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mandyMO

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Everything posted by mandyMO

  1. I am so ready to get sleeved because i'm struggling so bad right now and I need restriction bad ! Congrats thats so exciting that our surgery is on the same day!
  2. Dec 17th is my surgery date woohoo
  3. Im at 275 and thats where i'd like to be to is around 160 or so to ! Im so excited that I Got to talk to you ! I would love to keep in touch and to see and hear your journey and progress talk to you soon
  4. Thank you same to you ! Im ready to get the show on the road because I had lost almost 200 lbs with the band and since ive had it out Ive put almost 30 lbs on and I want to go down not up! How much would you like to lose and do you live in springfield?
  5. I didnt have to have the psych because I had the band and had to have it removed in aug and because i already had one and I already seen the dietician in sept and then I go to my last dr visit a the end of nov. then I start my pre-op on the 3rd of dec and then surgery dec 17th ! Dr woods has done several surgerys on me the past 2 yrs I love Dr. Woods and meridith so much they are wonderful they have been a blessing in my life:)
  6. actually im in aurora and dr woods is my surgeon to how cool
  7. So where about's near springfield im in aurora ? are you getting your surgery done in springfield?
  8. I start my liquid that day to do you have to do the optifast drinks ? Has much as I dread the liquid diet cause i had to do it with my lapband i am curious on this time around how much i will lose cause when i started at 442 lbs i lost about 50lbs in 2 weeks crazy huh? thats what i thought but i did and now that im in the 200's how much will lose this time! Im so excited that were on the same day
  9. Thats the same here mine wasnt either cause my band had a major slip
  10. Lets try this again lol I am to we need support from people that has walked in the same shoes
  11. yeah same day as mine how exciting
  12. So I have a question for all you Dec. sleever's ! Is there anything that you would like to do that you havent got to do while being heavy once you loose all your weight? This is probably silly but I have lot's of things i want to do like I love doing zumba and one of my goals next year as soon as I get enough weight off is i want to become a zumba instructer my second and this is the silly one the day my husband can pick me up with out any trouble !
  13. I would love to be your sleeve buddy
  14. Im with ya sister screw christmas dinner im on the 17the this is a great christmas present ! Good luck and do you have to do a 2 week liquid diet?
  15. I think its just natural that we get worried to ! Ive had weight loss surgery before I had the lapband and I also just had surgery in aug to have it removed and like me when i was having the band put in i was so excited and nerves and worried all at the same time that your just plain sick at your stomach from all these emotion's lol but good luck this is so exciting just for all of us to start a new journey at the same time!
  16. Hey y"all just curious with the ones with waiting on approval if you have had any luck yet ? I know with me and I lecture my children about being patient but im not a very patient person on the waiting part cause i know sometimes those insurance dont get into any big hurry sometimes lol
  17. That's ok I'm glad you did cause you probably be doing your liquid diet In Dec !
  18. i'ts so exciting to see how many is having there surgery in Dec! I dont know how many people has made comments though aww you wont be able to enjoy christmas dinner no but it doesnt bother me because its the best christmas present i could get this is coming from people that hasnt walked in my shoes having weight issues ! congrats with everyone
  19. When do you start your liquid or do you? i go back the 6 th of dec for my last dr's appt then after that i start my 2week liquid
  20. My Date is Dec. 17th Good luck to you all im so ready to get this weight off

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