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Toyia    2

Toyia
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Hi All,

My name is Toyia and I hope to have surgery in July. I am having some issues with my referral and the doctor's long wait list. I would love to have a mentor or buddy to help me through this emotional journey.

If anyone is interested please let me know. We can help support each other.

Thanks for reading,

T

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earthchick97    0

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Hi Toyia -

I'm from Maryland. Which hospital are you going with? I'm scheduled for August 16th at Hopkins.

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Hi All,

My name is Toyia and I hope to have surgery in July. I am having some issues with my referral and the doctor's long wait list. I would love to have a mentor or buddy to help me through this emotional journey.

If anyone is interested please let me know. We can help support each other.

Thanks for reading,

T

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Dawn    16

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I'm in Maryland too! Just outside of Baltimore. I am 8 months post-op but had my surgery in West Point, NY! I'm here if ya need to talk!

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Toyia    2

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Hi,

Yea!!! I found some people in Maryland. I live in Baltimore County. I am having my surgery on Monday :D

@Earthchick97. I am having my surgery at Holy Cross Hospital. It's about 1 hour from my home. I wish I could have my surgery at a closer hospital. Since our surgery dates are so close, it would be nice to have you as a buddy. Are you on a liquid diet now? JH is a wonderful hospital. Best of luck to you.

@Dawn - are you still loving your sleeve? I am a little nervous. I would love to ask you some questions. Now that my surgery is right around the corner, I just wonder what's next. What should I expect. Any tips or advice that you could share would be wonderful. I could really use a mentor.

Have a wonderful day,

Toyia

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june13sleever    223

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Updates?

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Peacheykeen77    10

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Hi everyone I am nikki from Baltimore and I am new I will be having the vsg in the late spring I am doing my 6 mo

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Shemy-away    83

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Hey!

I'm in Silver Spring Md and I will be having my sleeve 3/6/12 in Portsmouth, VA. I'd love to talk to anyone else who is going through the process of getting sleeved or has already been sleeved. I've fought so hard with the military hospital system and now that I have my date, it's kind of hard to wrap my head around it. I'm really nervous!

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Peacheykeen77    10

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Looking for someone who lives in Baltimore to stay intouch with I am in my 6 mo process I will be having surgery @ Hopkins Beyview Dr. Lydor has anyone had surgery here if so tell me how did you like it and and advice thanx

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Crabadams72    20

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Looking for someone who lives in Baltimore to stay intouch with I am in my 6 mo process I will be having surgery @ Hopkins Beyview Dr. Lydor has anyone had surgery here if so tell me how did you like it and and advice thanx

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Peacheykeen77    10

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Oh cool mines is taneikabenhar1@yahoo.com

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Shemy-away    83

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I am in Silver Spring. Near White Oak.

I was sleeved 6/10/11. I would be happy to help you.

Thanks!! I will PM you!

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Toyia    2

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Hi All,

This is Toyia and I started the topic. I am in Baltimore Co. and I had my surgery on Aug. 8th with Dr. Cantor at Holy Cross Hospital. I am a little over 4 months out and I am happy to share any information or offer support to anyone. My email address is toyia22@hotmail.com.

Happy Holidays,

Toyia

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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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