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Yep!! We definitely got this!!!

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Good evening! I’m finally feeling up to checking my phone and thought I’d let y’all know I made it through surgery wonderfully. It’s not so bad. I’m about to lay down again, I will give you all the details tomorrow and answer questions!

In the car and headed to the hospital. Wish me luck! I’ll take all the good vibes, prayers, juju, thoughts, whatever your preference, I’ll take them all.

Thank you!

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Congratulations to everyone!!!!

I am right there with you! Just got the call to be there at 6:30 am! We will do great [emoji173][emoji173] I'm also very nervous and a worry wort but I'm trying my hardest just to keep a positive mindset... good luck!!!

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Ooh you’re tomorrow too!? Yay! I can’t wait to compare notes with you from the other side. We got this!

Chapstick and my pillow probably. I just got a call from the hospital. I have to be there at 8am tomorrow. This time tomorrow I will be on the other side. OMG. Today is really the first day I’m hungry. It’s day 7 of the liquid diet, and day one of Clear Liquids. I’m hangry. I wish I knew how to quote/reply previous posts from this app!

I'm close, I'm the 8th

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Hello!! I have just recently found this forum, and boy am I glad!! I'm having VSG on January 8 in Pennsylvania with Dr. Asad. I've also been on the pre op liquid diet since January 2, 4 Protein Shakes daily and lots of Water only... not fun but I'm getting through!! My starting weight in April was 270, I'm at 258 currently, and hope to make it eventually to my goal of 170 after surgery. Anyhow, it's very nice to get to meet people going through the same things that I am, can't wait to see all of our results!!

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Hello!! I have just recently found this forum, and boy am I glad!! I'm having VSG on January 8 in Pennsylvania with Dr. Asad. I've also been on the pre op liquid diet since January 2, 4 Protein Shakes daily and lots of Water only... not fun but I'm getting through!! My starting weight in April was 270, I'm at 258 currently, and hope to make it eventually to my goal of 170 after surgery. Anyhow, it's very nice to get to meet people going through the same things that I am, can't wait to see all of our results!!

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Hi everyone

I’m having a gastric bypass to day at 11am because of my reflux disease and hernia will be dealt with as well, I am over weight but I’m not the biggest I have been, but have not had much appetite for a long time due to reflux which is a good thing in a way as it has changed my relationship with food so it makes this journey easier. Hope everyone’s surgery goes well I’m in England


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I'm close, I'm the 8th

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Today, makes pending surgery more of a reality for me, this is the last time I'm babysitting my grandson before surgery. I need the next 3 weekends to finish preparing and organizing, prior to the 31st. I've been declining social engagements as far as into March, I never realized how much people Celebrate around libations and food. I'm going to focus on self- recovery, new lifestyle norms and exercise. This change is happening to me and not everyone else, but I get the anxiety and fear of the unknown. Some of my relationships may not survive...January 2021 may look very different from January 2020.

Think about it logically - if you continue to be fat and have health problems then you make the doctor more money than a normal patient. Why would they want you to be healthy if their goal is money?
My PCP was the one who suggested I do all this in the first place and he's been very glad I did it.

Sorry for the long post but Omg what an emotional rollercoaster. So I finished all my pre op work and went to my pcp last week Friday. I was explaining to her that I was finally done with my 6 month nutritionist appointments and that I’m super excited, (I finished all my preop clearances in 1 week) My surgeon saw me the day before and gave me a surgery date of December 17! I thought my pcp would be excited since she was the one who referred me there and I’ve been giving her updates monthly but she gave her an entire 360. She seriously got her boss and after my labs were done, tried to convince me not to get the surgery. They seriously told me anything that can possibly go wrong, they told me surgeons only care about making money and then when the patient is sick they have to deal with the consequences. She admitted that she sent me there thinking he would just put me on a diet or hope that he would say I didn’t qualify. When she said that my heart shattered. Here I went to her thinking she would be thrilled and suddenly I felt attacked by both of them. I had to defend my reason for the surgery, her boss said had I gone to her she would never have referred me. She seriously said in her entire 20+ year career she has only referred 1 person. Wth?! How u tell me this 12 days before my surgery? I have been coming here monthly and have kept you in the loop on my progress. I told her from day one my surgeon said I qualified. What did she think that I was lying? She did give me a letter of support 2 weeks ago didnt she? she then said she didn’t think my insurance would qualify me because I only have asthma and Gerd and my BMI is 36. Honestly they killed my spirit. I was depressed all weekend but nonetheless this Monday I went to the hospital and did my preregistration. They told me everything looked good just waiting for Insurance to approve. When she said that I became more anxious. I waited until the next day and this past Tuesday I called my surgeons office. I asked if they had any update and I was told by my surgeons assistant that I was DENIED. My heart shattered again. I couldn’t understand how after so much work I put in I was denied. The surgeons assistant told me to give her until Thursday to have my surgeon call himself and try to get it overturned. Needless to say I had not slept since Tuesday. Well she just called me and told me I was approved! They did it!!! Omg I was so happy to hear this I cried. I’m usually lurking here but I posted this hoping to give at least one person hope. Don’t give up, even when those you expect to support you don’t. I was able to keep my surgery date Dec 17! My surgeons office submitted my insurance approval on Thursday, I called Tuesday and had a denial and 2 days later it was approved!

Oh father i have sinned = Hell ya! But only in the way i was confused - liquids do not mean Vodka and Wine, I also purred the hell out of Soup which is not really Clear Liquids - But the last 3 days was totally broth