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Best wishes to you! My surgery is the following day, 10/2. I am really excited! Perhaps tomorrow will be a nervous one for me. One thing is for sure, there are a lot of wise, supportive mentors on this site and I intend to draw upon their experiences and support. Try to focus on your courageousness to take this step forward. I am excited for us!

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My surgery is schedules for tomorrow morning as well. I am excited! Good luck

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Heyy definitely having those same feelings I'm scheduled for tomorrow at 2:45pm I'm just all over the place in my thoughts but I will hopefully find the strength to go on thru with it

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Take a deep breath and pray. You will be fine! I wish it was me. I have to wait till Dec or Jan. I have had to deal with diabetes for three years now and it's still not under control. So glad you can have the surgery before the diabetes set in. I'm praying for a speedy recovery for you!

Well you will be there soon. Well I will let you know my journey after surgery which hopefully help you.

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Hi Chass' date=' Your story sounds very similar to mine. I have battled my weight since I was an adolescent. And I've been over 200 for years. Right now I'm 255 and on a 5'2" frame that sucks. For many years I would tell myself, yes, I'm fat, but I'm healthy. Then 4 years ago I had to get on high cholesterol meds. Then I hit 40 and here comes the high blood pressure meds. And I've been diagnosed as pre diabetic. It all caught up with me <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />. Knowing my family history with heart issues, the high blood pressure diagnosis was really my last straw. I am scared of the surgery because I've never been in the hospital. But I know this is my chance to finally take control over my life and make a difference. I know you're scared - I have no doubt that right before surgery I'm going to be a wreck. But you know you're doing the best thing for you and your health. Take care - and know we'll all be here keeping you in our thoughts and prayers![/quote']

Thank you! wow I would say ,"I'm healthy, I'm not that big " but enough. Well I know u scared, I can at least help u with your fears after I go threw my surgery.

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I am 5'3 & 1/2 and yes the 1/2 matters!dde09. Weighed 240+ I had surgery May 15 and have loss over 75 ibs! It has been so worth it. I bought a size 12 dress for a funeral a few weeks ago. It was baggy when I put it on Saturday! I am working out and doing things I haven't in many years. You are about to walk into your healing! Go get it Girl! Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

Smiles ! Thank you. I know you feel good.

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Hi Chass' date=' its normal to feel that way. You are going to be just fine. In couple months from now you are going to look back and think why I didn't do this earlier. You are going to love the change. Tomorrow is going to be 11 weeks for me and I am so happy for my surgery. Good luck to you. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

Thanks, wow 11 weeks, how are you doing ?

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good luck its a peice of cake best move youll ever make

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Goodluck & Godbless... we all had our share of cold feet before the surgery..totally cool... just try n relax..sending positive thots n hugs your way... cheers :) :)

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October 1 is my day. I need support right now because I'm having negative thoughts. I need this to live a better life. I have been in the 250 pound range for 3 years' date=' but been battling for 10 years. I have never shared my unhappiness about my weight in public like this. I am only 5'4". High cholesterol , hypertension, and two points from being diabetic!!!! So what is my deals with my fears now? I am excited but so nervous. So many mix emotions. SO grateful for this site because I feel like a have an extended family. Any St. Louis October 1 sleeve with Dr. Morales?[/quote']

Sending up prayers and well wishes on your surgery..you will do just fine! Keep us posted with your progess as you ready your goals ;-)

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Thinking good thoughts for you! I suspect you're already in recovery by now :)

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Thanks, wow 11 weeks, how are you doing ?

I hope by now you are on the recovery room, wish you the best. Remember....walk, walk and walk and sips and sips of Water...

I am doing great, little by little getting to my goal, once an a while I crave some food...but I am really trying to stay on the right path. Join the Gym and trying to go at least 3 times a week.

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Wondering how your surgery went today! Thinking of 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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      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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