Tentative Surgery Date - August 14th.

[GlennA18]

I'm penciled in for surgery on August 14th.

My paperwork was submitted to insurance today. Everything is in order. It *should* be a rubber-stamp. I hope so. I could have had surgery sooner, but I'll be on vacation end of July (so that's out) and the coordinator rightfully convinced me I don't want to be on a liquid diet while on vacation, so I start my liquid diet on August 1st or 2nd and have Surgery on the 14th.

My plan is to take sick time for maybe 7 days (until the 22nd) and then work from home for 7 days (August 23-31) and return to work on Sep 4th.

I'm starting to get slightly nervous. Not too much though. I'm not looking forward to post-op pain or pre-op liquid diet, but i'm focusing on the end results.

What really surprises me more than anything (and I hope this continues) is that I really don't feel the need I expected to say goodbye to food.
I'm more concerned about hitting a specific pre-op weight than I am about having one more special meal. My son wants to go to this Chinese restaurant (and I will go with him) but I'm more thinking about walking in the evening afterwards to burn the calories off. And I'm thinking about doing yardwork to exercise/sweat rather than other food plans we have this month (when my wife and her kids go on vacation).

I guess this (hopefully) means I'm ready for surgery. Now don't congratulate me too much. I do want to focus appropriately, but it's still so easy to eat bad. and eat too much. I NEED this surgery. I hope i reach my personal preop weight loss goals, but I also realize it's possible I won't. But mentally, I'm almost there. I still give into temptation (if I didn't, I wouldn't be on this forum).

45 days and counting.

i've learned so much from everyone here. Soon - one of you!

[Stacey03]

You are going to do great. Its good to have confidence in yourself! Nice work and good luck :-)

[AnnieG]

I found our vacation last year turned out to be a good weight loss! I focused on appetizers so I had the lovely foods NOLA offered, and we walked, walked, walked....you sound ready! All will be well.

[IamDetermined]

You got this!! Good luck!!

[Ann2]

Congratulations, Glenn. You're feeling much as I did four years ago. I just wanted to get my WLS show on the road!

My surgiversary date is August 18. Frankly, I think it's a great season (in the Northern Hemisphere, of course) to have WLS. It's still warm enough that your early "Gee, I'm getting skinnier and colder!" reactions are ameliorated.

Come on over to the loser's bench.

[GlennA18]

Just received the letter of approval from insurance. August 14th is all set.

44 days.

Nervous but excited too!

[Dutchie]

You are already one of us, just by posting!
Exciting, isn't it?
You will do fine.

If there is something you want to practice in advance, I would recommend the not drinking 30 minutes before and after your meal and no drinking with that meal.
I found that one the most difficult to get used to.

[GlennA18]

thanks. My nutritionist did suggest I practice that. i haven't yet, but will start.

[Esteban-150]

Congratulations,

I took the approach to my surgery like my first time flying. I was nervous but excited to to it.

[Christie13]

Sounds like you have a plan and you are on track. I will say, that the post op pain is not bad at all unless you have complications. Mostly you will feel tired and run down that first week. Pain is minimal. More like a discomfort. Sleeping is easier with a body pillow to prop yourself in a comfortable way and a heating pad for anything that is achy. You got this!!!