Judy,

You are the day before me. I will be thinking about you!  let us know how it goes!

Hi, I recieved my date as well last week. Mine is June 3rd at 2:30pm. I scheduled mine around a couple of events as well, but realized I'll be on my clear liquid on Memorial Day. :( I have currently been purchasing protein shakes, crystal light, bottle water in addition to a water filter system. I look forward to talking will you. Good Luck n God Bless!!

Hello,
I'm June 7th, very nervous and excited. So glad there are so many people out there that have done this, and who are starting on this journey. Sometimes I feel like I'm theonly one in the world. Nice to know this is a widely used surgery.

I got my approval and surgery date today.  It is June 14th.  I start my liquid diet on May 31st.  I am excited.  What is everyone doing to prepare?

 My biggest fear is that with everything, the work, the surgery, everything, it won't work----because nothing else ever has.  I've always been the fattest person in the room, even as a child.  When I start to have doubts I look at the before and after pictures.  It gives me hope that I will become one of those people who looked sad & defeated who now look like they have a new lease on life.  I am realistic about what the surgery can and can't do, but I also know that losing the weight will make it so much easier to deal with all the non-weight issues.

Good luck to you all.  My surgery is scheduled for 6/16 and I have to travel over 7 hours and stay 2 weeks post op.  I'm dreading it, but again, I'm looking at it as a new birthday.  We can do this and in a year we will all wonder what we were so scared of!