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I am not having fun coming of caffeine before surgery. Probably after the headaches go away I will be fine. Then the artificial sweeteners will be next. I have 2 months so I am sure I can do this. I am not required to do a liquid diet b4 hand. I might do it anyway just to prepare my liver to shrink down. I hope I have not gained since last visit. How did you do in breaking your caffeine addiction?
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I am not having fun coming of caffeine before surgery. Probably after the headaches go away I will be fine. Then the artificial sweeteners will be next. I have 2 months so I am sure I can do this. I am not required to do a liquid diet b4 hand. I might do it anyway just to prepare my liver to shrink down. I hope I have not gained since last visit. How did you do in breaking your caffeine addiction?
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What I have to look forward too lol

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Wow Wednesday  

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On the LITE side of eating healthy     

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Mine is set for Monday, October 7th. I'll be getting the Roux-en-Y.

I'm the 29th

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They called today and my surgery is scheduled for October 9th. I am so excited!

October 8th here. Excitedly nervous.

Yep, a lot of us are set for October now. I'm 10/28.

October 17th for me. Counting down!

10/15 here.

Mines October 9th! Can’t wait!

October 10th!!!

My date is 10/1 and the time is flying by! I have most everything gathered up & packed. Very excited!

Oct 9th!

OMG - they will totally work with you... good luck!

I agree with mousecat88. If you tell your new employer that you have a pre-scheduled vacation or something, most employers will be understanding about that.
If they aren't or you'd just like to avoid the discussion, most companies will give you an employee handbook at orientation and you can see their policy about taking time off. Some companies have limitations about time off in the probationary period (usually 90d, but up to 6 months).

Yeah - tell HR about the surgery, negotiate that as part of the job offer.
I would not cancel it if I were you !!!!
If it's a desk type job, you probably don't need to take 2 weeks off for it. I felt like I could have gone back to work after 4 days but I took a week in any case. Just tell them about it and let them know it's something you have been working towards for a long time and need to do. Companies can also advance you PTO if needed to for things; there's lots of options to explore.

I know plenty of people that if you let them know you have a surgery or a prior vacation scheduled before you got the job, they will still let you take the time off. So, like if you told them you need off on the 8th and for 2 weeks to recover, they may still let you since that was a surgery scheduled well before you accepted the position.

Few jokes lol! Enjoy!  

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It has went by rather quickly with all the mandatory tests. Yet I have felt like forever. I made it work a lot faster by doing the leg work and constantly calling them. Today I called to see if they had submitted my paperwork to my insurance and was able to find out they had and I also received my surgery date. September 17, 2019 Still a wait but not to long. Excited but nervous too.
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Here is a link to the one that I have ordered and am using most recently just to give you an idea of what to look for.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07G1DB67P?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I will have to try. I have two kinds in the cabinet haven't tried yet.

They told me the same. It made me to go into super drive of overeating and now I have gained. So they want you keep it off but not losing weight is, that is hard to find the balance.