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April 28th?!

I went to my consultation today. I stood at the door for about a minute knowing that once I walked through them there would be no turning back. I took a deep breath and then walked through the doors to my new life.

 

I met with Dr. Malley, he explained the risks, how the surgery would go, etc. He asked if I had any questions. I only had a few. His last question was how soon did I want to do this. Since I don't like putting off the inevitable, nor did I want to put off the date just to have more time to eat the food that got me into this position I said the sooner the better. He said "Okay, let's do it." He sent a nurse in to look at dates with me. She said the had a cancellation for the 28th and did I want that date.

 

Are you kidding me? Surgery, 13 days from now? I knew I wanted surgery sooner rather than later, but that soon? I thought about it for like a millisecond and said YES!!

 

I could have said no. I could have given myself more time to have more freedom to do that final junk food "binge," for lack of a better word. I knew that I had to take charge of my life and start saying no to bad choices and yes to good choices. So I said yes.

 

So here's to the next month of a new kind of eating (if it can be called that...lol) and to a new kind of thinking. Here's to a new me!

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jenajjthr

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I went to my consultation today. I stood at the door for about a minute knowing that once I walked through them there would be no turning back. I took a deep breath and then walked through the doors to my new life.

I met with Dr. Malley, he explained the risks, how the surgery would go, etc. He asked if I had any questions. I only had a few. His last question was how soon did I want to do this. Since I don't like putting off the inevitable, nor did I want to put off the date just to have more time to eat the food that got me into this position I said the sooner the better. He said "Okay, let's do it." He sent a nurse in to look at dates with me. She said the had a cancellation for the 28th and did I want that date.

Are you kidding me? Surgery, 13 days from now? I knew I wanted surgery sooner rather than later, but that soon? I thought about it for like a millisecond and said YES!!

I could have said no. I could have given myself more time to have more freedom to do that final junk food "binge," for lack of a better word. I knew that I had to take charge of my life and start saying no to bad choices and yes to good choices. So I said yes.

So here's to the next month of a new kind of eating (if it can be called that...lol) and to a new kind of thinking. Here's to a new me!

Fluffy420

LAP-BAND Patients

Did you have your insurance already approved before the consult?

weightingtolose

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Love the positive attitude. Keep us updated on your progress.

circa

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I'm SO hoping that's the response I get.

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