pre op

April 2021 at a Getaway tiny cabin. My personal pre-op mental preparation retreat.

I am anxious and seething right now. I need to rant about it. Kaiser sends emails via there system the day before surgery to give you the time of your check in. I got mine, skimmed it for the important information (check in time and current visitor policy) and didn’t notice it has the wrong...

Hey there! My name is Katie and I’m in my pre-op liquid diet phase for my gastric bypass on July 9! I joined a few “support” groups through Facebook and tbh, it was nothing but negativity and had me questioning if I was even mentally strong enough for this journey. My doctor seems rather strict...

Hi, I’m new to the forum. I’m a middle aged, white, trans man. (Pronouns: he/him) Like a lot of people, I’ve been struggling with my weight for my whole life. I developed an eating disorder as a teen which turned into binge eating as an adult. It wasn’t until I hit my 40’s that it started to...

Hi all! I have surgery scheduled for the 28th of this month. I have a LOT of anxiety thinking about the day. Because of Covid, I will have to recover by myself, and stay in the hospital by myself. I’m afraid of getting sick or being by myself. I’m afraid of the recovery being harder than I’m...

So the VA called and had me re-enroll in the pre-bariatric classes for another 16 weeks. This time instead of phone recordings and a workbook, I will have to login to a live webinar ON CAMERA just like an in person weight group. Should be fun. At least I'll have competition, which I kinda...

I have only been thinking of the surgery for the past month and a half. I ran into a friend who I hadn't seen since right before his surgery. Talking with him was the first time I had hope to be able to access a healthy weight. After I spoke with him I started losing weight on my own. I was...

Hi everyone, I am pre op. Researching everything I can about the sleeve surgery that I possibly can and hoping I can do this...well I know I can. I’m down to under 16 diet sodas left until I quit completely, I’m increasing my water intake daily, I rarely have sweets, and am attempting to cut...