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Congratulations!! My surgery is the day after yours on the 24th.

Hi Natalie I’m Aug. 24th which is pretty close to your date and close enough to Aug friends you’ve already made.

Hi guys. My surgery is the 24th. I’m getting a sleeve. I did my barium last week and it was disgusting. Blek!!!

Hello friends. I have my barium swallow test tomorrow afternoon. I was told to fast 4 hrs before but forgot to ask if I could have water. Does anyone know? BTW: We are all one day closer to our new healthier lives....YAY US!!!!!

Wanda those look so good. I'm going to grab some tomorrow. I'm not a big water drinker. I live in NC where sweet tea pretty much replaces water it might as well come out of water fountains.

Congrats. Wow we are all so close together. I'm nervous so it's comforting knowing that I have friends going through this. I have my barium Friday....yuck!!!

LOL we are all so close so it will be nice to have friends going through the same thing. I'm so happy for all of us. Yay Us!!!!!!

Hello Cinnamon I'm sorry about not getting back to you yesterday. I have a bit of a summer cold. I'm getting my surgery with Dr. McGowan through New You in Cary, NC. They have a website www.newyou.com. My procedure is just under $12,000. The are so nice there. The doctor has wonderful reviews and peer reviews. He studied this procedure through John Hopkins. The other thing I really like is that it will done at Wake Med Cary which is a trauma hospital and not a surgery center just in case anything goes wrong. Give me a holler if you have any more questions.

@Cinamon30309 Hello and thank you. I’m out and about right now but when I get back home I’ll post my surgeons info. I’m having mine done in Cary, NC and I did a lot of research before deciding on him.

@wanda247 I will try my best to be brave then for everyone.

Oh no worries. I am the victim of the autocorrect monster all the time too. Thank you for the wonderful advise. I will reach out to your friend.

Am I first? I don’t want to be first. I’m so scared and nervous. I promise to report everything and what to expect. I’m so glad there is a group of us doing this at the same time.?

Congrats to you. I hope we are all huge Losers in the absolute best way possible.

I do but just the day before. I am so excited there are so many of us. Yay for us! I'm suddenly not feeling less nervous.

Sounds like you got yourself a deal. I will need it too. I'm getting my done endoscopically. I am so very nervous. I'm here if you need me. We got this!!!

Woohoo. Congrats!!!! I have my surgery on the 24th of August and I'm starting to get super nervous. I'm so happy for you

Hello to you. I am brand new too. I have my surgery on Aug 24th. I'm having it done endoscopically. I'm so excited for you and me too. Good luck to you friend.

Thank you so much. That is wonderful advise and I would love to have friends to share this journey with. You are an inspiration. You have accomplished so much. I hope to look in the rear view in a couple years just like you and know I have made one of the wisest decisions for my health that I have ever made.

Hello friends this is my first post. Thank you so much for posting your experiences here. I have been a Lurky-Loo for a week know and you stories have been inspirational. My ESG surgery is 24th of August...YIKES. Is anyone else due for ESG surgery around this time? I would love to share experience with friends going through the same thing at the same time. The ESG forum has been so very helpful for me. I am tremendously nervous about the surgery but reading all the posts has been soothing. You guys are so brave and I feel like a chicken. Welp I guess that is all. Nice to meet ya!