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I was APPROVED!!!....my first post :)

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Lisa :)    231

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Hi Everyone!

This is my first post here....on the day I was approved for my sleeve!!!

I'm 42 and have been dealing with weight issues since my first and only pregnancy 18 years ago. I've run the gamut of eating disorders having first dealt with bulimia and then anorexia. Back then I was dealing with (or trying not to deal with) the death of my mom. I was only 25 and didn't really have any tools to deal with my life....which had changed so drastically. Fast forward to the present and I can honestly say that I would not be who I am today without all my struggles. Over the course of the past 18 years I've discovered who I am and have raised an amazing boy who is now a young man about to graduate from high school. Now, if only my body matched who I am on the inside!! LOL Growing up, I had always been super athletic. I played all kinds of sports and I attended college on a full ride scholarship for softball. I still consider myself an athlete even though no one else would think that by looking at me. At my consultation with my surgeon, she asked me what my goal weight was. I told her I didn't have one...the only goal I have is to complete and eventually compete in triathlons. Numbers aren't really important to me anymore. I don't care what my weight is, what size my clothes are or how high or low my BMI is. At 42 I just want to feel like I'm in the body I was born to be in and to do the things I love to do!!

Thanks for reading......:rolleyes:

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Happy Camper    266

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Congratulations Lisa!! I too was approved yesterday and have only told my hubby. Exciting and scary a bit- just for the unknown. I am marching forward on my pre-op diet, today starts 2 Protein shakes and 1 Lean Cuisine or WW meal a day. Next week I move to all Protein shakes until my surgery date (which I do not have yet would like the first week November). Are you on pre-op diet? If yes, how is it going?

Smiles :D

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Lisa :)    231

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I don't yet have a date. I'm waiting for the schedular to call me. My surgeon is really booked and I've heard they are scheduling two months out...so I'm probably looking at early December. No pre-op diet other than a very light meal the night before surgery. I had to lose 30 pounds before they would even submit to insurance so I think that's why there is no pre op diet. The only thing I'm doing to prepare is getting in the best possible shape. I walk hills 4 days a week and I swim at least 3/4 of a mile two days a week. I can't wait to really start training for my first triathlon which is late June of next year!!

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Lisa :)    231

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Congrats to all!! I was scheduled last week and my date is November 9th!! I have to attend a bariatric education class at the hospital in two weeks and my surgeon still wants me to lose 10 more lbs. by surgery date. No last Thanksgiving dinner (Last Supper) for me....but I'm okay with that!!!

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Soulfulwhim    0

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[quote name=Lisa :)' timestamp='1317701337' post='215078]

Congrats to all!! I was scheduled last week and my date is November 9th!! I have to attend a bariatric education class at the hospital in two weeks and my surgeon still wants me to lose 10 more lbs. by surgery date. No last Thanksgiving dinner (Last Supper) for me....but I'm okay with that!!!

Congrats on your surgery date!

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Soon2BMiniMommy    92

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Congrats, all, on your approvals! Yay! If you get scheduled in October, come and join us on the October 2011 board!! October 2011 Sleevers We can all go through this journey together!!

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sleeve 4 me    910

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Congrats! I love my sleevie!

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Happy Camper    266

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Congratulations Butterful and all - it is so wonderful to hear the excitment in so many people making that step to get thier lives back in one form or another.

Yesterday I was scheduled. Wow what an emotional experience. I had been waiting and then when I saw the Western Bariatric Center from Reno, NV come up on the phone my heart started to race. When I heard the scheduler say, "ok, what day works for you?", I got emotional. She said it happens a lot and by the end of the call she said she speaks to many and she knows the people who will be successful. When I told her I review posts on the VerticalSleeveTalk almost daily to learn from others, she said she knows I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL!

November 1 will make me a Sleever in November, Soul and Lisa here we go. I am so excited!!

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Sweetybabs    13

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Woooo Hoooo! I am excited for you! You deserve this...we all do!

[quote name=Lisa :)' timestamp='1317187514' post='212804]

Hi Everyone!

This is my first post here....on the day I was approved for my sleeve!!!

I'm 42 and have been dealing with weight issues since my first and only pregnancy 18 years ago. I've run the gamut of eating disorders having first dealt with bulimia and then anorexia. Back then I was dealing with (or trying not to deal with) the death of my mom. I was only 25 and didn't really have any tools to deal with my life....which had changed so drastically. Fast forward to the present and I can honestly say that I would not be who I am today without all my struggles. Over the course of the past 18 years I've discovered who I am and have raised an amazing boy who is now a young man about to graduate from high school. Now, if only my body matched who I am on the inside!! LOL Growing up, I had always been super athletic. I played all kinds of sports and I attended college on a full ride scholarship for softball. I still consider myself an athlete even though no one else would think that by looking at me. At my consultation with my surgeon, she asked me what my goal weight was. I told her I didn't have one...the only goal I have is to complete and eventually compete in triathlons. Numbers aren't really important to me anymore. I don't care what my weight is, what size my clothes are or how high or low my BMI is. At 42 I just want to feel like I'm in the body I was born to be in and to do the things I love to do!!

Thanks for reading......:rolleyes:

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Tippy2us    11

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Congratulations to all of you!! This surgery is a modern day miracle. I haven't been this low in 25 years! I feel so great, get so many compliments. Everyday I just have to giggle I'm so happy, and you will all know what I'm talking about soon! Bessings to all of you!!:D

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