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I used Dr. Diaz at St. Vincent Hospital. He and the hospital were both great!

Just received my date this morning! December 21st!! Cant wait to really begin this journey to a new healthy me!

I had my 6 month follow-up (I'm at 5.5 mos) visit yesterday with my surgical team. I've lost 76 lbs, and all my labs came back PERFECT I've been using GENEPRO for supplementing and PatchMD vitamin patches and clearly both are doing a great job for me. When I had surgery, I was still mildly anemic from a long 5 years of severe iron-deficiency anemia and I was taking vit D supplements for a vit D deficiency. The Patches have corrected the anemia and my vit D levels have stayed where they were with oral supplementation.
All in all, it was great...blood Protein levels are right where they should be, Calcium and Iron were perfect and I continue to have good energy and am steadily losing still. Just wanted to share my good news

I finally have my date!!!! December 21st! Merry Christmas to me, I will be receiving a brand new start to life!!!

Just received my date this morning! December 21st!! Cant wait to really begin this journey to a new healthy me!

Well Tomorrow is the day! DECEMBER 1st.. duhduhduhhhh. Truly mixed emotions. I really have considered backing out. I just am worried about all sorts of things. I'm afraid of loosing too much wait to fast. Worried about the recovery... and worried about not being able to meet the daily requirements. Worried about who i'll be seeing in the mirror and what kinda buried issues will surface. Just so much going through my head!
I just got the call telling me the time of the surgery is 8:30... they want me to arrive at 7:30... and thats that from there...
So wishing you all the BEST! thoughts, prayers,

I'm tomorrow as well. Surgery time is 8am. I've been worried about work and how I'm going to get things done if there's complications. But I've done everything I can do and now it's out of my hands. I'm going to worry about the future after I've figured out how to work my daily requirements. One foot in front of the other. We got this!! Good luck!!

Today
I
Hit
My
Goal
Weight.
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So, today is exactly 8 months since I had my RNY bypass. Sweet that it comes the day before Thanksgiving, I'd say, since this year, more than any before, I've so much to be grateful for in my life.
I began my WL journey 12.5 months ago with my first appointment to my surgeon. I was fortunate that I was able to quickly progress through the required steps and have my surgery quickly.
My HW was in the 280's...my surgical day weight was 272. Blessed with a body that responded well and the determination to make the most of the surgery, I sit, today, squarely at 145. That is 138 pounds from my highest weight--- in 8 Short months.
An ENTIRE person....melted away.
So... This leaves me 5 pounds from my goal and reevaluating a new goal. I lived my entire life-minus the last 10 years- firmly at 128. Is it possible???? I think so! Pregnancies, illnesses, age, certainly play a role in how we carry weight, but with the past year behind me, I now think ANYTHING is possible.
As I set in to the kitchen to begin to prepare the feast that is expected tomorrow for my 30 some guests, I do so with vigor and vitality. And I will come to the task ahead thinking of all the people in my life who have lifted me up, shown me the way, cheered me on and loved me---all the while helping me find the ME who was buried beneath illness and sadness, never imagining a life worth living fully again.
There are people here, who have become friends and important in my life. To each of you-- I say Thank You. You know who you are...your friendship, wisdom, guidance and camaraderie broke through like beacons.
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Question everyone! Would you all like if I personally inputed your dates into my calendar and kept track of them and then day of your surgery made a personal post about you to were everyone can write you wishes and good luck and show how much we care and so on? Instead of responding so that this post doesn't get crowded and can just be for the dates so they are easy to find, if you like that idea could you just give this post a like please? Thank you everyone!

I would love to join!! I should receive my December surgery date any time!

I am so happy today I was sleeved this time last year on this day at 387 pounds and felt like I was headed to my death bed if I didn't make some changes. This is by far the best decision I have ever made for myself. I hit onederland (199) today as well and have surpassed all of my surgeons expectations. That is a total weight loss of 188 pounds and from a size 32 to a 14 in 1 year never thought I would see the scale for myself under 200 again. I feel great I exercise everyday and I am not dying of starvation! LOL! The best part is I think for the 1st time in my adult life I am truly happy and not just hiding behind a smile.

I made a group called "December 2016 Sleevers!" I would love for everyone who has a surgery date in December to join! lets be a great support system for each other and go on this journey to a better us with great friends. Share our success and failures along the way, cheer each other on, wether you already have support from your family and friends or from nobody at all like I've unfortunately seen from some, lets make sure we definitely have each other to lean on! btw they say you normally gain weight around the holidays, are we crazy?! haha

That is so great! I sent you all invites to the group if you would like to join, so many people have told me they wanted to join but every time I go to the group it still says I'm the only member lol and some one told me when they accept the invite it told them they couldn't join so if anyone accepts it and it doesn't work could you please let me know, idk why it wouldn't let the other person join i sent them an invite and made the group open its not even invite only so anyone have any guesses on that? thanks

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A powerful post you've written. I understand your fears- though those were never mine. I relished the thoughts of people once again seeing me, not looking past me. I'm no attention hog, but being noticed as someone in the room was certainly appealing.
I respectfully disagree with @@PorkChopExpress - in that it IS Not gradual ... Considering most people who are able to lose through diet and exercise alone take two or three times longer so it is more gradual. Losing over 100 pounds in 6 months is HUGE!!
Dylan Thomas wrote:
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.....
I have kept this in my head about the WLS and the life where I was, life where I was headed. Fighting for the life I had before WG, and fighting to re-attain it. Knowing that once healthy again, I would not go gently into that good night- I would fight to live, love and experience.
If being overweight has been a lifelong experience, your journey can be one of wonder, creator of your new life, discoverer of uncharted waters, master and captain of your own ship, destiny.
I never talk about this here, but I sing with a local group. One of my favorite songs to perform has always been Wonder, by Natalie Merchant.
It always touched me, but in a different way now...listen to it. Imagine yourself. Here's the YouTube url. Think of yourself as that girl.
Never pity the girl you were- certainly mourn her- she will be gone. But, just as importantly, learn from her mistakes, from her triumphs, and then learn how to incorporate her into the new person you will become. Caterpillars need to scoot on a branch, cocoon, before they can fly away as a butterfly.
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