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welittle1    26

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I am from northeast Kansas and was wondering if there was anyone else on the board from Kansas?

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isntsheclever    38

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I'm in Kansas City! :D

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Tammy Ansley    16

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Mayetta, Kansas here!

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Terry H.    196

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Originally from Iola in South East Kansas.

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welittle1    26

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Terry, not sure where that is. Tammy, you are not very far from me at all. Where are you having your surgery done? And who is your Doctor?

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welittle1    26

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Isntsheclever...how are you doing this far into your journey?

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Tammy Ansley    16

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Originally from Iola in South East Kansas.

Terry, I know Iola well, late husband's family was from Savonburg & Iola

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Tammy Ansley    16

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Terry, not sure where that is. Tammy, you are not very far from me at all. Where are you having your surgery done? And who is your Doctor?

welittle1: having surgery at St Francis in Topeka, Drs McAllister & Dunshee from TallGrass is doing the surgery (no date yet though)

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welittle1    26

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Tammy, I also am having my surgery at St. Francis through tallgrass...Dr. Hamilton. I just had my phsyc appt last week, now just waiting for the surgeons office to call me so I can schedule.

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Tammy Ansley    16

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I got back to the surgeon on Tuesday, then they'll submit everything to insurance & hopefully I'll find out what the out of pocket will be...still saving up for that..may get a loan depending on how much it is. I noticed from your profile we have a lot of similarities! That's awesome, especially since I know very few people around here

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welittle1    26

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Hi Tammy, I am self pay because my insurance won't cover any wls. Just got a call from tallgrass today and Oct. 17th is the day of surgery! Start my preop diet Oct. 7th. Dreading that :-( Good luck with your insurance!

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Tammy Ansley    16

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Wow glad to hear you got a surgery date!! If yours is October, mine will probably be November :( I was hoping it would be sooner, but oh well. Whatever it takes! If you need a 'buddy' I'm on Facebook & yahoo IM! :)

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welittle1    26

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Well it would have been sooner but due to work and my husbands work I can't start the pre op diet until the first of October. Everyone needs a buddy! I'm on Facebook also...will add you as a friend.

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Tammy Ansley    16

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I go back to the surgeon tomorrow afternoon, and I'm kinda nervous (2nd visit, not sure what to expect). Working on my list of questions I want to ask, so of course my mind is blank...LOL

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welittle1    26

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There is a place on here that has a list of questions to ask.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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