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Hi All,

My name is Shae. I am 37 and I live in Biloxi, MS. I was sleeved on 10/19/11 at Keesler Medical Center by Dr. Laten.

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Hi All,

My name is Shae. I am 37 and I live in Biloxi, MS. I was sleeved on 10/19/11 at Keesler Medical Center by Dr. Laten.

That's awesome you got sleeved,how you been feeling ? I am Liliana and I am 30 and the creator of this group he he My surgery date is November 23rd :)

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I am doing pretty good. The first few weeks are definately a learning experience, no matter how well you think you are prepared. VST has been a lifesaver for me with answers to questions I didn't even know I had.

Personally, I went through a mourning period and a "What have I done!" period and now I'm in the "Man, this is AWESOME!" phase. Yesterday I had the following:

1 HB egg

1 15g Protein Shake

1 stick of string cheese

5 bites of rotisserie chicken breast

1 30g Protein shake

1 scrambled egg

2 small turkey sausage links

Water, Water, water, water

And I stayed fulll all day. It is great considering that back in August, I was consuming around 5,000 calories a day!

The best advice I can give you is to read everything you can on post-op stuff and hospital experiences. I wish I had read more and asked my doctor some more specific questions about medications and such. (I am on 4 different mood stabilizing prescriptions and was unaware that I would not be able to take them for three days. Talk about a basket case!)

If there is anything I can help you with, please just let me know. I'm no expert (I'm only 22 days out) but I will try my best to answer you.

Shae

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hey Tina - congrats on having a date!!!!! I have to say that right before my pre op diet.. I went a bit nuts and had big helpings of every favourite food lol

Good luck and keep us posted!

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I am 35 and I am going to get sleeved on Feb 3rd. I am extremely nervous. I haven't had general anesthesia since I was 19 so I have no idea how I'm going to react. The only medication I've had is an epidural when I gave birth and a local anesthetic. I am just nervous about everything and waiting 3 more weeks is going to drive me nuts I guess!

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Me too.......... I have been freaking out having to wait. I am getting sleeved on Feb. 7th.

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Hi Guys,

I'm 34. Married with 4 kids. I am getting sleeved on June 25th 2012. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. I start my pre op diet Monday any advice??

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Hi! My name is Kristie and i am 39 and married. I went in for my consult on the 18th, got my surgery date for July 2nd and had to start my pre-op immediately! Only one week left!!

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Hi everyone! My name is Amanda I had sleeve plication on Aug 17 at the Obesity Control Center in TJ by Dr. Ortiz. Im 21 days post op and Im feeling great!!

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Congratulations MandaBear! I thought about getting the plication but decided on the sleeve. I'm glad to see you are losing weight with it! Keep us updated on your progress and welcome to the group!

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I am 31 and my surgery date is Dec 18th 2012. I am excited and trying to learn as much as I can and start "training" for post op. Did any of you actually try out different baby food before hand to eat post op? The thing I am trying to really concentrate on right now is slowing down how fast I eat and really chewing my food.

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Hello all. I'm 33 and have my sleeve scheduled for Jan. 17th. I'm really excited about it. At first I was embarassed about talking about it, but I've just started telling people at work about it. I really hope it will have a positive impact on my kids about eating healthy, and the "right" amounts. I come from a family of heavyweights.

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Hi everyone my name is Holly. I am a 34 year old wife and mother of 2 young boys. I am just starting with the process and I will be having the sleeve (no date yet).

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Hi!!! I'm 36 years old and Post-op sleeve 6 days ago! I feel great!!! Except this liquid diet is very complicated!!! Can't wait until full liquids!

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