also. I think it will really help us stay motivated during our journey!
Eydie - What great luck to have an employer that will cover 100% of the cost! It's almost unbelievable in these days! Congrats!
Lynette - You are having surgery during the beginning of the month like me! I have to admit, While I am super excited, I am also nervous! But you are right, coming to the boards and reading so many success stories is inspiring! It does calm my nerves some.
Lauren - I also believe we can help support each other during this journey! I'll be honest, I don't really have a whole lot of support at home so this is very important to me.
Kerri - For the 2 weeks before my surgery I am on a liquid and soft food diet. However, the last 3 days is strictly clear liquid. During this time I will have chicken broth, diluted apple juice, crystal light, and water. If I want, I could also have sugar free gelatin and sugar free frozen pops. I'm not sure if you're supposed to be on clear liquids or just liquids. It could make a big difference in what you can have. I would call my Dr or Nutritionist to find out for sure.
Tracy
Hey guys, I'm Alisha. I am 34, married to a great guy and we have two ASWEOME girls. I live in Kentucky and I'm having surgery March 2! My surgeon is Dr Robert Farrell, and I have to say him and his staff are AWESOME!!
It is great that Cathi took the time to start this group, and I'm very thankful that there is a web site out here, to find others going through the same things as me. And all within the month of March, it's even better =)
I think my story starts out the same way as most..Child-overweight, Teen-overweight and Adult-overweight-few years in between I lost some weight, but if I am here, it all came back, right =(
My biggest thing is that I want to feel better! I am so tired of telling my kids that I cant do this because I'm tired, or can we do it tomorrow, because I have a headache or other pains. It is not fair to them, and I sure do not want them to grow up and get out of the house, and think.."mom never did anything with us. Trust me I want too, I just cant physically or mentally do most. When they want to do things that come up "weight related" like ride something at the fair, for example, I will make a lie, like "mom does not like roller coaster, etc.., because I sure do not want to stand in line a long time, just to get up there and not FIT into it..how horrible would that be for me and my kids...
So back in June 2010, I went to a seminar, and listen to a DR talk about the surgeries, they did not offer the sleeve at this location. It was a room filled with over 40 people. I felt like they were pushing us in, and pushing us out, and calling the next week, saying..OK, so you gonna do it or not!! I did not like that, so I put it off.
In Aug 2010, I finally got tired of choking on food that would go down the wrong way, which this had been happening for over two years at the time, so I went to see my PCP. She wanted to refer me to have a scope done to make sure it was nothing serious. There are two Dr's in my town that do these type of surgeries. She said they were both GREAT, and told me she would make an apt for either one. One was a oldie but goodie, and the other was a new fresh Dr. I had not really heard a lot about either of them at this point, so I told her it did not matter, I just needed to figure out what was making me do this. So she said, lets see who can get you in first, so that is where i left it at! Well within an hr they were calling me saying that Dr Farrell could see me in a week, and she gave me the time and place to be.
Well what I did not know at the time was that Dr Farrell was a WLS surgeon. So as I was walking into his office, i noticed the bill board he had up talking about the surgeries, so I asked him about it when he came into the room, and that is how I got here.
I was debating on if I should or not have it done. I talked to family members, which some immediate said, OH NO, its dangerous..so I just had a talk with GOD. I said if it meant to be, you will find the way for me, if not, please stop it! So I am here a week away, So, so far its A GO!!
Thanks guys for listening, and if I can help you in any way, please let me know =) We can NEVER have too many friends!!
It is great that Cathi took the time to start this group, and I'm very thankful that there is a web site out here, to find others going through the same things as me. And all within the month of March, it's even better =)
I think my story starts out the same way as most..Child-overweight, Teen-overweight and Adult-overweight-few years in between I lost some weight, but if I am here, it all came back, right =(
My biggest thing is that I want to feel better! I am so tired of telling my kids that I cant do this because I'm tired, or can we do it tomorrow, because I have a headache or other pains. It is not fair to them, and I sure do not want them to grow up and get out of the house, and think.."mom never did anything with us. Trust me I want too, I just cant physically or mentally do most. When they want to do things that come up "weight related" like ride something at the fair, for example, I will make a lie, like "mom does not like roller coaster, etc.., because I sure do not want to stand in line a long time, just to get up there and not FIT into it..how horrible would that be for me and my kids...
So back in June 2010, I went to a seminar, and listen to a DR talk about the surgeries, they did not offer the sleeve at this location. It was a room filled with over 40 people. I felt like they were pushing us in, and pushing us out, and calling the next week, saying..OK, so you gonna do it or not!! I did not like that, so I put it off.
In Aug 2010, I finally got tired of choking on food that would go down the wrong way, which this had been happening for over two years at the time, so I went to see my PCP. She wanted to refer me to have a scope done to make sure it was nothing serious. There are two Dr's in my town that do these type of surgeries. She said they were both GREAT, and told me she would make an apt for either one. One was a oldie but goodie, and the other was a new fresh Dr. I had not really heard a lot about either of them at this point, so I told her it did not matter, I just needed to figure out what was making me do this. So she said, lets see who can get you in first, so that is where i left it at! Well within an hr they were calling me saying that Dr Farrell could see me in a week, and she gave me the time and place to be.
Well what I did not know at the time was that Dr Farrell was a WLS surgeon. So as I was walking into his office, i noticed the bill board he had up talking about the surgeries, so I asked him about it when he came into the room, and that is how I got here.
I was debating on if I should or not have it done. I talked to family members, which some immediate said, OH NO, its dangerous..so I just had a talk with GOD. I said if it meant to be, you will find the way for me, if not, please stop it! So I am here a week away, So, so far its A GO!!
Thanks guys for listening, and if I can help you in any way, please let me know =) We can NEVER have too many friends!!
I can't tell you how long I have been waiting to be part of a sleeve "month" group. Yes I can actually 1 YEAR! I am 36 years old - unmarried - 2 wonderful dogs (see profile pic). I have pretty much been overweight my entire life.
I finally got to the end of my rope late 2009 when I joined Weigh****chers (WW) for the last time. I said I will give it 110% and if I don't lose a significant amount of weight by the end of the year, that was it. I was going to have to get some additional help. I read about the VSG probably in 2008 and decided that if I was every going to have WLS it would be the sleeve. But of course at the time, I was convinced I could lose weight on my own. WW was the worst, I was losing weight but I was sooooooo obsessed with food and points it became overwhelming, plus I was hungry all the time. I stopped counting points and that was all she wrote. I just couldn't get back on track.
So I have been having problems with insurance since March of last year. After all that it too****il February of this year for me to get approved. Its been a long road..but I know it will be worth it.
March 16th will be here before I know it!
I have a youtube channel and I blog. Feel free to stop by and check them out.
www.youtube.com/cindyls06
cindyls06.wordpress.com/
My pre-op diet is 2 weeks before surgery on 20g of carbs (which might as well be zero..lol..) Then liquids the day before. I have full support of my family. My mom, dad, sister, aunt, cousin, and 2nd cousin are all coming to Atlanta to support and take care of me. Did I mention I live in a 2 bedroom apartment..lol? But I love them dearly!
Thanks Cathi for creating this group, it will be great to also have support from those who know what we are going through!
-C
I finally got to the end of my rope late 2009 when I joined Weigh****chers (WW) for the last time. I said I will give it 110% and if I don't lose a significant amount of weight by the end of the year, that was it. I was going to have to get some additional help. I read about the VSG probably in 2008 and decided that if I was every going to have WLS it would be the sleeve. But of course at the time, I was convinced I could lose weight on my own. WW was the worst, I was losing weight but I was sooooooo obsessed with food and points it became overwhelming, plus I was hungry all the time. I stopped counting points and that was all she wrote. I just couldn't get back on track.
So I have been having problems with insurance since March of last year. After all that it too****il February of this year for me to get approved. Its been a long road..but I know it will be worth it.
March 16th will be here before I know it!
I have a youtube channel and I blog. Feel free to stop by and check them out.
www.youtube.com/cindyls06
cindyls06.wordpress.com/
My pre-op diet is 2 weeks before surgery on 20g of carbs (which might as well be zero..lol..) Then liquids the day before. I have full support of my family. My mom, dad, sister, aunt, cousin, and 2nd cousin are all coming to Atlanta to support and take care of me. Did I mention I live in a 2 bedroom apartment..lol? But I love them dearly!
Thanks Cathi for creating this group, it will be great to also have support from those who know what we are going through!
-C
Cindy, I think you stole my spot on 3/16 with Dr. Macik. ;)
Kidding of course, but I've been waiting a while to get scheduled, and there was a little miscommunication about when I could book a date, and in that time, I got pushed back to 3/25 at John's Creek.
I didn't see anything about the liquid diet the day prior on the form that I received, but I'm glad I read your post, because I will double check with them. Today I started the low carb diet, just to give myself a few extra days to get used to it. I figured in case I didn't do follow it perfectly at least I had a few days' wiggle room.
Sure enough, I'm at 34 grams of carbs now (beans and greek yogurt were the two biggest contributors).
Best of luck to you, I can't wait to hear about your experience!
Taylor
http://countdowntovsg.blogspot.com/
Kidding of course, but I've been waiting a while to get scheduled, and there was a little miscommunication about when I could book a date, and in that time, I got pushed back to 3/25 at John's Creek.
I didn't see anything about the liquid diet the day prior on the form that I received, but I'm glad I read your post, because I will double check with them. Today I started the low carb diet, just to give myself a few extra days to get used to it. I figured in case I didn't do follow it perfectly at least I had a few days' wiggle room.
Sure enough, I'm at 34 grams of carbs now (beans and greek yogurt were the two biggest contributors).
Best of luck to you, I can't wait to hear about your experience!
Taylor
http://countdowntovsg.blogspot.com/
Oh no!!! Well I wish we could be sleeved on the same day! It would be nice to have someone there that I talked to before. Anyway I will definitely let you know how it goes.
I am about to check out your blog. I am definitley a WLS blog stalker, I check my blog feeds pretty much everyday. I get so much good info from there!
Let me know what they tell you. I was planning on calling them myself today, but I got busy at work today. I am 1 week into my low carb diet. 20gms of carbs is hard, but at least when I eat I feel satiated and I am starting not to be super hungry. Dr. Macik prescribed me appetite suppressants because I seemed to be melting down (and not in a good way) about food and you know about the whole "Don't gain 1lb more than when you first got here" rule. Anyway, they helped a LOT, but I def don't need them anymore.
The paperwork Dr. Maciks office sent me with my date info on it said on the bottom, "Meats, Cheese, Eggs, and Green Leafy Vegetables ONLY" so I have been trying to stick with that. I have sugar free jello, a little almond milk, cucumbers and avocado. Otherwise I have pretty much stuck to the plan. With that I have been under 20 gms pretty much every day. But it is NOT easy, especially working in my office where there is food and candy out everywhere you turn!
I wish you the best and hope that we can keep in touch.
-C
I am about to check out your blog. I am definitley a WLS blog stalker, I check my blog feeds pretty much everyday. I get so much good info from there!
Let me know what they tell you. I was planning on calling them myself today, but I got busy at work today. I am 1 week into my low carb diet. 20gms of carbs is hard, but at least when I eat I feel satiated and I am starting not to be super hungry. Dr. Macik prescribed me appetite suppressants because I seemed to be melting down (and not in a good way) about food and you know about the whole "Don't gain 1lb more than when you first got here" rule. Anyway, they helped a LOT, but I def don't need them anymore.
The paperwork Dr. Maciks office sent me with my date info on it said on the bottom, "Meats, Cheese, Eggs, and Green Leafy Vegetables ONLY" so I have been trying to stick with that. I have sugar free jello, a little almond milk, cucumbers and avocado. Otherwise I have pretty much stuck to the plan. With that I have been under 20 gms pretty much every day. But it is NOT easy, especially working in my office where there is food and candy out everywhere you turn!
I wish you the best and hope that we can keep in touch.
-C
Hi to everyone in the March sleevers This is a great way to get to know everyone. I am having my surgery in the UK on March 17th and my surgeon is Jamie Kelly but he is from Southampton, Hants not Mexico.....Anyway my road to this has been long and hard. Again a big girl all my life but a usual size at birth. My mum said that I was a hungry baby and that I was always crying for food. That never changed....
I am 45 now and starting to get a few pains in my joints so went to my GP who asked me if I had considered surgery. He refered me to Jamie. I was adamant that I wanted a band as I was also concerned about the malabsorbtion thing. What happens in the future if I need to have it reversed etc...But after my consultation and lots of explainations of each procedure it was recommended that I have the Sleeve. So here we all are
My surgeon has not put me on liquid diet to reduce the size of my liver. I have to eat a small (1 weetabix for breakfast, 2oz meat, fish or 2 eggs with salad and 1 slice of bread for lunch, 2oz meat (as lunch) vegetables, but not root veg for tea and 1/3pt milk, 2 pieces of fruit, 1 sugar and fat free yoghurt and lots of water tea or coffee or diet drinks and after surgery I will be discharged on a pureed diet. So reading about all the liquids and protein shakes that people are having to take is different for me. Maybe it is because I am in the Uk and they have different thoughts.
Anyway good luck to all of us and It will be Strange to be slim for the first time in our lives...Very strange
Hello Sooz.L,
I don't understand why there is such a dramatic difference in the pre-op diets to be honest. I can understand that people with higher BMI's may need to have a different diet than others, but the differences between just the basic pre-op diet that each doctor requires is crazy. I have read where some have absolutely no diet restrictions whatsoever until the day before surgery, then you have the ones who are on a protein liquid diet only for 4 weeks or more. I feel lucky that my diet is only for 2 weeks!
My Dr Is Jaime Kelly too, but the one in Mexico : )
Tracy
I don't understand why there is such a dramatic difference in the pre-op diets to be honest. I can understand that people with higher BMI's may need to have a different diet than others, but the differences between just the basic pre-op diet that each doctor requires is crazy. I have read where some have absolutely no diet restrictions whatsoever until the day before surgery, then you have the ones who are on a protein liquid diet only for 4 weeks or more. I feel lucky that my diet is only for 2 weeks!
My Dr Is Jaime Kelly too, but the one in Mexico : )
Tracy
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