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Congrats Mastiff_mama. Please tell me about your experience. I am scheduled to see the surgeon April 9th and surgery is scheduled for May 6.

It was a piece of cake... Surgery wise. The hard part is the eating... Before and after! Hard to stick to preop and hard to stay on the liquid afterwards... Some say they didn't get hungry... I did! Then only lost weight for the first two weeks and stopped the second two weeks... Frustrating! I am sure I shrunk during that time though... Clothes fit differently

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It was a piece of cake... Surgery wise. The hard part is the eating... Before and after! Hard to stick to preop and hard to stay on the liquid afterwards... Some say they didn't get hungry... I did! Then only lost weight for the first two weeks and stopped the second two weeks... Frustrating! I am sure I shrunk during that time though... Clothes fit differently

Hey I had to quote u on this. I lost weight too the first 2 weeks and now at a stand still too!! Crazy. What stage are you in?

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Hey I had to quote u on this. I lost weight too the first 2 weeks and now at a stand still too!! Crazy. What stage are you in?

I was 4 weeks yesterday. I got sick last week with a uti and ran high fevers... I don't know if it's coincidence or what, but I've lost 4 pounds since then... Maybe it was just the break of a 3 week stall

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I am sick as well its knocking me harder than being out of surgery it feels. With just a cold but haven't been really able to eat these last few days. Hopefully I can get over this over all no regrets love the surgery.

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I am sick as well its knocking me harder than being out of surgery it feels. With just a cold but haven't been really able to eat these last few days. Hopefully I can get over this over all no regrets love the surgery.

Mine is a uti and I've run a fever for nearly a week! Today I got on the scales and I've lost 7lbs since Thursday!

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I imagine I am loosing weight I don't have an appetite for food. Worse way to loose weight ugh

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I got to see Dr Baker on April 9th. I am going to be so upset if he says he won't do the surgery. I haven't lost much weight. I did start exercising and have done everything my insurance requires.

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I go see Dr. Baker at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Someone give me a heads up. What is a consultation with Dr. Baker like? I am so praying he will say I can have the surgery.

How is everyone doing since their surgery?

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I go see Dr. Baker at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Someone give me a heads up. What is a consultation with Dr. Baker like? I am so praying he will say I can have the surgery.

How is everyone doing since their surgery?

I am in NWA and in used Roller, but I'd think as long as you're under 450lbs you should be Ok... I only lost 7lbs preop and that was about 8 months total! Just wasn't as motivated I guess... Had too many food funerals! I was 239 the day if surgery

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Vilonia/Conway here! I used Dr. Baker I was sleeved 12-6-12.

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I go see Dr. Baker at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Someone give me a heads up. What is a consultation with Dr. Baker like? I am so praying he will say I can have the surgery.

How is everyone doing since their surgery?

He's a bit odd but really good. Be prepared to get the 3rd degree about your food choice if your not eating right. I love Courtney his physicians assistant. Good luck!!

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Abridgie I am in Greenbrier/Conway. Tell me about your experience. Were you self pay or did your insurance cover you? I have public school insurance so I have had to jump through alot of hoops for the past 6 months. I have a May 6th date. I am just worried about the consult with Dr. Baker. I don't know why.

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I got to see Dr Baker on April 9th. I am going to be so upset if he says he won't do the surgery. I haven't lost much weight. I did start exercising and have done everything my insurance requires.

Oh and I gained weight before my surgery he wasn't happy and told me I had to get the 7 lbs off I gained before my surgery date which 2 weeks prior your on the Protein Shakes and you'll lose. I dropped 11 lbs in 6 days

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Mastiff_Mama how are you doing since your surgery? Are you more motivated now?

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Abridgie I am in Greenbrier/Conway. Tell me about your experience. Were you self pay or did your insurance cover you? I have public school insurance so I have had to jump through alot of hoops for the past 6 months. I have a May 6th date. I am just worried about the consult with Dr. Baker. I don't know why.

When I was in Morrilton I went to LR for a seminar for lap band... I found out then that public school employees had a 100% exclusion from obesity treatment. I am no longer teaching, but glad to see they've gotten rid of that exclusion! I am now on medicare and there were a lot of hoops to jump through also, but it was worth it in the end... Took a total of 10 months have surgery. Some of that delay wasn't insurance related though

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