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My surgery is set for 12/5/12. My friend just had hers on 11/14/12. I was her "person", the one who took care of her after her surgery and before she went home. I am so glad I was able to experience the surgery from that side of the bench. I am excited to start a new, healthier life and appreciate the advise she has given me.

The big thing that sticks out is up to 5 days post op she questioned her decision to have the surgery. After the 5th day she started getting her strength back and the nausea subsided. And for her one week check up she lost 24 pounds!!!

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Hey December sleevers! I am: scared, happy, panicked, happy, excited, nervous, overwhelmed, proud of myself for taking this huge step oh and scared lol did I. Mentioned scared? Lol

Pending united healthcares approval (submitted THREE weeks ago....can you say inpatient? Lol) my surgery date is December 10!!!!!

I'm ready!

Michelle

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Hi Michelle, My name is Michelle too ;-) i also have united health care medicaid and they approved me in less than two weeks. They put it in 11-9 and yesturday i called and it was approved;-) Good Luck

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Michelle! Nice to meet you! I'm so excited for you! Thanks for the good news on your united healthcare approval! Congrats! Keep in touch ...let me know your date!

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Mishie my date is 12-11

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Girl we are gonna have to keep in touch!!!!! I go Monday and you are up Tuesday! Yay!

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Yes girl, we do!

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December 10th! Already approved and taken care of blood work.. Etc. start my pre-op diet on Sunday. Super nervous! :/

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Mine is December 5th.... I've been keeping myself busy absorbing everything I can find about this surgery and going OCD about it, so I don't have much time to worry, but when I do, I can't believe I am actually doing It. I'm nervous, have thought even about making a living will, and then at other times I feel okay... Lol

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Hey! My name is Michelle and I am getting sleeved 12-11-12! I am feeling the same way you are but also very excited! Good Luck!

Hey there sleeve sister! My date is 12/11 too! Good luck!

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Good luck to you too tuturunner!

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My date is 12/10 also! I feel like I am consumed with all things sleeve and keep reading these boards over and over. I'm a little bit scared but so excited to start this journey!

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My date is 12/10 also! I feel like I am consumed with all things sleeve and keep reading these boards over and over. I'm a little bit scared but so excited to start this journey!

Same here, I literally had to ask my gf to take my iPad from me and not give it back for an hour lol

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      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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