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Today was my Pre-op class (Kaiser). I made my weight : )

Now to keep it off for a whole week!!! I'm so excited to finally have it done!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated ; )

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You just want to continue to prepare yourself mentally for this. I just had my surgery on 7/16/13. I had been psyched about having the surgery since my first consult back in Feb 2013 and took all the necessary steps to ensure that it happened but when it finally happened it wasn't like I had imagined. Don't get me wrong I don't regret my surgery at all but as far as the people I thought were going to be supportive, they really weren't. I wasn't really ready mentally as far as food goes. The couple of days I spent in the hospital were fine. It was when I went home that reality set in. My life revolves around food. I found that I can't enjoy television like I used to. I don't want to go to family outings because they are based around food. It is really sad when I really thought about it all. I'm starving mentally but I know that this is the fight thing to do and I can't ignore the ton of weight that I have lost already. So all I'm saying is just be sure you prepare yourself thoroughly. You might be spending some time home to recover and if you are used to eating out of boredom this was tough for me. As the days progress and I continue to get closer and closer to my Fluid and Protein goals it's getting better.

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You just want to continue to prepare yourself mentally for this. I just had my surgery on 7/16/13. I had been psyched about having the surgery since my first consult back in Feb 2013 and took all the necessary steps to ensure that it happened but when it finally happened it wasn't like I had imagined. Don't get me wrong I don't regret my surgery at all but as far as the people I thought were going to be supportive' date=' they really weren't. I wasn't really ready mentally as far as food goes. The couple of days I spent in the hospital were fine. It was when I went home that reality set in. My life revolves around food. I found that I can't enjoy television like I used to. I don't want to go to family outings because they are based around food. It is really sad when I really thought about it all. I'm starving mentally but I know that this is the fight thing to do and I can't ignore the ton of weight that I have lost already. So all I'm saying is just be sure you prepare yourself thoroughly. You might be spending some time home to recover and if you are used to eating out of boredom this was tough for me. As the days progress and I continue to get closer and closer to my Fluid and Protein goals it's getting better.[/quote']

Thank you!!! This all helps a lot. At this point I don't know what to expect so I'm trying not to have any expectations....I hear so many stories on here that vary so much!! It's just nice to hear from people going through this too, I feel like I'm not alone.

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You just want to continue to prepare yourself mentally for this. I just had my surgery on 7/16/13. I had been psyched about having the surgery since my first consult back in Feb 2013 and took all the necessary steps to ensure that it happened but when it finally happened it wasn't like I had imagined. Don't get me wrong I don't regret my surgery at all but as far as the people I thought were going to be supportive' date=' they really weren't. I wasn't really ready mentally as far as food goes. The couple of days I spent in the hospital were fine. It was when I went home that reality set in. My life revolves around food. I found that I can't enjoy television like I used to. I don't want to go to family outings because they are based around food. It is really sad when I really thought about it all. I'm starving mentally but I know that this is the fight thing to do and I can't ignore the ton of weight that I have lost already. So all I'm saying is just be sure you prepare yourself thoroughly. You might be spending some time home to recover and if you are used to eating out of boredom this was tough for me. As the days progress and I continue to get closer and closer to my Fluid and Protein goals it's getting better.[/quote']

Hang in there things do get better. You will be able to enjoy tv again and those family outings. It just takes time! This is the hard time of this journey, but in several months you will realize you had more strength in you than you thought you did. You will look back and say wow I made it through all that and look at me now!

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Relax you will do just fine. Sometimes you can't be too prepare.

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