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October 7th for me as well, best wishes!

Don't feel bad about asking questions. We're having a major procedure completed. I was very nervous when I saw my surgeon last week and I knew I would be so I wrote down my questions the night before. When I saw him I asked him 3 of 6 questions lol. Lucky for me he covered all the areas I questioned. I hope you get the answers you need before your procedure. Wishing you the best!!!

Hey Peekaboo, if your surgeon doesn't require you to stay overnight make sure you feel totally comfortable before leaving. Whether you're on a liquid or pureed diet you should be able to get your protein down comfortably. And you should request to be evaluated after a couple of hours of intaking your diet. You will be fine but you have to make sure you advocate for your needs. My doctor will be performing a series of test the day after my surgery and making sure I'm able to keep my liquid diet down without any trouble. Remember to Advocate For You!!!

Hey Nikki, congratulations to you. I have the same emotions, I'm ready though. I'm nervous about how much my life is going to change. I'm trying to stay occupied by planning my 4 week liquid diet, pureed meals, and triple checking the things needed for aftercare. The only thing I'm focused on 24/7 is October 7th. I wish you best, we will do awesome! Dana

Congratulations to all October sleevers. I met with my surgeon this morning, I'm scheduled for October 7th!!! I'm so excited and ready to start my journey on the post-op side! Best wishes to everyone, let's stay in touch!

Congratulations to all October sleevers. I met with my surgeon this morning, I'm scheduled for October 7th!!! I'm so excited and ready to start my journey on the post-op side! Best wishes to everyone, let's stay in touch!

I'm hoping for early October, please keep me posted on your journey.

Thanks, it went great. Everything happened very quickly and the staff were just awesome at Atlantic Gastroenterology! At this point I'm waiting for insurance approval from BCBS NC. Once approved I'll meet with my surgeon and schedule procedure date ! I'm very excited, all I think about is having surgery. Best wishes to all!

I'm a month away from having my surgery. I'm really sorry you are going through this. I hope you are feeling better soon and you get the answers you need.

I am very excited! I will be completing my endoscopy on 9/4 and that's it for my pre-op appointments. So I'm hoping I can have my surgery the beginning of October. Where are you with your appointments?

Congratulations, I wish you the best!!! I'm ready for my big day as well .

Hey, I'm not on the post-op side yet but I like reading how people are doing on this side. I'm sorry you are not feeling well and I hope you are feeling better soon. I saw that you are thinking of taking Tylenol. My practice has informed me to avoid pills unless chewable after surgery. But I know medical advice differs for everyone. Did your surgeon give you a list of medications you should not take after surgery? If your fever persist you should consider seeking medical attention. There has to be a reason for the temperature if it continues.

Hello Everyone, I started a thread a little while ago regarding Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC possibly changing 6 month supervised weight/diet requirement. As of today the requirement has been removed. This is awesome news for a lot of us. The Surgical Morbid Obesity policy has been updated to reflect change. Hope this information helps someone.

This is so exciting!!!

That's Awesome!!!