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wishing you all the best!

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congratulations!

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congrats! you look great!

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congratulations!!!!

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hope you are doing well and recovering nicely!

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Hw 250 Cw 221, I wear size 1x tops and 18/20 pants. I'm 5'2 and cannot wait to be on the losers bench!

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look at you!!!! fabtastic! congrats!

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Phew, what a frikken crazy day! Owners meeting at work- always a blast but we're behind schedule and they didnt let us forget it! Got lots of steps in. I also went to see a therapist on my own, went well, and I will continue to see her for awhile. Obviously I have food issues and this will do nothing but strengthen me for this journey.
Then I saw the surgeon and pre-op nurse. He answered all my questions: I will stay 2-3 days. I need to speak to the anesthesiologist about getting a breathing treatment for my asthmatic bronchitis prior to surgery. I have no gall bladder and there are no special considerations. Post-Op I can continue to take Benadryl and Claritin. I asked about the bougie and Im getting a 40 French. I LOVE IT, I laughed so hard, my doc is cool...so happy about that!!
Surgery is set up for 6AM, Tuesday October 17th. I go to the hospital 7 days prior for a drop-in assessment where I assume I'll sign other misc. consent forms and pay pay pay. Day before I am on "Clear Fast" which is not a cleanse but a nutritional, pre-op drink- 2 the day before and I bring 2 to the hospital for after surgery. I guess those will be my last and first meals on my bariatric adventure.
Oh, I take 4 grams of EPA/DHA Omega-3 supplements everyday from now til the surgery (I'll up that to 4.2 grams which equals a teaspoon).
That's it...I was way more nervous yesterday. I think part of it was I had an insanely busy day at work and my appointment literally was the last one of the day....I had no time to mind f**k myself and it all went great!
I'm so excited, I just can't hide it...if you were here, I'd kiss ya thank you so much for your support!

good luck, let us know how you are doing!

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sending you good vibrations and I wish you all the best with your journey!

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you look wonderful! you should be very proud of yourself!

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sending thoughts and prayers your way!

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I've been doing pre op diet of shakes and my gas is already killing the family. It can't possibly get worse smelling than it is. I guess I'm just prepping them. Maybe I'll get my 6 year old to sleep in her own bed.

you look fabulous!

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you look freaking amazing! I hope to have such great results!

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Welcome and good luck on your journey!

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Due to my BMI, my doc is requiring me to go on the pre-op diet for 4 weeks. Surgery date is oct 9th. At first, I was floored and thought I couldn't possibly do this. I have to replace two meals a day with a high quality Protein Shake, and one meal can be 3 oz of lean Protein and a cup of non starchy vegetables. I can also have two Snacks such as a boiled egg, or two TBS of greek yogurt with 1/2 cup of veggies. The first four days I wanted to just slap somebody. I have children, and had to fix them meals and even feed my nephew his food. It was hard touching it and not tasting it, but being 10 days into it, now I'm fine. We had some really ripe bananas and I made healthy banana bread for my son that I didn't have. I've fixed my husband and son dinner and it's been ok. Managing the hunger. Drinking broth when hunger does get bad and making sure to get my Water in. I've lost 14 pounds in 10 days, so I feel like I can't complain. My only problem is such a high protein diet is hurting my already sensitive kidneys. I talk to the doc about this on Monday to see what I should do about it.

I think my husband thinks I'm obsessed, that's all I talk about and read about. lol.

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thank you, I'm definitely getting this!

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so glad everything went well! Here's to your new life and speedy recovery!

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congratulations on your date!

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that's a good idea!

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I had surgery with Dr. Ortiz March 28 2015 . My experience was wonderful. Death is a risk we all take with having surgery and it can happen anywhere. I know about one death from months ago but since then there hasnt been a second one. When ppl post like this they should show proof instead of making doctors look bad. I was afraid to go considering i went by myself but alighterme is a excellent company on top of that they r very honest so if anyone have questions on death i would just ask them. Well good luck on yall that havent had surgery yet and i hope u pick the best surgeon for your needs

Thank you for replying! I'll speak with my doctor on Monday!

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