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I was sleeved 10/18/2012 BEST decision ever!! Stay focused group:-) here's some before and afters sw: 301 cw: 188

Thanks for sharing! You look awesome!! My date is Oct 17th I am excited and nervous, so seeing other success stories keeps me positive. Again, thanks and great job!

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Got the news today that they have moved my consultation with the surgeon up to tomorrow (was supposed to be in September) - so excited - maybe things will happen quicker than I anticipated - so praying. Just hope I can do this - so worried about the pre/post op diet.

I have the same type job. Never leave my desk. I pack a lunch or have delv or I dont eat. Do you have a kitchen at work? We do, so I bought one of those single serve blenders to mix my Protein drinks. You could do that. I plan on stacking my desk with high Protein foods. Peanut Butter, my Protein shakes, i have yogurts in the fridge at work. I am sure I will come up with other items. Read some of the posts on daily intakes to get some ideas about how you can fit protein in. I've been going throught them to vary my menu. Good luck with your appt. let us know how it goes.

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I should be in October too. I just have 2 more nut visits and one is on 8/20/13 so maybe it'll happen.

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Melissa1234 - they have to change one of my bi-polar meds - I am very worried because I finally have meds that work for me!

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I'm sorry they are messing with your meds. I assume it has something to do with the surgery? I am on abilify and lamictal and clonazepam. I hope whatever they switch you to works well for you. If not you get up their behinds about getting it right :)

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Thanks for sharing! You look awesome!! My date is Oct 17th I am excited and nervous' date=' so seeing other success stories keeps me positive. Again, thanks and great job![/quote']

I know exactly how you feel! I broke out in hives for weeks before surgery my nerves where so bad. Keep in touch and feel free to ask me any questions you may have:-)

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Just scheduled today...Oct. 17th is the day! Nervous and excited' date=' but happy I found this site, as I know it will really help me through this journey![/quote']

October 16th for me..yeah!!!

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Oct 12th it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.. lost over 100 pounds just stick to it you've already made the biggest decision by saying that you want to do it so just maintain.. the one thing I do want you to keep in mind this the way that people who you thought were your friends may treat you different

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Melissa1234 - I am on Ability and Pristiq but my Pristiq is not crushable so I have to go on something else for a couple of weeks which scares the crap out of me. Thanks to all of you for keeping me grounded and realizing that this really is the best decision I have ever made - just can't wait for the actual surgery!

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Got my date changed to October 2nd! Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!

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Got my date changed to October 2nd! Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!

What was your original date?

I have my egd (edg) whichever is correct, scheduled for the week of labor day. I go to the pulmo doc tomorrow and will schedule the sleep apnea test same week. Man, things are starting to come together...scaring the kerrrrap outta me!

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What was your original date?

I have my egd (edg) whichever is correct' date=' scheduled for the week of labor day. I go to the pulmo doc tomorrow and will schedule the sleep apnea test same week. Man, things are starting to come together...scaring the kerrrrap outta me![/quote']

Before my insurance approved me, I was tentatively scheduled for October 23rd.

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Before my insurance approved me' date=' I was tentatively scheduled for October 23rd.[/quote']

Thats awesome!! Keep us posted. And you'll have to let me know how you do on the pre op diet. I'm sweatin' that big time

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Thats awesome!! Keep us posted. And you'll have to let me know how you do on the pre op diet. I'm sweatin' that big time

I'm worried about that too, but my doc allows me one small meal a day on the preop, so that's a plus. I work at a food court, so it'll be hard on my will power not to cheat

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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
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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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      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.

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