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Briar

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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    Briar reacted to Taylor5 in December Sleevers??   
    I'm December 27th. My husband has off that week, so I will be flying from Philadelphia to San Diego on my clear Fluid diet, on Christmas Day - dreading that part, lol, but it was my choice.
    Definitely though, just talk with them and go with your gut - while you still have one ~ haha! Let me know how it goes, & good luck! Maybe we'll end up down there at the same time
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    Briar reacted to Atslady in December Sleevers??   
    @Taylor5 Thank you for the information , the more i think about it the more i'm convinced Dr. Ortiz may be
    the right choice. He has been around a long time, I am going to call them in the morning and
    chat with them. The other facility is in a hospital and you stay there your entire stay ( which i like) but the doctor is more important than any other factor to me.


    Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question , it was very helpful
    What day do you have your surgery?
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    Briar reacted to millernancy66 in December Sleevers??   
    My surgery date is December 14th ! I'm so excited and nervous at the same time lol . I started this process in May. I took the Kaiser classes for 12 weeks , did the sleep tests . Met the surgeon on Tuesday the 21 . Congratulations to everyone and good luck on your journey

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    Briar reacted to Atslady in December Sleevers??   
    Atlanta
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    Briar got a reaction from cdealdec in December Sleevers??   
    Where In Georgia?
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    Briar reacted to Senzo in Just found out I have sleep apnea and can't adjust to CPAP Machine   
    I got an auto adjusting CPAP with a range so it starts slow and then it ramps up based on my breathing. I find the over the nose mask works best unless I have a cold and cant breath through the nose. Then I use the full and some chapstick or vaseline for dry lips.
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    Briar reacted to Atslady in December Sleevers??   
    Hi ,

    My surgery date is 12/20/17 and i have researched for over a year. I am having my surgery at Trinity Medical in Mexico.
    I am nervous and thinking about changing to OCC because of all the information available about Dr. Ortiz.
    Maybe i'm just having a lil anxiety because the date is getting closer.
    Any Sleever's with information about either facility?

    Thanks ( Nervous in Ga )


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    Briar reacted to TakingABreak in 3 months post op   
    I would def. be interested! I'm having my surgery in Jan. and I need as much support as possible!
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    Briar reacted to Mscmorganfla in 3 months post op   
    I don’t have a group but we can start one😃
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    Briar reacted to Mscmorganfla in 3 months post op   
    I can’t find you on Facebook can u try to find me?? Trina Carrie Robinson Stuart
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    Briar got a reaction from Mscmorganfla in 3 months post op   
    Do you have a Facebook group? You can add me my name is Candie Thompson
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    Briar got a reaction from cdealdec in December Sleevers??   
    December 13th for me which also happened to be my birthday. I'm nervous now.
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    Briar got a reaction from BetterBee in December Sleevers??   
    I'm having my surgery on the 13, which is also my birthday. I met my surgeon at the beginning of Sept and we scheduled my surgery that same day I have to do a 4 week Pre op diet and it's so hard. I'm getting nervous now.

    Sent from my SM-J327T1 using BariatricPal mobile app


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    Briar reacted to Mscmorganfla in 3 months post op   
    Great I am goina need all the help I can get!!! It’s confusing going into the forums... I get lost and not sure if I’m replying back to folks.. I even went to the live chat but it says that “ this chat room is currently off line” 🙁
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    Briar reacted to JamesGz in Over 400Lbs Gastric Sleeve Success Story   
    i was 485lbs on dec 21 2012 i was on pre op diet for 3 weeks and had my surgery on jan 14th 2013 and i had the sleeve done and my current weight is 427lbs so obviously something is going right!
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    Briar reacted to jasminem89 in Over 400Lbs Gastric Sleeve Success Story   
    Thanks! Makes me feel a little better. I just have that gut feeling that if I have the bypass Im going to be one with the bad complications.
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    Briar reacted to Butterthebean in Over 400Lbs Gastric Sleeve Success Story   
    I started at 401. 8-1/2 months later I'm 229 and still losing. The sleeve will do the Job just fine if you're willing to make some lifestyle changes. If you think you will never be able to control your eating then the bypass might be a good alternative. The upside of the sleeve is less complications and a more normal life. It works with you but it does not do the work for you.
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    Briar reacted to massindex in Over 400Lbs Gastric Sleeve Success Story   
    I posted my success story over here:
    http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/67034-here-is-what-the-local-paper-had-to-say-about-my-success-story/
    I was 437 and now I'm 185. You can read the article in the link and listen to the radio round table I did here if you have any questions. http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail2.cfm?SegmentID=9672&ProgramID=2699
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    Briar reacted to Ms_Meli in December Sleevers??   
    I'm going to ASM in MX. I weighed out my options here in So. California. My insurance requires 6 months nutrition counseling, and 1 co-morbidity. 3 months into it, I had 2 sleep studies done and felt like my sleep apnea diagnosis was questionable so I opted to not take my chances of waiting any longer only to get denied.
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    Briar reacted to Creekimp13 in December Sleevers??   
    Went in for my 6th appointment on November 11 (my insurance requires 6 months of medically supervised weight loss and dietitian appointments). I figured....ok, I finally have everything done.....now I'll have to get into the next liquid diet class and they'll have to push paperwork for insurance....so we're talking, what? January or February, right? Wrong.... The office called me that afternoon and scheduled my surgery for December 5th! Feel like I've been running a marathon since...getting labs, x-rays, EKG, liquid diet class, buying all the stuff I need.
    Tomorrow I start a two week liquid diet. Surgery December 5th.
    Had my first medical weight loss appointment June 6th. Time flies. Might seem like it takes a long time...and there certainly can be a lot of hoops to jump through....but I'm sort of in shock that I'm already here and ready to go.
    Got my letter in the mail from my insurance last week that I'm approved. Final hurdle crossed...it's showtime. Wish me luck.
    Good luck to everyone having surgery this month, wishing you the very best.
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    Briar got a reaction from cdealdec in December Sleevers??   
    December 13th for me which also happened to be my birthday. I'm nervous now.
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    Briar got a reaction from BetterBee in December Sleevers??   
    I'm having my surgery on the 13, which is also my birthday. I met my surgeon at the beginning of Sept and we scheduled my surgery that same day I have to do a 4 week Pre op diet and it's so hard. I'm getting nervous now.

    Sent from my SM-J327T1 using BariatricPal mobile app


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    Briar reacted to Rubyfit4life in December Sleevers??   
    im the 6th too but no preop diet for me. i guess i got lucky
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    Briar got a reaction from craven.jennah09 in Looking for anyone in Georgia!   
    I am going to Gwinett Medical Center. I love my team.
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    Briar got a reaction from BetterBee in December Sleevers??   
    I'm having my surgery on the 13, which is also my birthday. I met my surgeon at the beginning of Sept and we scheduled my surgery that same day I have to do a 4 week Pre op diet and it's so hard. I'm getting nervous now.

    Sent from my SM-J327T1 using BariatricPal mobile app


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