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A weight loss surgery blog by marmac03 on BariatricPal. 3 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about SHOCKED...even still

SHOCKED...even still

Had my second pre-surgery appointment on Friday and was so nervous because I was pretty certain that I had not lost ANY weight in the 4 weeks since the last time i had been there. I know the doc was looking for weight loss and all i could think about was how busy i had been and how i could have done so much better. The nurse calls me back and as we walk to the scale i start emptying my pockets and even take my sunglasses off of my head...because they weight so much you know! On to the scale i st

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• marmac03
• May 31, 200917 yr

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scared

i have my next consultation appointment (my second) on 5/29. The surgeon that i have is very appointment oriented as he will see you and then say "come back in 4 weeks" and see where we are. I no longer want to wait another 4 weeks. I am scared to death that i am not going to be able to do the right thing post surgery as far as eating the proper foods and staying away from carbs, but at the same time I no longer want to look in the mirror and see what I see. I know that i cannot do this alone, i

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• marmac03
• May 21, 200917 yr

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Newbie

Hi everyone! My name is marianne and I am a complete newbie to lap band. I was authroized for bypass last year but we were sleighted to move due to military relocation so i cancelled my surgery date to wait until we arrived here in northern california. i was already scared of the entire procedure and really didn't think it would be wise to up and move half way across the country 4 weeks post op without a bariatrics center or even a pcp set up! So here I am, in northern ca and the doctor here is

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• marmac03
• March 27, 200917 yr