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Thank you Misty

Congrats to ya!!! Happy ur on ur way! :)

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Awesome malijah ..... great news .....and yes excited and nervous ....getting all my ducks in row to make sure the home front runs smooth while I am gone.......I live 3 hours away from hospital so will spend a few nights in a motel to make sure theirs no complications. I am waiting for them to let me know which day :) :wacko: :D :rolleyes:

Got that approval call today too !! So excited and nervous all at one.

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thank you L.Lee .........

CONGRATS FROGGY,

I am really happy for you. I am 4 weeks out today (well yesterday). Yes, my surgery was an experience and it is being quite the journey currently. One thing I will say is that I made many modifications at least 6 months ahead but nothing prepares you for this change until your stomach changes. I mean this in the most positive way. Yes I have had some struggles in just 4 weeks but I still made the best decision.

I have a gift for you in an attachment below. Glad you liked my "new frozen yogurt find" Froggy, I have never believed in luck, and frankly I can't stand the word. Instead..............................

God's blessings upon you Froggy,

Lisa

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Thanks rinny11 ...Hope all is well with you! :)

Good luck Froggy, my prayers go with you

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WOW!! So many thank you's went out. That is so kind and considerate. People initiate kind gestures because they want to not 'cause they have to. When you can't show any other form of gratitude a "thank you" is always the best etiquette. I never received a thank you for my well wishes and I even sent a hook up for free Bariatric Vitamins. I received a "like" instead. Oh well onto the next person who will be more appreciative........SMH a.k.a shake my head

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Congrats! I just got my approval. My surgery is the 4th. I could have done feb 18th but I would have had to start my liquid diet the same day and I wasn't ready.

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:) Surgery Date March 5th .....YES!!!!!!!

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I got a Surgery Date March 5th yes I am so so excited ............!!!

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:) Surgery Date March 5th .....YES!!!!!!!

. Great! Now you can let me know what I'm up against :)

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I get my date in 13 days when I see my surgeon but I want to know now!!

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I get my date in 13 days when I see my surgeon but I want to know now!!

. Hang in there Hun, it'll go by fast.

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Congrats Froggy, I'm hoping for the 6th. We'll be buddies.

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:) Awesome Wallflower........... mine is on the 5th ...... Take care hope all goes well........

Congrats! I just got my approval. My surgery is the 4th. I could have done feb 18th but I would have had to start my liquid diet the same day and I wasn't ready.

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Yes lets keep in touch !!

Congrats Froggy, I'm hoping for the 6th. We'll be buddies.

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My Apologies NUPCHAPUPP,,,,,, I wasn't being rude was an honest mistake ....thank you for your reply ... take care

CONGRATS FROGGY,

I am really happy for you. I am 4 weeks out today (well yesterday). Yes, my surgery was an experience and it is being quite the journey currently. One thing I will say is that I made many modifications at least 6 months ahead but nothing prepares you for this change until your stomach changes. I mean this in the most positive way. Yes I have had some struggles in just 4 weeks but I still made the best decision.

I have a gift for you in an attachment below. Glad you liked my "new frozen yogurt find" Froggy, I have never believed in luck, and frankly I can't stand the word. Instead..............................

God's blessings upon you Froggy,

Lisa

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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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        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.

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