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Looking for a mentor who lives in CT or is teacher :)

MrsFraga2016

By MrsFraga2016, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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MrsFraga2016    72

MrsFraga2016
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I will probably be banded in October 2013. I am looking for someone to see me through the pre-op diet and post-op life style process. I have been going through the process since May of 2013. I am currently waiting for my insurance company to approve the surgery.

I am a first grade teacher from Connecticut and am 27 years olds. I live with my boyfriend and my dog Buster. I have no children and basically live for my job and my students.

I am having a hard time understanding the dietician and the stupid weight watcher like point value system diet she wants me to follow (the government plate crap). I need someone to talk to when I want to eat instead of eating.

Thank you :)

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SolracSpree    133

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I dont know if I could be considered a 'mentor' since i'm younger and only 6 weeks banded. BUT I AM A TEACHER. Elementary Art. Im 24, I also live my boyfriend and dog but no kids. I will gladly be there as a friend / support. :)

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MrsFraga2016    72

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A support system is all I'm looking for! Sounds great!

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PuraVida37    715

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I don't mean to hijack your post, but I am going to be banded in Sept, about 3 weeks after school starts--I figured during spirt week/Homecoming would be good because the kids do nothing that week anyway. I know, I should have had it done in the summer, but things just didn't jive. How soon will I be able to go back to school, do you think? How did students and/or faculty respond to your weight loss? Were they nosy?

Thanks. Sorry to interrupt.

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MrsFraga2016    72

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I am not having my surgery till October 2nd. I had problems with my dr delaying paperwork. The staff at my school is very supportive, not nosy.

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MrsFraga2016    72

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Sugery went well!

I will be happy to never have surgery again though, haha.

I finally am starting to feel normal today. Still a little sore around the incisions. Gas pains are my worst enemy this week. Discovered last night that a heating pad helps tremendously.

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