I am happy that I have lost 15lbs since surgery day!  My surgeon is happy with my progress and has released me to stage 3 mushies...I think it is still too early but it is nice to know that I can move up if I choose to do so.  I am only on day 3 of my full fluids and I know I hate cream soups on their own...the Oikos Greek yogurt left a bad taste in my mouth and the BlueBonnet vanilla whey protein with skim is terrible.  My taste has really changed alot since surgery. I have other rtd protein shakes that I am slowly choking down.  I have to get my water back up and hopefully I'll have at least 33 ounces down by tonight.
My next and final appointment with my surgeon is in six weeks.  I thought my appointment would be in four, which would make it six weeks since surgery but he requested six weeks from today. That means...six weeks of mushies, only food that can be eaten with a baby spoon, no fork or knife. At least I can blenderize meats now and I do plan to do so.
Found out the right hand belly button area pain is where he had to incise the muscle to put my trimmed stomach into a baggie for removal. The pain will last for a few more months and to be careful about moving/lifting right now. I have to give it time to heal on it's own and be patient with the occassional pain it emits.
So..my goals....going to gym for 1 hour at least 5 times a week, liquids at least 70 ounces per day...get my protein back up with combo of food and protein drinks and rest!! 
The weather is feeling very early autumn...the light is beautiful outside and I am feeling so much better.
No swimming or compound lifting for at least 2 more weeks.  Must start vitamins now. Keep crushing all meds until I see my surgeon again in six weeks.

So happy that yesterday I was able to get in at least 64 ounces of fluid!  I am 6 days out and finally was able to do it all! Although I only had 40 grams of protein, thanks to Isopure Apple Melon, that added to a 1.5 litre of water pushed me over the fluid edge. Tomorrow I hope to get in 1.5 bottles of Isopure mixed with another 1.5 litres of water.  Mixing Isopure with water is the only way I can get it down.

I plan on staying on clear liquids until I see my surgeon next Monday. Then I will go on full liquids for another 2 weeks, mushie/puree for 2 weeks and after my surgeon cuts me loose at the 6 week mark....SLOWLY move into solid foods.

Going to bed now, I'm tired.

I had my surgery on Wednesday August 10th and I survived!  I had a crew of wonderful nurses, Kevin in pre-op, Sherry, Mary Ann and Connie were assigned to me throughout my stay in the hospital.  My blood pressure dropped pretty low...83/57 and I was restriced to bed-rest unti my pressure recovered. I did have to share my tiny room with a very ill lady. I was not on the floor that is supoosedly only for the bariatric patients. I was assigned to the old part of the hospital that features at least a double occupancy, one tiny toilet room and one chair for visitors.  The kitchen kept sending up NON sugar free fluids and Nicole the RD was kind of upset, thinking that I ordered the sugar diet.  I would've stayed one more night but I was able to drink and was very mobile.
I was late getting out because my surgeon didn't discharge me.  His assistant, Grace, had to remove my drain and boy was that painful! I did feel that sensation of a snake moving, but really I felt the burning tearing of the tubing being removed slowly. I hope I will never need a JP drain again.
I am now 2 days out from surgery and I can say that the first day is the worst. It was better today and I expect it even better tomorrow. I have my postop visit with my surgeon in 14 days and my staples will be removed at that time. I hope I come in with a good loss. Like so many other VSG'rs...I seriously questioned myself why I put myself through this operation, I was angry and regretting the surgery. But now, I see that this surgery is the right step for me to take in order to start living again.

I had my tour of KP tonight, I was about 5 minutes late and wouldn't you know that the tour was pretty much over.  I made it into the conference room for questions and suggestions, but was given a quick walk about the 3rd floor aftewards. The nurse, Julia B....totally cool and very confident about the surgery. Said not to worry, KP HC does at least 20 surgeries per week and that the sleeve is a much more simple operation that the bypass.  The rooms on the 3000 are pretty small but I get a private bathroom with shower. I don't plan on showering while there, but it is nice that is is available if I want to later.
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Nice to know that i was the smallest of the three in attendance, but their surgeries are early next week while I have to wait 3 weeks. I started getting anxious about the surgery, with a fear of death or major disability. I was surprised that in pre op the nurses weigh you now and if you've gained weight the surgeon will cancel surgery right there.  It has been done several times now and I was warned a few times not to gain any weight from my preop appointment with the surgeon.  I have to get going on my liquid diet because I want to come in at the last weight I was with Dr Mun.

So, I hope he will not be too angry about my 23 pound gain after my LapBand was removed. I am losing weight from that high but don't know if that will be enough or him to keep my surgery date.  We will see!  Update coming August 1st, my pre-op appointment. 

...I think!  My surgeon "Tenatively" scheduled my VSG for August, but I am afraid that he may delay the surgery date further.  The new policy at KP is to wait one year from LapBand removal to other WLS revision due to accumulated scar tissue.  When I foolishly backed out of direct conversion in February....the surgeon told me and my mother that the direct conversion to VSG was very possible, I had little scar tissue. What was funny was after surgery...I felt like my old band was still in place - Thanks to Scar Tissue ... I had restriction!
That restriction lasted about 4-6 weeks at most and now....,well no restriction.
I gained alot of weight...10% in the 5 months since band removal. I am on a "diet" now and use my BodyBugg to help track movement and track calories online. That little device really helps alot and is something I plan to keep using even after vsg surgery.
Anyway, just thought I would post that I lost 2.6 lbs and that I only have a few more weeks until I know for sure if my surgeon will give me my surgery.  I may not have KP next year and I really like them, the only downfall is that their are member hospitals so I cannot just go to any medical center unless a dire emergency.
I know I can lose 10 lbs more by the time my pre-op appointment comes around.  I know my surgeon is not going to be happy with my weight gain but hey, I am actually losing some of what I did put on since February.