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KeeWee    470

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Doing great over here in Baltimore. 2 weeks out, 22lbs down and can't wait to be 2 years out!! Have a great life all...

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nurse_lindsaymae09    1

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Caroline county MD. Roughly an hour from Annapolis ????

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BeagleLover    1,020

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Hi! I'm from northern Silver Spring, near Burtonsville. I noticed you were 5 days out. How are you doing?

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nurse_lindsaymae09    1

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Caroline county MD. Roughly an hour from Annapolis area

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nurse_lindsaymae09    1

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My best friend lives in silver spring! I am doing okay, have had headaches, weakness and what I feel like is hunger pains. All I wanted to do today was eat!!

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ilovenyc    0

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Any recommendations for Montgomery county or dc? I'm checking out Sibley Memorial hospital Dr. Long and there is another program in Rockville and Olney

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BeagleLover    1,020

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Any recommendations for Montgomery county or dc? I'm checking out Sibley Memorial hospital Dr. Long and there is another program in Rockville and Olney

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BeagleLover    1,020

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Yes! I go here Medstar Montgomery ON Prince Phillip Dr. in Olney. They have a great comprehensive program. Call the Bariatric Coordinator, Kenneth Alexander. Surgeon: Dr. John Brebbia (do a search of surgeons on Bariatric Pal). All the surgery is done at G.W. in Washington DC, a Center of Excellence.

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want2besleeved87    60

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Yes! I go here Medstar Montgomery ON Prince Phillip Dr. in Olney. They have a great comprehensive program. Call the Bariatric Coordinator, Kenneth Alexander. Surgeon: Dr. John Brebbia (do a search of surgeons on Bariatric Pal). All the surgery is done at G.W. in Washington DC, a Center of Excellence.

Yes Dr. John Brebbia did my surgery at WHC in DC. He is great if you have any questions PM me

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DOMINICANA88    44

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I'm in Baltimore, surgery date 4-23 at St. Agnes with Averbach...no preop diet, nerves going wild, bariatricpal being my secret best friend all the while, all I wanna do is hop this fence asap! Best of luck to u all...

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How have you been Hun ? You know we surgery buddies lol I am doing ok still having issue with my Protein and Water intake what you ? And hey every body I am from the Greenbelt md area

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DOMINICANA88    44

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Any recommendations for Montgomery county or dc? I'm checking out Sibley Memorial hospital Dr. Long and there is another program in Rockville and Olney

Providence hospital has a great program and Dr Rickford is the best hands down he really knows what he is doing and everyone is so friendly there

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Tabby Closet    39

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Has anyone seen dr Gandsas?

I'm a Gandsas patient 10 months out... Lost 100..

HW- 350

SW- 339

CW- 250

Surgery- July 11, 2013

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DOMINICANA88    44

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Hey you guys and gals ! Do any of ya going to the Vitamin Shoppe store ? I have a store credit of $150 and would like to get cash for since they don't sell the things that I need

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heather1491    0

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Anyone In or near the Hagerstown MD area? I'm in search of a support group/friends. I'm 22 considering the sleeve surgery & have tons of questions. Please feel free to message me. I'm new to the forum thing & the possibility of surgery would love to make some friends that's gone through or are embarking on the same journey :)

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    • LeighaTR

      LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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    • Alisa_S

      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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      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

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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