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EEEK! mine is scheduled for November 12! I'm in Iowa.

I'm freaking out and feeling totally unprepared!

I'm Nov 12 also. San Francisco Bay Area

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Having mine in Jonesboro, Ar with Dr. Jones! Super excited and nervous!

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November 1st. I like in Nor Cal but driving to TJ Mexico. Good luck everyone!!!

Hi!! I'm Nov 1st!! Are you getting nervous yet?? I start pre-op Friday. Not looking forward to that. :(. Do you have to do a pre-op since you are going to Mexico?? Good luck to you and all of the November Sleevers!!! It's coming up fast.

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Hi!! I'm Nov 1st!! Are you getting nervous yet?? I start pre-op Friday. Not looking forward to that. :(. Do you have to do a pre-op since you are going to Mexico?? Good luck to you and all of the November Sleevers!!! It's coming up fast.

I'm not sure about Italiancurves, but with dr Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico I have a 15 day liquid preop diet :P

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My name is Amanda. I'm gearing up for a November sleeve. After an appointment on Saturday, the NUT said she'd have the insurance coordinator begin preparing my packet, then she would attach her final notes after my appointment on November 5 so everything could be submitted to insurance same day. My BMI was 41.1 at the initial surgical consult, and it's been hovering at 40 and change since, so I'm hoping Cigna will give me a quick approval. Following that appointment, she's given me the green light to work on losing so that she can make the case with the surgeon to shorten my pre-op diet from two weeks to one week. If things go as she's indicating they might, I believe I'll be sleeved before the end of November, Just so ready to get this show on the road!!

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Hi!! I'm Nov 1st!! Are you getting nervous yet?? I start pre-op Friday. Not looking forward to that. :(. Do you have to do a pre-op since you are going to Mexico?? Good luck to you and all of the November Sleevers!!! It's coming up fast.

I'm Nov 1st too! My pre-op diet consist of eating lean meats and veggies. Lost a few pounds too. Cut out drinking soft drinks going on 4 months. Excited but anxious! We are almost to the losers bench. Yay!

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Hello my I am new to the site. I'm schedule for surgery 11-11-13. I don't go to class until 10-28 and the say I will be there most of the day. At that time I will be put on the pre-op diet as well. What does the pre-op diet consist of? Or is there a link where I can find this info? Thanks

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I'm not sure about Italiancurves' date=' but with dr Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico I have a 15 day liquid preop diet <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />[/quote']

Hi MouseOnTheMile!! So when is your surgery?? When do you start your pre-op? It will be here before we know it. I'm ready though!! Good luck with you surgery.

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Just got my date today. November 20 is my big day!

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I have a date in November. The 18th! Nice to be able to chat with the scorpion (maybe Capricorn) sleeve-to-be's...

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My stats 5'5" 307 and I am going to get down to 155-160... date November 26th in MI... first name Dawn...

Hey Dawn! I'm in Michigan, too! Where are you having your surgery? I'm going to GHP in GR. My date is 11.12.13

Oh, and by the way.....Let's Go Red Wings! I just want to go to The Joe and fit in the seats comfortably!

Susan.

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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. 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

      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.

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