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YEA!!! Congratulation on the date!!!!! Did you talk to your Doctor? everything was fine?

you look great!!! Congratulation!!!

Base on your Doctor Name you live near Perth, WA I would be glad to help but I live in NJ.

I think that high blood pressure was the point. the nurse who take my blood pressure said It was 144/82 and it was strange to me because I usually have low blood pressure. when doctor came she check my blood pressure 5 times and couldn't get more then 120/75 and yes I have a bit elevated cholesterol level. ( base on my internal MD comments) EKG was normal. Still I am ready to cry that it might postpone my surgery...

Good Luck Tomorrow!!! and speedy recovery.

Good Luck Tomorrow!!!!

This is great news Congratulation on approval !!!!

Guys, I am already "burned" with my Cardiac clearance appointment because instead of one appointment I need 3 they said I need to have the nuclear stress test and follow up after that. and I am afraid that it will postpone my surgery. ( only because follow up visits need to be done 3 weeks after the test) Please tell me what to expect from Pulmonary clearance? what test need to be done? what are they checking? I just think it is better be prepare then sorry.

as soon as you comfortable doing that.

Guys you will laugh at me I finally understand what is the ONEderland Sara - Congratulation!!!! Keep going.....

SkinnyMinnie, I was actually put to sleep. the nurse even said:"Good Night" and I am stubborn person I decided to see how long it will take for me to fall asleep might be 5-10 sec but I notice that they said good night at 3:45pm and when they wake me up it was 3:53pm. so It was quick.

Thank you good explanation, but this is exactly why I did'nt get why I need to go this. I have none of the symptoms for that and I am only 37yo. and no problem with heart ever. I will do this but for me it look like they just want to get money from insurance.

I am scared as you are so I talk to my NUT and asked if insurance can deny you base on weight loss. and she said usually they don't. but I think I read on this forum that someone was denied.

Guys, I went to my Cardiac clearance today and it was much stressful to me then any other appointments. When I got off the office I was ready to cry. They told me that I need to have nuclear stress test and after that have an follow up with cardiologist. The problem is the next appointment for cardiac doctor available only on September 7. and I almost fight to get test next week. I told them that I have surgery in September and they just said that they will put me on cancellation list....... So now I am worried why they order me that test? what to expect from that. Can it be the stopper for my surgery??

I had it last Friday and can tell you it is nothing the hardest point not to eat and drink anything from midnight before endoscopy and your Doctor will talk to you about result right after procedure. the reminder of procedure was the scratch on inner lip probably when they took of that thing to keep mouth open. At least EGD was less stressful then my cardiac clearance appointment today

I was told that vitamin D is coming from sun so if you are not being outside you will have it low.

Hi, I have the same problem we are not staying enough under the sun. I am taking the vitamins D pills

I didn't have this surgery yet, but I asked my MD why we are not allowed to drive for 1-2 weeks. and he said that. as soon as you off the meds you "could" drive, but the problem is if you get into car accident your have less chances to survive. because stomach will be ruptured and you will have internal bleeding and he is not sure if it would be enough time to get you to the hospital.

hmm Did you try to go to liquid diet again? Did you discuss it with your doctor? from one point it is only a month and a half from your surgery. What about inches? did you measure yourself? usually then there is a stall the size is decreasing.....

Sorry I cannot help with your question, I hope it will not be an issue for surgery. after I had my EGD last Friday Doctor said that everything is normal except the Z-line was minimally irritated. and he asked me if I have a heartburn I said yes sometimes. he said that he took biopsy for H pylori to make sure that everything is fine.

This is GREAT NEWS!!!! I am waiting fr my approval so I understand how it is hard and what is the re leave

Don't be. I am sure you thought a lot before come with decision to do this surgery. so the date only give us the light at the end of the tunnel. when my doctor gave me the date at my first appointment I freak out too. but now I regret that I didn't ask for earlier date P.S. btw I am a mother of 3 kids as well ( 7 and 3,3)

Mine was about an hour. He asked me what I know about the surgery and I told him that watch video on youtube and we talk. His major point was get the support group after, go to gym and don't think that surgery will change everything without you working hard. But I really enjoy our conversation. ( no tests at all)

Hmm, I just think you need t go to HR and talk. but talk calm way. I mean say that you don't want your privacy became public information. I just think that if you will just say calm to HR it will not rock the boat. but I understand that it is scared.

I didn't have a sleeve yet, but from my previous diet experience I notice the same you need to eat a bit more carb for one day to push the weight down. no idea how this work but probably your body afraid that you are going to starve yourself and it keeping all what it can. but when you give yourself more it just take what is need and burn the rest....