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Mommyto2    1

Mommyto2
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Well, I have thought about this for years and finally got the nerve to go talk to a surgeon about 2 weeks ago. Wow, how things have flown since then. I am scheduled for a sleeve on 7/26, and I am very excited. I am 33 with 2 young children and want to be able to be active with them. I am apprehensive, too, though because I am their primary provider. That stresses me out. Just as bad is that I work in a very stressful job and have limited timeframe for surgery. I will actually be going back to work on postop day 6..and it's not a desk job! I am praying I am one of the lucky ones, and I am able to do this because I don't really have an option. I am so thankful for the opportunity to become a healthier person and a more active part of my children's lives. I have been lurking on here for a few weeks since my surgeon recommended I consider a sleeve rather than a band (which is what I went in asking for), and I appreciate all the information and honesty on here. The amount I have learned has been amazing and has made me very comfortable with my decision. I can't wait to actually let someone else take a family Christmas picture this year so I can be in one for the first time!

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boots1    0

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:rolleyes:Hello Mommieto2, I understand your fears regarding your small children, mine are grown and I still have the same fears as you. but like you I feel this will extend my life and the quality of life that I have left. I want to once and for all have this monkey off my back.....do you have family or friends to help out once you get home??? I live alone so I don't have to care for anyone but myself. I plan to go back to work 6 days post op as well. I am active, but do have an office and explained to my assitant and to my boss that I will not be lifting for a few weeks and I am fortunate they are very supportive. Good luck to you......I am the day after you. I will put you on my prayer list. God Bless!

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Mommyto2    1

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Thank you very much for the support! Yes, thankfully I have help at home. My kiddos are going to stay with grandparents for a few days and my husband is great help! I haven't' told anyone at work. I am in the medical profession and I am not sure what my coworkers would say. Doubt I will be able to hide it too long (or atleast I hope I can't because of the weight loss), but I don't need anyone trying to feed me negative stuff.

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Mommyto2    1

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Welcome! We are going to have lots and lots of family pictures after Christmas! I can't wait! Good luck! Glad you are here! :)

Last Father's Day I fixed a photobook with all the pics of my husband with our kiddos through the year. He loved it, but I was jealous. I only have about 2 pics of me with my 3 year old, neither of which I would ever share. Not many more with my 6 year old! I cannot wait to give someone else the camera and have pics to enjoy for years of the wonderful things I am getting to enjoy doing with my kiddos!!!!

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sugarmamma7    2

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Well, I have thought about this for years and finally got the nerve to go talk to a surgeon about 2 weeks ago. Wow, how things have flown since then. I am scheduled for a sleeve on 7/26, and I am very excited. I am 33 with 2 young children and want to be able to be active with them. I am apprehensive, too, though because I am their primary provider. That stresses me out. Just as bad is that I work in a very stressful job and have limited timeframe for surgery. I will actually be going back to work on postop day 6..and it's not a desk job! I am praying I am one of the lucky ones, and I am able to do this because I don't really have an option. I am so thankful for the opportunity to become a healthier person and a more active part of my children's lives. I have been lurking on here for a few weeks since my surgeon recommended I consider a sleeve rather than a band (which is what I went in asking for), and I appreciate all the information and honesty on here. The amount I have learned has been amazing and has made me very comfortable with my decision. I can't wait to actually let someone else take a family Christmas picture this year so I can be in one for the first time!

I feel your pain. I have four boys of my own and three step children. Two of those children have already lost their biological father he passed away :(. I went today to the hospital for per op blood work and almost backed out I was so scared. I am also going to school I start back on the 11th and will have to miss class for surgery lol. I hope to be back at school the following week so I don't fall behind. I totally feel your pain. Mabye we can overcome our fears together? :)

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Mommyto2    1

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I feel your pain. I have four boys of my own and three step children. Two of those children have already lost their biological father he passed away :(. I went today to the hospital for per op blood work and almost backed out I was so scared. I am also going to school I start back on the 11th and will have to miss class for surgery lol. I hope to be back at school the following week so I don't fall behind. I totally feel your pain. Mabye we can overcome our fears together? :)

We will get over our fears! I am thankful I didn't have a long wait to get the surgery so I can minimize those thoughts that keep popping in my head. I cannot believe it is only 18 days away. I start my diet on the 15th! Glad to have you along for the ride....

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sugarmamma7    2

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We will get over our fears! I am thankful I didn't have a long wait to get the surgery so I can minimize those thoughts that keep popping in my head. I cannot believe it is only 18 days away. I start my diet on the 15th! Glad to have you along for the ride....

Me too! :)What time is your surgery just curious if we are at the same time?

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Hi there, I'm also having my sleeve on the 26th so i will be thinking of you and praying for you as well. Does your job have what's called Extended illness benefits? I work a weekend shift at a hospital by myself as an ultrasound tech which means pushing beds, my machine etc and was only going to take a week off until I found out about EIB. I'm not sure if your employer offers it but please look into it to see if you qualify for that or FMLA. Worse case scenario you can't but it's worth asking. I hope you have nice co-workers who will be helpful to you and I look forward to keeping up with your success!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

        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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