Lkalfakis
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Lkalfakis got a reaction from Orchids&Dragons in Fear of death?
My surgery is on 6/22 and I just started feeling the same things.
Surgery is scary, anesthesia is scary but the thought of living my life in my parents shoes (heart attacks, high blood pressure, arthritis, you name an side effect from obesity, they have it.) is scarier
There are risks in everything and sometimes you have to take one to make things better
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Lkalfakis reacted to Bryn910 in Fear of death?
I will never forget what someone else told me when I was worried about surgery: you can either die on the operating table or die not trying to save your life as a fat person
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Lkalfakis got a reaction from Orchids&Dragons in Fear of death?
My surgery is on 6/22 and I just started feeling the same things.
Surgery is scary, anesthesia is scary but the thought of living my life in my parents shoes (heart attacks, high blood pressure, arthritis, you name an side effect from obesity, they have it.) is scarier
There are risks in everything and sometimes you have to take one to make things better
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Lkalfakis got a reaction from lamoore1216 in Finally finished. Waiting for surgery date! Please share how long it took to get a date after submission to ins!
My last appointment was May 23 and my surgery was scheduled for June 22nd before I left the office. Insurance took about 10 days to approve (I called every other day lol) and I promise it was the longest 10 days of my life 😆
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Lkalfakis got a reaction from Pearldrop in Liquid pre op diet!
I work in a call center and started it on Thursday, honestly it's been easier at work than at home
Spread them out evenly and drink it even if you aren't hungry because I've noticed that if I wait then the one 11oz shake doesn't put a dent in my hanger lol
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Lkalfakis got a reaction from lamoore1216 in Finally finished. Waiting for surgery date! Please share how long it took to get a date after submission to ins!
My last appointment was May 23 and my surgery was scheduled for June 22nd before I left the office. Insurance took about 10 days to approve (I called every other day lol) and I promise it was the longest 10 days of my life 😆
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Lkalfakis reacted to GotProlactinoma in Totally Failing at this Pre Op Diet
Maybe I shouldn’t even say this. But my diet was an unsweetened Protein Drink for two meals, and a dinner of a good Protein serving and veggies. I felt like I was literally starving every day though the second week was easier than the first (2 total). I did it to shrink the liver, I forced myself because I had only one small window of time last year to have the surgery.
Then when I flew up to meet the surgeon the day before surgery I told him how hard it was and how hungry I was all day and he said, “oh, then you could have added another protein drink!”
File under the Now You Tell Me page.
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Lkalfakis reacted to Sweedfire86 in Any June 2018 Sleevers in Here?!
I just got a surgery date today of June 18. Pretty excited about it.