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Someone add me to the list for Friday the 13th! So much for Dec 5th, but at least I have a date!

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Oh wow, that's comforting!

That's what I thought. Wow, you have me left for dead. But at least you will know how to layout a page. lol. Not that we have enough fears and worries as it is. geesh.

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I am new to the group, my surgery date is set for December 16th. Merry Christmas to me :) I am in North Fort Worth, Texas and would love to connect with others going thru this and that have already gone thru this. Looking forward to getting to know some of you.

I do have a question with the changeover VST is having to BariatricPal, have you noticed that everything transfer's over?

Hope you are all having a great day!

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Someone add me to the list for Friday the 13th! So much for Dec 5th' date=' but at least I have a date![/quote']

Wooohooo for youuuuu!! Congrats!! I'll b havn my preop visit on that date so ull def b in my thots and prayers, yippie!! Ik ur excited:)))

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I am new to the group' date=' my surgery date is set for December 16th. Merry Christmas to me :) I am in North Fort Worth, Texas and would love to connect with others going thru this and that have already gone thru this. Looking forward to getting to know some of you.

I do have a question with the changeover VST is having to BariatricPal, have you noticed that everything transfer's over?

Hope you are all having a great day![/quote']

Hi there nd welcome to the Dec group! As for the transfer over, I dud read on a forum that Alex said it'll all tx by itself so we won't have to worry about doing it. I hope we r talking about the same thing. But if not, we have good informative people on this site so hopefully ull get the answers u need. And we look forward to gettin to know u as well.

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I am new to the group, my surgery date is set for December 16th. Merry Christmas to me :) I am in North Fort Worth, Texas and would love to connect with others going thru this and that have already gone thru this. Looking forward to getting to know some of you.

I do have a question with the changeover VST is having to BariatricPal, have you noticed that everything transfer's over?

Hope you are all having a great day!

I just went on the new website to check it out. They have not brought over active forums, and your profile is void of pictures, the count for comments you have made or posts you have started, and your information. I am hoping this all carries over!

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Well I was scheduled to have surgery at the end of December but I called an had mine rescheduled for the 1st week of January. I really would like to do in December because I'm very anxious, but my choice is based mainly on deductible issues. I want the max out of pocket fees I spend on surgery to cover me a whole year, not just 2 weeks! Idk maybe I'm crazy....

Actually that's a smart move. It's only a week or so later.

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So. My boss/husbands uncle' date=' just seen on the calendar that I'm taking off for surgery. I work at a newspaper and I do the majority of the layout work. He comes up to me and says that I need to teach him how to do it, because he's heard of all the complications and is expecting the worse. wth. >:([/quote']

Umm, he sux for sayn that!! But teach him n once u return, maybe he'll give u a bonus for all the hard work that u do. And while ur teaching, perhaps teach him some etiquette, that was way rude. Goodluck w everything:)

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Random Question:

For all of the ladies that are heavy chested , what is the best sports or yoga bra to buy ..

- I don't want them to look smooshed

- I don't want them to look like they sag either

Go to Onestopplus and look up Glamiose sports bra. Best ever.

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I just went on the new website to check it out. They have not brought over active forums, and your profile is void of pictures, the count for comments you have made or posts you have started, and your information. I am hoping this all carries over!

Thanks for checking that out! I appreciate it... right now I am on my PC at work, but do not want to keep utilizing that as an option, would rather use the APP and wasn't sure if I should go ahead and upload both apps or not.

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Had my Upper GI this morning. Officially I'm clean but the Dr said they debated for a while as to whether or not I have a hiatal hernia.

Meanwhile I'm telling everyone in my office that they found a HH which sets the stage for my cover up story.

Andrew

Andrew - Come to find out I have a rather large hiatal hernia, which being self pay, i was very happy about since insurance covers that part of the surgery thus lowering my out of pocket expenses for the sleeve.

I also have chosen to tell people my leave is for the HH. I have worked here 14 years and never had to take a leave before, so it is all new to me - I never realized how many would ask me so many questions. There are two co-workers I have been friends with outside of work for many years and they do know that the sleeve is also happening. then my family knows and my best friend. That is it!

i have contemplated over this part for months now, even when I was just researching it was only my husband that i discussed this with. It wasn't until we were a go that I told those closest to me in the past few weeks.

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Umm, he sux for sayn that!! But teach him n once u return, maybe he'll give u a bonus for all the hard work that u do. And while ur teaching, perhaps teach him some etiquette, that was way rude. Goodluck w everything:)

You know, I will teach him. I was going to teach another co-worker. But if I teach him, then he will ease up on the smart-cracks during paper day. Also, now I will feel more comfortable taking more time off work. I think it is going to backfire on him. lol. My surgery is on a Wednesday. I was taking off until the following Tuesday, so I could come and do the paper. Maybe I will take that entire week off too. ;)

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Hi there nd welcome to the Dec group! As for the transfer over, I dud read on a forum that Alex said it'll all tx by itself so we won't have to worry about doing it. I hope we r talking about the same thing. But if not, we have good informative people on this site so hopefully ull get the answers u need. And we look forward to gettin to know u as well.

Yes we are talking the same thing! Thanks DeezJeanz

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Go to Onestopplus and look up Glamiose sports bra. Best ever.

Thanks :)

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Anyone scheduled in Tijuana MX for December 16? I'm scheduled at OCC with Dr. Ortiz.< /p>

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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

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