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MGR1852    292

MGR1852
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Am I the only one that thinks about surgery, my new life, what it will be like after surgery, etc....ALL day long?!?! Is this normal? I have never had any type of surgery, heck I've never even had an IV, so maybe that's part of why my thoughts always drift to WLS. I can't seem to turn my mind off from the entire process!

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hiddis    12

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I think about my new life and weight loss. I think about how much energy I will have and about my health being better, but most of all I think about is what my children (17 and 19) will think of me. They have never seen me less than 200 lbs.

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AtlantaRed    651

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I do think about it ALL day long. There were times, especially in the beginning when reading sooo much new information on here, that I sometimes forgot and thought I already had it! lol

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Sassy Pants1    186

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Yes, I sure did! It's a life-changing event.

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Justinh125    472

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Well, you're having major surgery, and it's non-reversible. I think that's pretty normal.

After a while, you become used to the new way of eating as "normal" and then it doesn't occupy your thoughts as much, or at least not for me.

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taylokat    180

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Yes it happened to me too. All thoughts led to my upcoming surgery. Once I had the surgery and got back to work (I stayed home for only 10 days!) the obsession seemed to subside. Now I actually sometimes forget I had the surgery! Unless of course I eat too fast or don't chew enough...then I get reminded real quick!

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Justinh125    472

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Unless of course I eat too fast or don't chew enough...then I get reminded real quick!

Yep, happened to me today after lunch. I was driving to the county lockup to visit some clients and had just had some lunch, and scarfed it down too quick....I had to stop at a gas station to get sick. I still sometimes make those mistakes. It's a work in progress.

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DreaE    13

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I am so glad I'm not alone. Every bit of down time the surgery is all I think about. I am waiting on my insurance approval (by Wednesday) and I feel I am going mad with anticipation.

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Seela    1,187

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It was certainly all consuming. .. going back to work tomorrow. . Back to normalcy. I love the restricted diet right now (purees). It's kind of like wearing a uniform to work... I never really have to worry about what to eat and food is no longer controlling my life

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