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Hi Everyone January 9th (I hope) at Lehigh Valley Hospital' date=' PA. Just found out the decision still isn't in from my insurance :( ..just got of the phone with BCBS and they said by the end of the week. Would like to find someone in the area having it done to have as a support person.[/quote']

My date is January 9th and I'm live about 15 minutes from Harrisburg PA !

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Mizzzliza I'm in Cali (northern). My surgeon is Dr. Lee at Valleycare hospital in Pleasanton.

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We have lots of Jan 9 sleevers! I made it thru my first day of my pre diet with no cheating!

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God willing' date=' jan 7th in New York![/quote']

Where r u having it? Im jan 7th in ny too!

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God willing' date=' jan 7th in New York![/quote']

Where r u having it? Im same date in ny!

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Hello fellow jan.2013 sleevers, When I met with my dr. in Oct. he said sometime in Jan 2013. I have my last dietition appt. on Dec. 31st. Then after Jan. 1st they will turn it in to my insurance. I am on a pilot program through my insurance. So I am hoping for middle of Jan....I can't wait. All I need to do now is have my class for the 10 day diet, see surgeon,do the 10 day diet and then get it done! I am in Southern Ok. and having mine done by Dr. Keith in Norman OK.

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Hi Everyone January 9th (I hope) at Lehigh Valley Hospital' date=' PA. Just found out the decision still isn't in from my insurance :( ..just got of the phone with BCBS and they said by the end of the week. Would like to find someone in the area having it done to have as a support person.[/quote']

I'm having mines done on the 7th.

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Hi Everyone January 9th (I hope) at Lehigh Valley Hospital' date=' PA. Just found out the decision still isn't in from my insurance :( ..just got of the phone with BCBS and they said by the end of the week. Would like to find someone in the area having it done to have as a support person.[/quote']

I'm a patient at LVH but the surgeon doesn't take my insurance so I'm getting a sleeve jan 9 th at Penn Hospital but will go to support group at LV H I can b your support ! You too Harrisburg! My name is Dina

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Hi Everyone January 9th (I hope) at Lehigh Valley Hospital' date=' PA. Just found out the decision still isn't in from my insurance :( ..just got of the phone with BCBS and they said by the end of the week. Would like to find someone in the area having it done to have as a support person.[/quote']

I'm in Hamburg and having my surgery at LVH Cedar Crest on the 16th! :)

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Got the call last night my insurance was approved :) Day 2 of pre op diet and i knew it would be hard and it is. I did day one without cheating and i plan on day 2 being difficult but achievable.

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I had ileus (blockage of intestines) after my first c-section... I am wonderind if this means I can have it after VS and I am geting a little nervous about my surgery on the Jan 2nd...

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I should be scheduled in January, just don't have the date yet.

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I'm Jan 10! I'm so excited!! I've been so anxious the past few months that I've had to go shopping again cuz my clothes are not fitting! The last thing I want to do right now is buy clothes! I will enjoy that after surgery! 2013 is our year!!!!

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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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