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Congrats Liz! I'm also scheduled in May - May 21. As far as the exercise goes, I'm hearing that you won't have much energy to do a full blown workout. I'm also hearing WALK WALK WALK to help get rid of the gas. I'm still researching purees and soft meals - but here's what I think I'm going to try: Purees: Refried Beans with salsa Roasted cauliflower Chili Hummus Soups oatmeal pureed meatloaf Deviled eggs Broccoli Puree Pureed black bean Soup

There is a facebook group started. If you PM @candycrushvsg she can add you to the May/June group. Come join us, it's a lot of fun!

I'm may 21 also ????

hi Lori, my surgery is also with Dr Holden. When is your date?

My "high" goal weight is 180, so it's not quite 100 pounds. I'd take 170 though

I received one of these calls too...I have United. It actually kind of pissed me off because they called after I was approved for the surgery. I wanted to tell her "Um don't you think I've already tried everything you've suggested?" I know they are just doing their job, but it came off a bit condescending.

Carecredit used to be pretty lenient a few years back. I'm not sure how strict their credit standards are now, though. There is another site called creditboards.com where you may be able to determine if people were approved for carecredit and what their credit score was for approval. Good luck!

i have one of those too and am so hoping it goes away after I have surgery.

Congrats!

Thanks for sharing your story and being so candid. Just know that you have a group of people here to support you.

That was an AWESOME article, thanks for sharing! Side note - nice user name

Hi Everyone! So I've received some really good advice from these forums. I'd like to know what things you've found really helped you out once you got out of the hospital. So far I have: Mederma cream Grabber (http://www.amazon.com/Ettore-49036-Grip-n-Grab/dp/B001B13PC2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426168640&sr=8-1&keywords=grabber) Wedge Pillow Anyone else have any other recommendations of things that will help post surgery?

I soooooo know the feeling! To give you hope...When I was larger I wore a 13. At one point I dropped sizes to an 11.5 after losing quite a bit of weight.

My first consult was 1/23. Surgery date is scheduled for 5/21. I could have scheduled it for April but decided not to due to some travel for work.

My doctor stated that I don't have to start the pre op diet until 2 weeks prior to surgery. My birthday is April 26, so I'm having a blow out this year.

5' 11.5" and goal weight is 170. Haven't weighed that since High School! I don't even know how I'll look at that weight!

Dr Holden here in Dallas.

I'm sooooo hoping to lose a shoe size post surgery. I'm currently in a 12.

May 21 here! Excited and scared at the same time.

I've received my date today - May 21. Anyone else here being sleeved in May?

evil stomach of doom - LMAO!!!

I got my date today...May 21!

Sometimes I wish it was a simple as boredom or stress. That's easier to fix than this thing I'm dealing with. This is one of my biggest issues while dating. Not actively dating at the moment, but I know I'm going to have to tackle this once I venture back out into the wonderful world of dating.