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I am new to this. I was part of the old lap band forums and then they changed to here. I have been thinking about surgery for a long time, but last year I finally put it into motion. I was approved for a gastric sleeve since I did not qualify for the other two. I will be having surgery sometime in January. I don't have an exact date yet, just January. I should know soon though. I just wanted to say hi and intruduce myself. My name is Stephanie, I am 36, and I am a single mom of two beautiful kids age 6 and 14. I can't wait till my surgery. I am not blind I know it will not be easy and I have to still exercise and watch what I eat, but I am ready to get that extra edge that the surgery provides.

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Congratulation's and welcome. This is a wonderful website. I wish you the best in Jan! :)

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Welcome!

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I finally have a surgery date. February 25th! WOW! I am soooo excited!

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Final stretch before surgery...protein shakes (yuck) but I am excited!

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Hang in there!! The liver reduction part is really awful, but you can do it!! Less than a week to go! :)

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Thanks elf for your support.

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So I am a week out from surgery. It has been the roughtest week of my life. I think this might be right up there with taking care of a sick baby! I am not really hungry. Sometimes I smell stuff and want it, but rarely. Most of the time the smells make me nauseus. I really have held down not much of anything since surgery. A couple of glasses of milk here and there, Water here and there, that sort of stuff. I am having trouble with trapped air in my stomach. Since I do not burp really often, it ends up with the hiccups. But if I don't get the hiccups then I puke. Apparently the air everytime you eat or drink is normal. But if I can only take down about 2 sips and the rest is air, then what kind of nutrition am I getting? I have spread all of my meds and Vitamins out to 4 different times to take because I can only take about 2 Vitamins and nothing else will go down. I know this will all ease and I will get better, but it seems awful right now. There is times I question my choice, but then I get on the scale and I rethink that. I have lost 15lbs in a week! I guess I just keep pushing and there will be a light at the end of the tunnel! LOL

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Just wanted to say congrats on your losses so far and hang in there! :)

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It gets so much better. The first week is tough, first month even...then it just gets easier.

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