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I had my lapband removed on 3/6 had a hiatel hernia repaired and sleeve done all by hoffman :). My 1st appointment to see him is this wednesday. I feel great. I am sooo sick of liquids i actually bumped myself up a little to puree today had 2 fork fulls of egg salad not bad! I feel great :). Just need a different taste and something thicker in my stomach.

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Hi, I am scheduled to be sleeved on 4/8/14 at buffalo general by Dr. Posner. A little nervouse and anxious waiting for my date...

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I had my lapband removed on 3/6 had a hiatel hernia repaired and sleeve done all by hoffman :). My 1st appointment to see him is this wednesday. I feel great. I am sooo sick of liquids i actually bumped myself up a little to puree today had 2 fork fulls of egg salad not bad! I feel great :). Just need a different taste and something thicker in my stomach.

Hi! I had my sleeve by posner on 2/25. There is a great support group if u want to come!! In box me! Colette

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Hi, I am scheduled to be sleeved on 4/8/14 at buffalo general by Dr. Posner. A little nervouse and anxious waiting for my date...

Joy ann. I had posner! He's great!! There's a support group. In box me if ur interested!! Colette

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Anyone have shooting pain across abdomen up back and over shoulder? This occurred while trying to eat soup... Then I was able to go to the bathroom. Anyone?

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I had IH too and everything was accepted until the last minute when my doc was required to supply the proof of the 6 month supervised diet stuff... I freaked out because I personally had no record but he worked his magic and submitted what he needed to (I was seeing him for over a year with weight-related stuff) - so it all worked out. Talk to your doc office if that becomes a requirement. They can figure it out for you. Hopefully!

Yes, Dr. Cavaretta is as stone cold as an ice cube. No emotion. So weird and awkward. I only saw him when Dr. Caruana couldn't make my follow up during my hospital stay. Thank goodness :)

My update: I'm coming up on my 3 month mark and down 51 pounds. It's like I turned back the clock 8 years - so freaking cool to wear my old clothes again! My knee pain resolved itself. sleeping a little better. Able to eat anything now (good choices and very small portions though!) with no problem and still losing. It's a darn miracle! I thought for sure I would NEVER lose. No regrets, best decision I ever made. Fingers crossed that the dreaded hair loss phase will pass me by....

I have independent health. I am worried about needing the 6 months of diet and exercise plan from you doctor. My doctor did already sign off on the medical necessity form. Looks I should be on my except for I have all my classes scheduled in April. It would be nice if maybe I could start them this month. When Clair called to schedule she mentioned them starting April 2nd. Hopefully I can get this done before June as I have met my deductible and wouldn't have to pay for it.

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I had IH too and everything was accepted until the last minute when my doc was required to supply the proof of the 6 month supervised diet stuff... I freaked out because I personally had no record but he worked his magic and submitted what he needed to (I was seeing him for over a year with weight-related stuff) - so it all worked out. Talk to your doc office if that becomes a requirement. They can figure it out for you. Hopefully! Yes, Dr. Cavaretta is as stone cold as an ice cube. No emotion. So weird and awkward. I only saw him when Dr. Caruana couldn't make my follow up during my hospital stay. Thank goodness :) My update: I'm coming up on my 3 month mark and down 51 pounds. It's like I turned back the clock 8 years - so freaking cool to wear my old clothes again! My knee pain resolved itself. sleeping a little better. Able to eat anything now (good choices and very small portions though!) with no problem and still losing. It's a darn miracle! I thought for sure I would NEVER lose. No regrets, best decision I ever made. Fingers crossed that the dreaded Hair loss phase will pass me by....

Thank you, i did call my doctor. They did have my weight loss history that was in the registration packet. I personally haven't been to my primary care in years because over all I am pretty healthy except for my weight. Hopefully like u said she cAn work her magic! I am praying everything goes smoothly so I can have it done before June. Wow! Who would ever think that within 3 months us could lose that much weight! Awesome! I am currently starting knee pains and what not hopefully it will end up resolving as well! Congratulations on your success!

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Hi everyone!! I was pretty faithful to this site for a while and strayed away when they changed it. It's a nice reading everyone's posts and seeing how far you have all come. My surgery was on 9/11/13. I'm now 6 mon out and 75 lb down. The biggest advice I could give is truly believe that everyone loses all their own pace. I have weeks were nothing happens and weeks that I lose 2-5lb. Eating has been an adjustment and so is getting in all the Protein but it's all possible and the surgery is well worth it. I had so much nausea and vomiting my few days after surgery I wondered what I got myself into!!

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This was a month and a half before surgery and now

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This was a month and a half before surgery and now

You look amazing good for you

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chilihot59 hi back at ya ;) BTW - shout out from Syracuse, NY ;) good luck kathy

Finially someone from my neck of the woods Oswego, NY here!

Not yet sleeved but in process!

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Ok, I did not mean to do that three times, lol!!!! I'm learning slowly but surely! I should have let my daughter do it!

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Ok, I did not mean to do that three times, lol!!!! I'm learning slowly but surely! I should have let my daughter do it!

You look amazing.

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Girl, I'm not fromBuffalo. But you look. Mahvelous!!!!!

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