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Surgery early Monday.. 2 days... OMG!!! What if I hate it??? What if I have complications?? What if I don't wake up??? What ifs are scathing the crap out ta me.

I miss food!! I have been on liquids since the 19th and after surgery for 2-3 weeks... I have lost 11lbs which I am thankful for. I am now under 300 :) less to lose after!

I have had major constipation... Sorry tmi and I have been taking stool softeners the last 3 nights... I finally went yesterday and it was horrible.... Now I'm worried I will have this problem afterwards too...

Sorry totally venting. These days on liquid are making me cranky and tired. I am getting over 120gms of Protein.. I have to have at least 110... I don't think I'm going to be able to get that much in after. I'm scared to lose my hair and my muscle...

Thanks for reading... I know from reading everyone else's post that this is normal... But I don't feel normal!!!

Height 5'11"

Highest weight 322

Starting weight 307

Current weight 296

Goal weight 176??? Maybe!!!

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Hey girlie :)

Just remember why you are doing this. It's time to start taking care of yourself again. I spent to many years consumed in grief and wasn't really living anymore.. You owe it to yourself and your family to achieve Heath and happiness!

Yes I miss food, but what did food ever do for us really?

Yes hair loss, Constipation and all that jazz happens... But I still wouldn't change it for the world :)

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That is a fabulous question. food got me fat... But sometimes I feel like it got me thru some super rough times.. But still not a friend. I have now found that talking to my best friend works the same as shoving food in my mouth :)

I have so much support. Here, my family, my friends... Some say you aren't that big you don't need it... I say you don't know how unhealthy I am and how I look in the mirror disgusts me... :)

I know I am doing this for ALL the right reasons. I have had 5 other surgeries one HUGE one that I did well from.

Thanks for reminding me laura-ven

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You can do it!! Everyone has those last minute jitters right before surgery, I'll admit I had them up until I went to sleep. I started crying as they wheeled me back for surgery, BUT I would not change what I did or how it has changed my life in just the short few weeks its been since surgery. Just remember you are doing this for you!! Good luck

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I was scared too. Esp. scared I wouldn't wake up. I cleaned house like a mad woman and did lots of other stuff to get ready for surgery.

I will be thinking of you.

Lynda

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Thank you :)

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Hey my surgery date is on the 29th and I have all of those same concerns, but if its my time to go I trust in God and I'm willing to go where ever I'm called .

I have had some great pre op weight loss results almost 30lbs ,and I day and half to go. I will keep you in my prayers when I go to bed. I'm so mad at myself for my health choices but I do understand it was all my fault and no one else. I know this surgery is best for me because I have been that loyal person to diet and eat properly work out, I paid for high priced foods like Nutrisystem and even had better success doing it naturally but I gained it all back. So I'm great at dieting but trying to keep it off I'm not good at that at all.

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My surgery is tomorrow as well!! Good luck to us! I have all the same things running through my head at this point but I am also thinking about all of the things my weight keeps me from doing!

Keep your eyes on the prize!!

Instead of the negative focus on the positive :) Imagine where you will be in just 3 months from now!

Good luck sleeve sister <3

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Good luck ladies!!! I will be thinking of y'all tomorrow! Everything you're going through and will go through will be so worth it! In a few months you will feel somewhat normal and have the rest of your life to live healthy! How freakin exciting is that?!?!

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I'm not as nervous because I watched someone I know go through it about 6 weeks ago. I trust my surgeon, but the only thing I'm nervous about is sitting up afterwards. I had a lot of trouble with that after my gallbladder surgery, but the sleeve is double the incisions. I know it will be worth it. I just hope the first week isn't similar to my gallbladder surgery!

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Take a giant deep breath..... hold it..... let it out...... RELAX !! Repeat as needed.

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