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mrsdee    2

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I am really new to this posting thing, so any mistakes made please forgive me. I will be starting the options class at Kaiser Palmdale, CA. tomorrow on June 10th. I am so excited I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight. I have so many plans in my head about what I will do with the lighter version of me. I'm a diabetic and I'm really, really hoping I can start my new life without insulin. I used to do so many things before diabetes and I'd really like to get back to every last one, and this time I'll appreciate life I whole lot more. I'm looking at this as a second chance, a redo, and I don't intend to waste it. :D

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carlasuki    17

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Hi MRSDEE, I'm on week 9 of my option classes with Kaiser in Panorama City.. I'm soo excited and a little scarred at the same time about this new journey of my life... . I'm also only 3 pds from my 10 % weight loss. So it's starting to feel real now. Good luck to you! The option classes will fly by..

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Hello!

It's good to hear from someone who knows what going on, because I don't have a clue. I just want everything to get going so I can make this change. I've got so many questions and I've looked up everything I can. I work in the library and it's kind of sad how lacking the library system is on this subject. They still have books on the Fobi pouch. :) If you have a minute could you enlighten me on how Kaiser works so far?

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mrsdee    2

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Oh and please forgive my manners, Congratulations on almost reaching your pre-op goal. :)

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carlasuki    17

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Sure, I'd love to share my Experience with you or to answer any questions you may have about options .

During your 12 weeks of options they're going to want u to lose 5 % of your body weight and an other 5% before surgery. They are going to have you keep food recorders witch can be time consuming BUT it has helped me a lot seeing what I'm placing in my mouth :-) . You'll get to enter act with others that are going through about the same issues witch helps you feel not so alone... For the most part I've enjoyed the meetings.

Also plz don't stress on having to loose the 10% after I lost my 5% the doctor told me I met my weight lose... However I'm still trying to take off as much as I can.

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mrsdee    2

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I'd heard about that and I must admit I'm a little worried about it because I take insulin and insulin makes losing weight very hard, but whatever they ask me to do to get to where I have to go, they can consider it done.

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carlasuki    17

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Hi mesdee, I finished my classes last Thru. I'm getting really excited ... How are you doing so far with options ?

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mrsdee    2

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Hello and Congratulations! Monday will be class 7 for me, so I'm half-way through. I've had metal health exam and that seems to have gone okay, so now I just have to get my A1C below 8. My PCP nurse thinks I should be there by the time I get to meet with the surgeon. Have to spoken to the Surgeon yet?

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carlasuki    17

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Sorry for the delay response , I'm still learning how this site works ... I'm having my surgery on 9/10 ... I'm getting really excited... I can't wait to be under the 200 pd mark... How are thing going for you?

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      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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      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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        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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