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Dutchgrl59

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JodyLynne    1

JodyLynne
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Hi everyone! I live in Brea and will be banded by Dr. Kelly Francis on 03/25/08 at FVRMC. I actually have my first face to face appointment with her tomorrow. I've attended all my classes and have had my cardiac clearance. I'm really looking forward to this process! Wish me luck! And good luck to all of you in this process, too!

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mamabutercup    0

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Jodylyn,

Good luck on your surgery on Wednesday. Are you excited? Everything will run really smoothly and pretty soon you will be on your way to a new beginning. Let us know how everything goes. Take care.

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CarmenPonce    0

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Hey all,

Carmen here. I have my surgery appointment on the 13th of March. Yes friday the 13th :scared2:LOL. No worries!!!!!:wink:

I would love to join the support group if it's still going on. please let me know.

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gadgetlady    4

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I have my surgery appointment on the 13th of March. Yes friday the 13th :scared2:LOL.

Well, my husband and I were married on a Friday the 13th and we're blissfully happy (for 16 years). You'll be fine :wink:

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mamabutercup    0

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You will just be giving a good reason to Celebrate Friday the 13th. Good luck and look forward to hearing about your progress.

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CarmenPonce    0

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Thanks for the support on my up and comming banding. Do you know of any local support groups???

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mamabutercup    0

mamabutercup
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Vicki from this group runs a support group for our area. I don't know when the next one is, but hopefully it iwll be soon.

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Bigboyjess    1

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I was just banded on 3/3/09 By Dr. Francis aswell. She is a great doctor and all will be well. Good luck.

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mamabutercup    0

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I had my second fill today. I'm really hoping that tomorrow I can feel the fullness when I start eating again. I lost anoth 7 1/2 pounds, so that was something good. Hope everyone is doing well too.

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BeefromCalie    0

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Good luck, Hope all goes well. I live in long Beach also. My surgery date is 4-16. Cedar Sinai.

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mulderfamily4    0

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Good luck, Hope all goes well. I live in long Beach also. My surgery date is 4-16. Cedar Sinai.

Wow LBC. I knew some one must live here..lol. Anyhow Maybe sometime we could meet up for tea and chat. This is going to be such a cool journey and I can not wait. 12 days to go.

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mamabutercup    0

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Support group meetings? hey gals, I know alot of people have asked about support meetings, I was just wondering if you all would be interested in doing one. I have not been able to attend my support meetings through the doctors, since they are only available on Mondays. I can't do Mondays. Let me know. You can email me directly too if you like. I was hoping we could set something up for this month. I would really love to be able to chat face to face with others who know what I am going through.

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JodyLynne    1

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I'm in for a support group...just say when!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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