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Hello, everyone. Im in Tega Cay, SC, but my surgery is at CMC Mercy in Charlotte.Just got a date for Nov 12th. Excited and a little nervous. New to this site and lovin all the great info.

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Hello Johnboy I am in Gastonia but I'm almost in lake Wylie. So I'm just around the corner from you. I was sleeved on 9/19 and I know exactly what your talking about. I was nervous and scared trying to talk myself out of it and everything. I know everyone is different but so far there wasn't a whole lot to it I prepared for the worst and it wasn't that bad. I went back to work today but could have went back at a week and would have been fine. You'll be fine.

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Im in Kannapolis, NC. Surgery is scheduled for Oct 17 with Dr. Bauman.

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I'm from Concord....surgery was with Dr.Bauman.

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Are there any Charlotte sleevers that have had and complications? My information was sent to insurance on Friday' date=' I'm getting excited but still nervous at the same time.[/quote']

Hi, I am in Charlotte, had VSG in April, no complications, down 61 lbs and loving it!

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Hello I'm a Charlotte sleever I was sleeved August 13, 2012 by Dr Kauda at mercy hospital uptown Charlotte. Things are going great no complications and insurance approved in 48 hours I have united Heath care

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Hello I'm a Charlotte sleever I was sleeved August 13' date=' 2012 by Dr Kauda at mercy hospital uptown Charlotte. Things are going great no complications and insurance approved in 48 hours I have united Heath care[/quote']

Hi there! Dr. Kuwada is also my surgeon. How did you like him? My insurance UHC was submitted on Friday. Fingers crossed...wish me luck!

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Dr. Bauman did my surgery on Aug 23rd. GREAT surgeon no complications that all. 9 weeks & 2 days post op and down 69lbs!!

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My surgeon is Dr Gersin @ CWM' date=' surgery was at Mercy. Good luck and remember to sip, walk, rest, repeat for that first 2 weeks![/quote']

How did you like Dr. Gersin?

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My surgery is December 17th with Kuwada at CMC Mercy

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My surgery is December 17th with Kuwada at CMC Mercy

Great. Just 7 days after mine. I'll have to keep you posted on my progress. Congrats to you.

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Great. Just 7 days after mine. I'll have to keep you posted on my progress. Congrats to you.

Awesome. I will be stalking your profile. Do you have any appts coming up? I have the mental preparness class on November 6th and a lot of other appts in November

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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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    • 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

        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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