Hopep4673
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Today is day 1 of all liquids, and honestly this seems easier that the stage where I was allowed to eat 1 time per day. Maybe last wekk prepared me for this week!!! only 6 days till surgery day. Woohoo!!!
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Day 5 of pre op diet... today is better. Thank God for broth it has helped a lot especially with it being so cold outside. My next challenge is next week when it is all protein shakes and liquids. On the bright side though I am almost there 9 days till surgery
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Day 3 of pre op diet... I am Hungry!!! but pushing through it
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Oh man, I remember how miserable that was. Was one of the hardest parts of the process in my opinion. I was starving, ornery and my brain wasn't working right....just felt kinda unhinged. Was awful! Just keep putting one foot in front of the other...you'll get there and after surgery, it's tough, but it's all down hill. You got this! Keep up the hard work!
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Panicking... I went to my doctor for my a1c check and I have gained 2 pounds... I have to go in 8 days to get my weight checked and taught the preop stuff and do my preop testing... If i have gained weight when I go he will reschedule my surgery
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4 weeks away!!!! I am suddenly nervous... Mostly about the pre op diet. The idea of 4 shakes and sugar free liquid for days and days is scary. the first part of mine is basically what I am doing now but week 2...
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thank ya'll so much...
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MowryRocks reacted to this
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I must be losing my mind... I got approved for surgery, but found out my surgeon is on vacation for the next couple weeks so I cannot see him until Dec 6th. That is when I will schedule surgery. I asked if she knew aprox when the surgery will be, and she told me he may not be able to operate until after the first of the year depending on his schedule... this has me so bummed that I am not even celebrating that I got approved... WTC is wrong with me??
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I am better today I have let myself get happy that I am approved but yes it is torture bc I will not have a date until Dec 6th... ugh but maybe Ill get lucky and will still get a date in Dec...
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karen_marie reacted to this
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Yesterday I completed 2 more steps towards surgery...NUT and exercise class and a Support group... I really enjoyed the support group there were several people that were both pre and post op... It was quite informative. The class went over both the pre and post op diets and discussed vitamin a bit. only 2 more appts left... last weigh in with my PCP, and my UGI 1 on 1 NUT. both the first week of Nov WOOHOO
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WOOHOO Finally got psych clearance!!! Next week i dot my first NUT class and my support group... the first week of Nov I do my UGI, second NUT and final weight in at PCP then file insurance and wait... The good news about the wait is my patient advocate says my insurance is usually pretty quick about getting the approval back.
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Maybe I am just impatient, but it has been 4 weeks and 4 days since my Psych appt... My program will not let me do anything else until (no NUT or UGI or anything) until they get those results and get them approved... this is frustrating... i only have 3 weeks until i have my last weigh in and i was hoping to have the rest done by then so they could file my insurance... I tried to call today but they are apparently closed for Columbus day. UGH vent over thanks
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I called my clinic today to see if they got my Psych clearance and they say it could be 4 to 6 weeks b4 they get it... is this normal... I cannot do anything else until they get that back.
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I had the worst experience this weekend... Friday my brother and mother talked me into riding a ride at the fair that i did not want to ride... i got up in the chair and they could not latch the harness... bc I am too fat. I knew it b4 i got up there but it is so much worse when u have proof... I cannot wait for the day when stuff like that no longer happens... silver lining is that i have new motivation to stick to it.,
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We have a Six Flags fairly close to us and my family has always had season passes, so my kids could go. I would just walk around because I haven't been able to fit on a Roller Coaster since 1999. It has always been my goal through every incarnation of weight loss attempts. My vsg was 10/26. I tried to ride the Batman two weeks before Christmas...no go. I was so defeated. The good news is that I have been on that mo fo at least 10 times this summer. Your time is coming.
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thanks guys... it is my newest thing that i look forward to now
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Yesterday I had my Psych eval... It went well, my only complaint is the 400 question test of repeating questions... but he said he thinks I am a good candidate for surgery!!! WooHoo... and that he is going to fast track my paperwork through... 1 more check off the list!!!
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The waiting is the hardest part... i am having a bit of luck losing during this 6 month medically supervised weight loss, and that's great but... i just want all this to be over, to have my surgery done and my post op life started... i feel like i am stuck in limbo waiting... anyone else??...
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The waiting is so hard. I have a 4month supervised diet for qualification (3mos + initial intake). My doc started thyroid meds + B1 supplementation and I'm losing so much easier now--like a normal person. BUT! I've never been able to reach goal on my own or maintain. So I have this demon on my shoulder saying, but you're now on meds...should you give it one more shot?? So complicated the waiting!
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i have had the same thoughts...
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FluffyChix reacted to this
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I lost 99 pounds (from 397 to 298) during my six month pre-op diet program. It was the best thing that happened to me. I completely re-defined my relationship with food before the surgery, and lost so much weight that post-op life was much, much easier. If you are losing, keep at it. You will thank yourself later for the hard work on the front end. Even now at 6'0", 185 pounds, I still think that if I hadn't done all of the pre-op work, I'd be at 285. It always makes me extra thankful for taking that approach.
