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jgarland    4

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Hey everyone....so i am super excited got a call from dr Scotts office my preop date is June 12, surgery scheduled for July 10. I am ready

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cutiepieme    41

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Cool! I'm July 11!!! My preop day is June 13!!! So ready????????

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KevinsBabyGirl85    364

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Congrats to all 3 of you!!! You won't regret it!! I can't wait to see progress pics!

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jgarland    4

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Thanks all.

Long struggle for me been trying for surgery for several years...but alas the time is right...

I will be posting pics most definitely:-)

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Ellie_Grace    271

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June 7th here! Hard to believe the day is finally almost here

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Ellie_Grace    271

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Thanks josee! Isn't it amazing that we live so close to each other? How are you doing? How many weeks/months post op are you?

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aBetterRay    17

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June 7th here! Hard to believe the day is finally almost here

Congrats on the June 7th date. Everything goes so smoothly at Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital. I've stayed in hotels that weren't as nice. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Kellylynn and I were hoping to see you before you go in, but I understand there is a bit of illness going on over there, and Kelly is super susceptible to anything right now with the chemo treatments...

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Ellie_Grace    271

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Ray, Erin had the stomach flu but I made her stay away from the house until she was better. I know that makes me a horrible mom, but when she posted she was sick I asked her to stay at her future apt until she was no longer sick. I could not afford to get sick the week of surgery either. (we did bring her stomach flu type meds and food, but Nick took them up and left them outside her door) Maybe we could plan on meeting somewhere other than the house, if you are concerned still. Erin is rarely home, what with her doing all that pre-wedding stuff. But she is all better.

I am starting to get nervous, more that something will stop it, rather then the for the actual surgery, but there is a bit of that starting as well. :)

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Kelly is really limiting her contact with anything. Just after starting here chemo, she caught a bug, got sick, and had to do 6 days of antibiotic infusions at the hospital to clear it up. Plus, when you add a cold or flu to the chemo effects and her battle with Lupus symptoms, she is taking no chances. She really hates this aspect of the treatment, please understand that. She puts on a mask when she is out, and we wipe everything down with antibiotics cloths. This is the routine for at least the next few months.

It does not make you a bad mom for keeping illness away from your home this close to your surgery. Very wise decision. You want to avoid ANY possible complications. There will be time later.

I was nervous about my decision to have the surgery, right up to the last minute. For me, the bottom line was KNOWING that I needed more than will power and dieticians to make the changes I needed to make. Short of having my jaw wired shut, I needed a tool, something that would force me to make better choices. The threats of increased health problems and early death was not enough to alter my food addiction. It's a radical solution, and it's not a cure, but it's the best chance I have at dealing with the situation, and I feel real good about it now...

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Ellie_Grace    271

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I totally understand about Kelly. She needs to focus on her health and protect herself as she goes through that process. I just hope and pray it all works and she regains her health at the end of that process. Cancer is a scary thing. I wish my sister could have chemo so she could get better and not be looking at dying in the near future, but if she could and got it I would protect her from everything the same way you are doing for Kelly, no need to apologize.

I feel the same way about the surgery, it is my last chance to fight and get healthy. I know I can do the right things for a few months on my own but it never lasts. With this tool I hope it helps me to maintain my goals to eat healthy and be active. I am just tired of being tired and so desperately afraid of getting cancer like my sister, which is one reason I am having this surgery. Doctor told me that this will help lower my risk for the cancer: with this sister that's dying, another sister, aunt and a grandmother all having one form of cancer or the other I am seriously concerned. I want to live to see my family grow and be there with Nick for as long as possible. I want a life worth living!

How is it going for you?

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Ellie_Grace    271

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Congrats!! That's great!

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      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

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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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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