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honeydue28

By honeydue28, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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honeydue28    0

honeydue28
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A little about me.

My name is Ronda, I'm 28 and I have my surgery date on Oct 31st. I'm excited, scared, nervous but ready.

I have 3 kids and have been married for 7 1/2 years. My husband is in the Marine Corp so he will be deploying soon after my surgery but will be coming back home to a new wifelaugh.gif

I'm excited to go through this process with you all.

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Soon2BMiniMommy    92

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Welcome, Honey! So glad you came to join us!! I have a little boy and my hubby works nights, so I'm sort-of by myself, but nothing like the valuable sacrifice you and your family make for our country!

Look forward to sitting on the loser's bench with you!!

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Yukon Kara    34

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Hi Ronda!

I will be going in for my sleeve on the 19th. I am 32, have two little boys and I live in a remote community in the Yukon. My husband is a nurse, so I get the benefit of some good medical care at home after my surgery!

Your husband is going to be some surprised when he returns! How long will he be deployed for?

Kara

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Soon2BMiniMommy    92

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Kara, how far up in the Yukon are you? I am having my surgery in Seattle, too, but I live here, but I am originally from BC. Glad you will have good care when you get home since are up there a ways! How old are your boys? Mine's 2 1/2.

Hi Ronda!

I will be going in for my sleeve on the 19th. I am 32, have two little boys and I live in a remote community in the Yukon. My husband is a nurse, so I get the benefit of some good medical care at home after my surgery!

Your husband is going to be some surprised when he returns! How long will he be deployed for?

Kara

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mamasez    9

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Hey Ronda!

Congrats on getting sleeved soon. I am due for it on the 17th. I live in TX and am the wife of a former US Navy man. I totally know what it feels like when your guy is deployed. My dh was deployed for 7 months during Op Desert Storm. I lost a bunch of weight while he was gone and he came home to a happier, more energetic me. Boy was that fun! Unfortunately, over the years I gained it back plus some but this will be my LAST time to lose it and I'll spend the rest of my life keeping it off! Anyway, my hubby was deployed for long stretches many times so I empathize with how things are for you when he is gone. I'll say a special prayer for your marine and for you! i have several in-laws in the service now.... marines, navy and army at the moment. It's tough times for our military right now. I am glad your guy can be here for the surgery.

Just sayin hey and good luck!

Leah (aka Mamasez)

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Yukon Kara    34

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I am originally from BC too! I grew up near Dawson Creek, went to University in Prince George and then another year of University in Castlegar (remote UBC program).

I am now living in Faro (4 hours NE of Whitehorse). We have lived in the NWT and also in a fly in only community in Nunavut too.

My boys are 2 and a half and 4!

Where are you having your surgery at?

We decided to go private clinic b/c the wait lists are so long. But the only private clinic doing the sleeve in Canada is all the way out in Montreal. Much too far to travel. So I found a clinic in Washington! Much closer.

I started my pre-surgery diet at 319 and am down 8lbs so far. I have been overweight my entire life. This is going to be quite the change!

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honeydue28    0

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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I really appreciate it.

Yukon: My husband will be deployed for 7 months but to the Marine Corps that me almost 8 months laugh.gif

Once again thanks for the welcome!

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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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        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.

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