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dropdeadweightdiva

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to EarthyGoalie in I'm sad :-(   
    Lol. Thanks. I'll just try to hold on until they go away...
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to Sleeved4LifeJudy in November buddies where are you?   
    I'm 5'3" CW: 242 Excited to start my journey and put all this weight behind me!
    My goal weight is 135. Once I hit that, I will be in a normal BMI. Then I will let my body settle into a weight that it likes. Whether it be 130, 125, 120. Whatever it feels comfortable at. :-)
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to BAMAGIRL13 in November buddies where are you?   
    I would like to hit 135. At first I did not have any set "goals" but a friend of mine suggested to set some. So 135-145 is my goal weight.....and by my 40th birthday which will be 7-12 weeks after surgery I would like to have 30-40 pounds gone. YIKES!!!! I did it!!! Just made it official!!! That's my goals : )
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to Susansoon in 7 MONTH ANNIVERSARY PICTURE   
    This is my before and after picture I sure hope I post it right. Working hard - total loss is 121 lbs



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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to JanaeM in November buddies where are you?   
    Dropdeadweightdiva we are close in dates! I have a two week liquid diet ...yuck . It seems so far away ...im ready now!
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    dropdeadweightdiva got a reaction from JanaeM in November buddies where are you?   
    November 28th here. :-) My liquid diet is 3 weeks. Oh my!
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to iamawingsfan in November buddies where are you?   
    Nov 26th in MI scared but excited ready for the new me to be born
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to Sleeved4LifeJudy in November buddies where are you?   
    I see some surgery dates are coming up quickly! Congrats and good luck. My date is Nov 27. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I'm not sure how this 56 year old body will bounce back. I will be having my lap band removed and revise to the sleeve. I've read I could have more complications because of having the band first. Like scar tissue, stricture, etc.
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to JanaeM in November buddies where are you?   
    I'm scheduled and approved for November 26th! Getting excited! Going to get Vitamins this weekend so I can try and train myself to take them every day !!
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to Sleeved4LifeJudy in November buddies where are you?   
    Hi! I'm Nov 27. The day before Thanksgiving. I will have a lot to be thankful for. :-)
    I am a bandster at the moment and will be revising to vsg. So I already have some experience in wls. I live in Bolingbrook, IL.
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to thedivinemsQ in Alberta Health payment   
    I am in Edmonton and the wait lists seem to be the longest here. I did talk to the lead bariatrics guy here and he offered to bump me up the list (because this was my second try through Weight wise) and within the first week I was brushed off and set back from a 2 week preliminary appointment to 5 weeks. I also found the nutritional post care info archaic, and have recently heard hospital horror stories here in Edmonton, so I felt more in control of my outcome going to Mexico. I was also further disgusted with our system in Alberta when someone on this forum announced that because she lived in a smaller community she didn't need to jump through any hoops and got her surgery done by the Edmonton Bariatric surgeon within 4 months of her first visit with him...seemed really unfair and totally turned me off. My GP kindly agreed to do my post care here.
    Good luck to you!
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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to alanah in Alberta Health payment   
    Hey all! Just wanted to let you know I received payment from AB Health (out of country) for revision surgery. I was really surprised that they would pay for it (they paid me for a portion of my lapband surgery back in 2008)!
    Every little bit helps so happy to see a check for just over $2000! Back on the line of credit (although I could use a new ikea kitchen!!)! . Nina (Dr. Aceves office) was awesome in getting everything to me for being itemized for a bill!
    Now to remember claim it on my income tax time!!

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    dropdeadweightdiva reacted to blackfalls in Alberta Health payment   
    I went out of country because of the length of waiting lists. Getting the surgery in Alberta is like winning the lottery. I didn't want to spend years waiting (possibly getting bigger and bigger) when I could have it done in Mexico for peanuts.
    However, I was denied aftercare by the bariatric clinic in Alberta due to the fact I had my surgery out of the country. If this is a concern for you then I would advise you to stay on the waiting list (if you can get on it in the first place, that is.)

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