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BobBayCityMI    111

BobBayCityMI
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August 3 is my sleeve date. Been a long process (or so it seems). Was originally looking at the lap band, but changed to the sleeve. Know I will have lots of questions, concerns and ignorance about this all, but also know I can find the answers here and from other reliable sources. Looking forward to getting to know some other former fatties. Happy summer!

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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August 3 is my sleeve date. Been a long process (or so it seems). Was originally looking at the lap band, but changed to the sleeve. Know I will have lots of questions, concerns and ignorance about this all, but also know I can find the answers here and from other reliable sources. Looking forward to getting to know some other former fatties. Happy summer!

Congrats on your date! You will love the sleeve, it's a great surgery and seems to be the easiest tool to work with.

There is a great deal to learn but hopefully we have provided the information for you right here!

Good job on your research in WLS types. The sleeve is far better than banding, you made a good choice.

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Malaika    50

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How do I set my weight and all for this forum?

You can go here and make your ticker - then you cut and past it into your signature

Weight Loss - Diet Ticker

Alex has a tutorial for doing that if you are not sure now to do it - it's not that difficult. You cut the code from the tickerfactory and paste it into your signature and then save your signature.

Welcome to the site - you'll love it -- and now Steve will have someone to hang out with in the men's room ... LOL

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Elisabethsew    50

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Welcome and thank you for posting. You'll find a lot of information here so post away and ask whatever comes to mind. You make an excellent choice to get the sleeve.

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Oregondaisy    2,021

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Welcome! This is a great board. Everyone here is very supportive.

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BobBayCityMI    111

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Had my final meeting with my doctor today. Mike is actually a PA and has been a lead force in getting this done. Next week is my pre-op and nutritionist meeting. Insurance approved the surgery but have to have a special pre-op referral. What a bunch of crud! But for Mike I am a learning experience for him as well. liquid diet starts on July 19. Birthday is July 25, so celebrating before the 19th! :cursing:

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carolnphx    16

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Congradulations for getting ins approval and started with your required steps. PLease keep us informed of your progress. Happy birthday early. carol

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i1Linda    15

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Hi Bob!

Welcome and congratulations on your decision. I too was all set for the LapBand and changed my mine to the Sleeve. My surgery is the day after yours. I look forward to following your progress.:scared0:

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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Another brother!! GOOD we need some more men---I cant handle all these woman by myself...................LOL

I do not think you give yourself enough credit. ;o) Jaffa was doing well before you came. I think you can do the same.

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Malaika    50

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I do not think you give yourself enough credit. ;o) Jaffa was doing well before you came. I think you can do the same.

Oh trust me -- he can handle it ... he's just being shy! :lol0:

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*susan*    1,709

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Something tells me not only can he handle it, he and the rest of the men are loving it!

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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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        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.

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