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henner33

By henner33, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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maryja    1

maryja
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Hi Jason,

That's so great to hear! Please say Hi to Alison for all of us Canadians. We all love to hear that others are doing well. 23 pounds is awesome!!:lol0:

MJ

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iluvthesun    2

iluvthesun
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Good morning,

Well it is a sunny but cool morning here in PEI. I'm just checking in to see how everybody is doing. Looking for an update on all you losers!!

Hope you have a great day.

Nancy

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Carla    0

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Hi, Carla from Moose Jaw here. Its storming here and I'm looking forward to getting on a plane to Mexico tomorrow night. Surgery is Wed. The liquid diet wasn't bad, a few weak days but I think I'm ok now. I've lost 22 lbs on pre-diet. Tomorrow i start 2 days of Clear Liquids. Have a great day!:thumbup1:

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iluvthesun    2

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Hi Carla,

You must be so excited - such a short time left before you get out of the snow and start your new journey to weight loss.

What Doctor is doing your surgery and where?

Don't forget to let us know how you are getting along. I haven't booked anything so I'm really curious about what everybody else is doing!! Living through everyone else's surgery and recovery until the day I have my own done. Take care,

Nancy

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Carla    0

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Hi, I'm going to Puerto Vallarta Mexico with Dr. Joya. Very excited. Did anyone get comolication insurance?:thumbup:

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bigdd    0

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Hi, I'm going to Puerto Vallarta Mexico with Dr. Joya. Very excited. Did anyone get comolication insurance?:biggrin0:

I never bought any extra insurance.... I heard one guy down there wanted $500 for insurance....

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Time-for-me!    0

Time-for-me!
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I didn't buy any extra insurance either, I just went with my out of country coverage through my work health care plan... I didn't need to use any of it anyway!

Good luck on your journey!

I'm 13 days out now and 24 lbs down, it's starting to slow a bit these past couple of days, I feel the dreaded week 3 stall coming on!!!

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iluvthesun    2

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Hi Carla,

I noticed that Dr. Joya set up the complications fund ($500). I haven't seen many posts from people that had the sleeve with Dr. Joya, but I have watched some youtube and the hotel you recover in looks awesome.

Please take lots of pictures and share all the details.

Nancy

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slsandy    0

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Hello!

I am also a patient of Dr. Amson. I live in Surrey, BC. I have been waiting it out these last 4 years. When I went to see Dr. Amson in September I got a DATE!!! I could not believe it. I go to Victoria for surgery Nov.18th for the vertical sleeve.

It is a long wait, so you must be patient. Some days you get so frustrated but eventually your day will come.

We'll have to keep in touch.

Angela:smile1:

Hi Angela,

How did things go with you in November? I am your neighbor in Langley with a VSG date in March in Mexico. I'd love to hear from you. Sandy

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Carla    0

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Thanks for all of your replies. I'm really not sure if I'm going to buy into the complication fund,it maxes out at $10,000. of coverage. I am meeting up with a someone |i met on here in PV for a visit-I'm very excited about that. WE leave tonight at 4am for the plane in Regina and straight to PV. Clear liquids today-should be interesting! Take care everyone!

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bigdd    0

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I didn't buy any extra insurance either, I just went with my out of country coverage through my work health care plan... I didn't need to use any of it anyway!

Good luck on your journey!

I'm 13 days out now and 24 lbs down, it's starting to slow a bit these past couple of days, I feel the dreaded week 3 stall coming on!!!

I stalled and actually gaind a couple lbs as soon as I started the soft foot phase.....it lasted 2 weeks then it just started dropping off again. Your off to a great start :(

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Time-for-me!    0

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Thanks BigDD! I think it is a great start too!!

I'm prepared for the stall because I've read so much about it, no worries, I KNOW it will come off after my body says "Hey, I guess she's NOT starving, OK I'll stop holding on to everything now!" :001_tongue:

Uuuum, Nancy.... What chat room??? Hahaha! How can you tell I'm a newbie!!:blink::confused1:

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iluvthesun    2

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Hi Allison,

At the top of the page there is a tab marked "chat", if you right click you can open it in a separate windows. I'll go in to see if you show up!

Nancy

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

        summerseeker

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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