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Thank you Firelle! I'm so excited!!! This is like a dream. Good luck to all of you too. Xoxoxo. I will be posting from my hospital bed.

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Thank you Firelle! I'm so excited!!! This is like a dream. Good luck to all of you too. Xoxoxo. I will be posting from my hospital bed.

Wishing you the best!! Let us know how it goes!

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Best of luck to those of you having your surgeries tomorrow!!

Thanks firelle! I can't believe it's almost here! I am trying so hard to keep busy, busy and not think too much. Otherwise I will panic and freak myself out. I know I want AND NEED this so badly.

himalaya62, 4my2boys and everyone else tomorrow and the rest of February GOOD LUCK AND CALM VIBES to you all! ^_^ Happy dance all around!

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I hear a lot of you are required to do Clear Liquids a day or two before surgery. My dr hasn't said anything about that to me. I'm assuming that I just do the normal Protein Shake up until the night before? I'll check with my dr, but what requirements do any of you have the day or two before "the BIG day"?

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I hear a lot of you are required to do clear liquids a day or two before surgery. My dr hasn't said anything about that to me. I'm assuming that I just do the normal Protein Shake up until the night before? I'll check with my dr' date=' but what requirements do any of you have the day or two before "the BIG day"?[/quote']

I was shakes and clear liquids only two weeks pre op. surgery went perfectly this past wed 1/30. Home doing really well. Good luck! It is so exciting!

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Preop starts Feb 14th surgery Feb 28th

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16 more days until surgery. Im a little nervous but not much. The preop diet starts tuesday and i know that is going top suck because I cook for my family.

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I have my pre-op feb 19th and scheduled for surgery Feb 21st!!! I'm super excited! I am on a 2 shake and one small meal diet.

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I hear a lot of you are required to do clear liquids a day or two before surgery. My dr hasn't said anything about that to me. I'm assuming that I just do the normal Protein Shake up until the night before? I'll check with my dr' date=' but what requirements do any of you have the day or two before "the BIG day"?[/quote']

Day before I do my normal liquid diet for breakfast/lunch. Then I have to do bowel cleansing around 2p and then its ONLY clear liquids after that up to 4 hrs before surgery.

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My sleeve is scheduled for February 25th. Getting excited. My son was sleeved Dec 17th and down 90 lbs already with 30 of that lost prior to surgery :) Big changes at our house. Have lost some on Weight Watchers but tired if struggling all the time. Am a nurse in Missouri and ready for the changes. Good luck to all!!

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Thank you thank you! Believe it or not I am as cool as a cucumber right now. I think I have past over to the stage of acceptance. I'm just ready to get the show on the road!! Woohoo! We are all so awesome!!!!!!!!

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Surgery date Feb 14th! Day four of two week pre-op diet! Started off rocky but controlling hunger with Water and fruit as directed by my Nut. Diet is 1000 calorie low fat and carb.

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Surgery date Feb 14th! Day four of two week pre-op diet! Started off rocky but controlling hunger with Water and fruit as directed by my Nut. Diet is 1000 calorie low fat and carb.

I'm same as you...day 4 but I am on liquids only..I am ready for V day (:

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Hey guys!! Congrats to all you fellow February Sleevers! I am the moderator of the February 2013 Social Group so if you want an invite just let me know and I will send you one!!

Would like an invite. Scheduled for February 25th :)

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