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Hi' date=' all. I am also the 27th, along with my 22 year old son, we're doing this together. I'm 53, 251 pounds, haven't started really exercising yet. My son is 6'6", started at 429 is down to 385 already and we are doing our preop, shakes only, two week diet. FUN! ;) and, yum :wacko:. Just wanted to tell you that I found a delicious shake combo. We are using Premier Protein shakes, chocolate. We get them from costco, 18 pack for 24.99. 160 cals, 30 gms of Protein. They are really good. To me, they taste like chocolate milk. Well, I visited GNC and bought some of their Total Lean Lean shake 25 in pumpkin Spice. 25 gms protein, 200 cals in the full serving of two scoops. I mix them together in my blender. If you like pumpkin spice flavor and chocolate...it makes an awesome shake. I only make this at night to finish my day in a double serving. I am supposed to have five shakes a day. This way, I get four in a day.

Anyhoo, I go at 6:00 a.m. next Thursday and my son is supposed to be there at 8:30, but we will go together at 6:00. We pre-registered yesterday and had the chest x-ray, blood workup, EKG and I had to have a CT scan of my surgical hernia (from my 2007 hysterectomy) to see how bad it is. If it is worse than they hope, the surgeon will put a "temporary" fix on it to try to hold it together until I lose weight, and then we will fix it permanently.

So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! :P

To the posters who are nurses, I want to train after I lose my weight (or a good portion of it) to become a CNA. How is the job market for CNAs?[/quote']

I think Cna jobs kind of depend on where you're located. But they always need good ones in

SE OK especially in nursing homes.

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I feel a little unprepared really. I'm a last minute packer kind of person anyway :-) I think I'll get it all together though. (Probably on the 26th lol) not nervous really, just excited!

my biggest fear is getting sick beforehand and not being able to have it that day. everyone around me is getting sick! i'm hoping the flu shot will save me. . .

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my biggest fear is getting sick beforehand and not being able to have it that day. everyone around me is getting sick! i'm hoping the flu shot will save me. . .

Oh my gosh me too! We had a family Christmas Saturday and geeze at the sick relatives I had over! Luckily I'm still feeling good but several of them had a stomach bug:-/

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There is a thread for all December 27th sleevers under the monthly support group tab btw

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I'm Dec 27th too! I feel sick to my stomache every time I really think about it but I'm really excited. I'm praying for all of my follow sleevers for perfect procedures and quick recoveries. Merry Christmas and good luck!

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Two days to go- I can't believe it!!! I don't know about you guys but I am so sick of liquids right now I could scream! I do have to say that I am pretty proud of myself making it through 3 twelve hour shifts in the ER without wavering and sneaking the taste of a Christmas cookie :-) I am so excited and ready to get this done. Good luck everybody and I will have each of you in my prayers for a speedy recovery! Merry Christmas and have an awesome day!

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Two days to go- I can't believe it!!! I don't know about you guys but I am so sick of liquids right now I could scream! I do have to say that I am pretty proud of myself making it through 3 twelve hour shifts in the ER without wavering and sneaking the taste of a Christmas cookie :-) I am so excited and ready to get this done. Good luck everybody and I will have each of you in my prayers for a speedy recovery! Merry Christmas and have an awesome day!

I've done exceptionally well on my pre-op, even through or family Christmas dinner, but last night I had a TERRIBLE want for one of Santa's chocolate chip cookies!! I didn't cave but let me say it did make me a little cranky!

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I've done exceptionally well on my pre-op' date=' even through or family Christmas dinner, but last night I had a TERRIBLE want for one of Santa's chocolate chip cookies!! I didn't cave but let me say it did make me a little cranky![/quote']

Can anyone tell me how to use this app on my iPhone?? I can't respond to anyone? I don't know if this is gonna work lol

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Can anyone tell me how to use this app on my iPhone?? I can't respond to anyone? I don't know if this is gonna work lol

Ok I got it lol

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Ok I got it lol

Glad you figured it out because I couldn't help. I use my iPad. That's cool that you and your husband are doing it together.

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I am having surgery tomorrow along with my husband I'm super nervous!! I guess I'm afraid of the unknown

Yea well I'm not going to be able to take of him and he's having the d switch

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I am also scheduled for Dec 27th. I am starting to get nervous a little. I feel like everything I have learned and prepared for is slipping out of my head and being blinded by nerves and excitement. All of a sudden I am like, oh my gosh - what do I do? LOL.

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Here is the a wonderful New Year!

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So i'm having my surgery at St Vincent's Charity Hospital in Cleveland and I live an hour south of there in Canton. They are calling for 6-10 inches of snow between 7am tomorrow and 7am on Thursday! Crap! I hope they don't postpone my surgery due to weather. I mean we will leave 4 hours early if we have to but what if the surgeon gets snowed in?! I just feel with the way my luck is, that something is going to keep this from happening on Thursday!! Lord please help me get through this and make it to post-op!!

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