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I'm scheduled for Aug 10. I'm 5'4 also with 100 pounds to lose. Getting the jitters about moving forward.

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Got a call and surgery has been moved up to Aug 1....yikes!! But as I said earlier no going back now I'm decaffinated:-)

Whoo hooo!! I thing that makes 7 ours going on the first. Maybe we should start a thread for those of us that are going the first week of Aug so we can all check in and easily follow along? Thoughts??

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I like that idea...sometimes I have a hard time navigating this site!

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So I keep having dark dreams of death and dying on the table and all...anyone else going through this....I even dreamed last night that I was visited and told if I didnt stop this surgery I would die.....would like to shake this and hope its just part of this weird issue of going back and forth and some being scared etc

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So I keep having dark dreams of death and dying on the table and all...anyone else going through this....I even dreamed last night that I was visited and told if I didnt stop this surgery I would die.....would like to shake this and hope its just part of this weird issue of going back and forth and some being scared etc

Sounds like you have some serious misgivings about the surgery. I haven't had any dreams like that. I do think towards the negative, like getting on the table and being found full of cancer or horrible stomach ulcers and they can't perform the surgery. Did you see a psychiatrist for clearance prior to surgery? Hope you can find peace with your decision!

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Trying to use up 50 pounds of zucchini from my garden in this pre op diet, where I am allowed some veggies every day. Any suggestions? I have been boiling them in beef broth with mrs.dash spicy blend. Not too bad, but 49 pounds of zucchini left.

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You forgot me!! 8/6/12 IF approved, i should know by Friday.

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So I keep having dark dreams of death and dying on the table and all...anyone else going through this....I even dreamed last night that I was visited and told if I didnt stop this surgery I would die.....would like to shake this and hope its just part of this weird issue of going back and forth and some being scared etc

I have not done this at all so it may be just a subconscious fear. Dr. A has never lost a patient, so tell your mind to dwell on that fact. :D

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So I keep having dark dreams of death and dying on the table and all...anyone else going through this....I even dreamed last night that I was visited and told if I didnt stop this surgery I would die.....would like to shake this and hope its just part of this weird issue of going back and forth and some being scared etc

I have not done this at all so it may be just a subconscious fear. Dr. A has never lost a patient, so tell your mind to dwell on that fact. :D

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I feel very good about the fact of having the surgery, ya worried to at times they will find something inside....just dont know why the whacky dreams

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Trying to use up 50 pounds of zucchini from my garden in this pre op diet, where I am allowed some veggies every day. Any suggestions? I have been boiling them in beef broth with mrs.dash spicy blend. Not too bad, but 49 pounds of zucchini left.

I made a great Soup the other day, took zucchini and yellow squash and sliced and used a frying pan with just the olive oil spray, and grilled them some like that, then added in fresh basil, and salt and pepper, then added in some chicken broth and used a little flour to make a thick rue like then skim milk, then added to the blended and pureed it all. was pretty good that way actually......mmm thoughts of zucchini banana bread with walnuts and chocolate chips....whoops that was the old me that could have that :)

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So I keep having dark dreams of death and dying on the table and all...anyone else going through this....I even dreamed last night that I was visited and told if I didnt stop this surgery I would die.....would like to shake this and hope its just part of this weird issue of going back and forth and some being scared etc

When I first made the decision, and paid the deposit, etc., I had some weird dreams. Just remember that we don't control our dreams, and our minds use sleep as a time to make adjustments. I think it is a normal part of adjusting to a major life decision. I know when I was pregnant with my children, especially my first, I would have bizarre and disturbing dreams. Sometimes, it helps to talk it out with someone. I found that verbalizing it took the mystery and "scariness" away, especially when verbalizing it and hearing how "silly" it sounded in the light of daytime. (That is not to say that your dream is silly, I am referring to my own dreams). Hope this helps.

Blessings!

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My fitness pal name is pbll (2L's)...feel free to add me. I'm new to that app/program I tried to add some of u ladies... :)

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Thank you everyone who friended me on myfitnesspal. I feel like we are on one of those long long lines for a Disney ride. We are finally at the point where we are under the canopy and can hear the music. Out ride will begin shortly!

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Hi there! I am hoping to join your group on 8/7 or 8/14...just waiting for the phone call. I am from CT, 47, wife & mom, 5'4" with 100# to lose.

Best of luck to everyone!

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    • 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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      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

        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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