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Sorry you have to wait so long. I would however ask if there is a waiting list in case someone has to drop out once you have all your requirements and are cleared for surgery. My original date was April 18th, but I asked to be on the waiting list and got moved up to March 20th. I went from having 6 weeks to go to only have 13 days. And now I'm lucky to be surgery twin with the lovely @Berry78

Oh, shucks! Well, as long as it isn't March 15th, it'll do.. (March 20th was my day.. so it's a good month!)

WOW! Great job, right there!

WOW! Great job, right there!

I see that LaylaLoveDogs, too! Best wishes for tomorrow.

Agree! This is up there with the stack of jeans in descending sizes!

Agree! This is up there with the stack of jeans in descending sizes!

"Hey, Honey.. if I don't make it, you get the kids". {Honey will be, oh, so grateful!} -- hahaha
Lyla, best wishes for a successful surgery and your future health!!

"Hey, Honey.. if I don't make it, you get the kids". {Honey will be, oh, so grateful!} -- hahaha
Lyla, best wishes for a successful surgery and your future health!!

Relaxing isn't a big deal. You'll want to relax plenty after the surgery Use this time to make sure everything is in order, so when you no longer can bend over and touch the floor or pick up more than 10 pounds, that everything is set up, and ready for that. Most doctors have the weight lifting restriction in place for 6 to 8 weeks. So make sure you have already purchased any large items that you need for the next couple months (pet supplies, or bulk shopping trips. Canned food gets very heavy, very quickly).
Make sure all the laundry and house cleaning and yard work is done. Bills are paid. Pet sitting, childcare, houseplant watering.. maybe even work on your Will or advanced directive (living will and/or medical power of attorney). Those won't be needed, but they could be SOME day, so it doesn't hurt to have them made up, regardless.
You're like, I wanna relax, and here I am, saying better write your Will! Gotto love it! Almost no one dies from this surgery, so it's not really about this operation.. it's just one of those things that everyone should have in place, and almost no one does. Even a verbal Will can work, if you're not particular. "Hey, Honey.. if I don't make it, you get the kids". {Honey will be, oh, so grateful!}
On a less morbid topic, maybe go through your closet, and arrange clothing according to size. (If you have sizes smaller than you currently wear). You'll start needing them within a couple months.

Sounds like we will all be close together...

YAY !! I only have an EGD left in 2 weeks, then I'm done.

It would be so awesome if y'all end up surgibuds! I have 3 wonderful ones myself. So nice bouncing ideas off someone that is at the same stage..

I finish my preop appts Friday but i cant meet my surgeon until my insurance is approved... Hopefully that will be next week... congrats on getting it done and I hope you Rule the would too....

Hope you rule the world! Wouldn't it be cool if we had ours about the same time? Congrats on your pre-ops!
I'm having my last RD appointment tomorrow, and an appt with the surgeon next week on Thursday. I don't know what for? I thought she'd already submitted me, but I don't know that she has?

Maybe it wasnt dumping, but food poisoning or a quick virus?? Glad you are feeling better now.

Psych eval... good thing I skipped that!
Muhahaha Muhahahahaha

Passed my psych eval! SO MUCH PAPERWORK!!!! My wrist literally ached -- paperwork alone took over an hour. I forgot how nice it is to just talk to a good psychologist, ahhh. He's gonna be my go-to resource if things go off the rails for me after.

Passed my psych eval! SO MUCH PAPERWORK!!!! My wrist literally ached -- paperwork alone took over an hour. I forgot how nice it is to just talk to a good psychologist, ahhh. He's gonna be my go-to resource if things go off the rails for me after.

So glad you liked your guy and that it went well! I really enjoyed the guy I went to and talked to him about helping me in the future. He was very onboard with it. I used the computer to take all the tests. Yay!!

Passed my psych eval! SO MUCH PAPERWORK!!!! My wrist literally ached -- paperwork alone took over an hour. I forgot how nice it is to just talk to a good psychologist, ahhh. He's gonna be my go-to resource if things go off the rails for me after.

Exactly what I went through - you can do it! Stay focused on the end result and time will fly by.

When you move out into the woods and hunt/fish/forage, then I give you permission to stop "tracking".. oh, but weight ( )... how do you catch wild game, without tracking??
Humans have tracked all throughout history, why stop now?
I worked in the dietary department of my local hospital 14 years ago. We counted everything on the patients' trays. Scoops measured serving sizes. Number of carbohydrate servings were limited for diabetic patients, etc. etc. If a hospital measures out food for everyone, why shouldn't we do that at home? (Most people lose some weight in the hospital.. there's a reason for that, beyond illness!).
I got reprimanded at my support meeting for only eating 1100-ish calories a day at 6 months out. Not sure how many they think I SHOULD be eating, but that's how I'm able to continue losing weight! Once I hit maintenance it'll go up.

Zero fat for 24 hours was prep for the abdominal sonogram, more specifically for gallbladder imaging. Overnight fasting was required prep for an upper GI series. I also had chest xrays.
Good times!!!

Great for you!! I'm 53 also, hopefully I will be as successful as you have been!