Jami216

My surgery was pushed up to 2.27.17, so I'm no longer in the March group but I wish you all the best!

Hello,

I recently had vsg surgery 10 days ago and I haven't lost ANY weight! I lost 13lbs during preop diet. I am so scared that I will not lose weight. It was so hard for me to lose weight following all the different diets throughout my life. I THOUGHT that this HUGE decision to have my body cut open and manipulated would help. BEFORE you say it, I KNOW vsg is only a tool, which is why I exercise and follow the postop eating plan. I have been walking and consuming full liquids. I drink 6 bottles of water daily and get the recommended amount of protein. Idk what else I could do.

Please God tell me all of this wasn't for nothing!

My stats HW 246 SW 233 CW 233 Surgery date 2.27.17 at OCC Dr. Ariel Ortiz

Thanks so much!!! Yes this is an emotional journey for sure. I'm almost too excited though! Focusing on my life after, hopefully no complications. I'm so sick of losing 20lbs and gaining it back. The pre-op isn't easy but I hope it goes by fast.

On 1/17/2017 at 9:31 AM, EvaGirl said:

Hey guys.  I'm scheduled for 2/13/17. Sooo nervous but so super excited. 

Hope all went well!!

On 2/10/2017 at 5:32 AM, Dolittle said:

I'm sorry you feel like skipping the "Forum" because no one responds. There's a lot information here and a majority of the members come here to learn about the WLS lifestyle. This forum has been around for a long time, I'm sure if you look hard enough, every question you have has been answered here in the forum. 99.9% of the patients here  have had a positive experience with the OCC and their surgery. The OCC itself has been recognized as a  "SRC International Center of Excellence" and is "JCI Accredited". Not many doctors or surgical centers in the USA even have that honor. We also have several other social media sites on Facebook that you can go to learn and socialize. 

As far as how does a patient achieve their weight loss goals? Every patients first step is to make their decision about choosing to go with weight loss surgery. After that its all up to the patient. Remember, weight loss surgery is just a tool, you have to decide to use that tool and make it work to help you achieve your goal.  

https://obesitycontrolcenter.com/ has a lot of information too, including links to other social media sites.

Thanks for all your help and information! I've definitely been researching and following a few active forums! 

I am scheduled for March 8th! Coming from Florida! I'm also nervous, excited, scared, etc. I'm nervous about failing on my pre-op diet too. I hope everything goes well. I'm thinking about skipping this forum though because, no one ever responds, and there are plenty of views and no comments. I really want to hear what others are doing, how they feel etc.. Support, lol. I want more testimonials as well. If you are having surgery in March 2017, tell me why you chose OCC? What have you heard? And how do you plan to achieve your weight loss goals!