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I start my liquid diet Tuesday. I am feeling really overwhelmed and very much in mourning as I get closer and closer. My love affair with food is about to end and I am terrified.

To be a Healthy mama -of course you are terrified about ending your love affair with food. I felt exactly the same way. Food has been a source of comfort, pleasure, and for me (embarrassingly) a recreational past time.

I shared these feelings with my best friend the night before surgery. She said "think of your relationship w/food like a relationship with a toxic boyfriend. Sure on the surface he is fun, but time after time he lets you down, the fun is short lived, and in the end he makes your life miserable. ".

I don't know why that perspective helped me, but it did.

Time for a change. New friends, new life, new you!!!good luck and welcome to the sleevers!!

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I getting sleeved on Jan 15 here in Houston ...super excited and nervous its all I can think about...preop diet suck but the results will be awesome!

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2 days!!! January 13th is my date. On liquid diet today and tomorrow. Packing today. So excited!!! Dr Venezuela at Mi hospital, whoot whoot

Are you ready for our big day? I've been packing a few things today too. It seems so unreal. My husband is excited again so, glad he's back on board with me. Can't handle my own nerves and his too...lol.

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Are you ready for our big day? I've been packing a few things today too. It seems so unreal. My husband is excited again so, glad he's back on board with me. Can't handle my own nerves and his too...lol.

My date actually got moved up, and I'm going tomorrow!!! My check-in is 12:00, surgery 2:00. Today was rough, but drank as much Water as I could all day, and it did help. I'm excited, but yes, nervous too. My family gave me the royal treatment today, knowing I'd be super hungry. It was nice, and keeping busy helped. I'm so glad your hubby has come around. I'm sure it was his moment for jitters, but glad it passed just in time to give you the boost you need.

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Me!!! I am booked for Jan 14 in Mexico :-) Excited for the surgery and sunshine!!!!

. Cancun???

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My date actually got moved up, and I'm going tomorrow!!! My check-in is 12:00, surgery 2:00. Today was rough, but drank as much Water as I could all day, and it did help. I'm excited, but yes, nervous too. My family gave me the royal treatment today, knowing I'd be super hungry. It was nice, and keeping busy helped. I'm so glad your hubby has come around. I'm sure it was his moment for jitters, but glad it passed just in time to give you the boost you need.

Awww I am super happy for you. You will do fine.....not sure it they taught you the breathing technique, if they did remember to use it. I'll get my check in time on tomorrow and post it. Meanwhile you try to sleep as comfortable tonight as you can and we'll talk after the surgeries. Best wishes

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Ok...check in time is 5:30am tomorrow and surgery at 7:30. So glad it's early. Don't want to go all morning waiting with not even a sip of Water.< /p>

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Ok...check in time is 5:30am tomorrow and surgery at 7:30. So glad it's early. Don't want to go all morning waiting with not even a sip of Water.< /p>

Hey ms nicnic, those were my exact times for check in and surgery. I had such an easy time of it. No nausea, gas or real pain. So I am sending you my good karma and hoping your surgery and post surgery go like mine. I'm passing it on to you. Oh and I'm a big baby when it comes to pain etc so it really was easy. I am going on my second wk post op and getting into the groove regarding how all this works. I've even started walking.

Enough about me-this is about you and how smoothly it will be for you. I'm holding your hand long distance and will have you in my heart tomorrow. Be we'll. Paula

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Are you ready for our big day? I've been packing a few things today too. It seems so unreal. My husband is excited again so, glad he's back on board with me. Can't handle my own nerves and his too...lol.

Im thinking of you from my home in England! I will pray for good fast recovery...im sending thoughts of Healing!! Mine is in 2 weeks! You go girl!

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I had my surgery 1/6/2015!! I am home and learning all kinds of new life challenges! I have been doing really good since my surgery, so much I am down 17 lbs, but I feel like I might eat the wrong things and start gaining again. Maybe because that seems to be the past patterns before surgery and not used to not going back to my old ways!! I think I have lost so much in less than a week that my expectations are 17lbs every week for the next month or two... Probably big expectations!!! I need to learn patience! I hope everyone is doing well and look forward to hearing your stories too!

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Hey ms nicnic, those were my exact times for check in and surgery. I had such an easy time of it. No nausea, gas or real pain. So I am sending you my good karma and hoping your surgery and post surgery go like mine. I'm passing it on to you. Oh and I'm a big baby when it comes to pain etc so it really was easy. I am going on my second wk post op and getting into the groove regarding how all this works. I've even started walking.

Enough about me-this is about you and how smoothly it will be for you. I'm holding your hand long distance and will have you in my heart tomorrow. Be we'll. Paula

Hey ms nicnic, those were my exact times for check in and surgery. I had such an easy time of it. No nausea, gas or real pain. So I am sending you my good karma and hoping your surgery and post surgery go like mine. I'm passing it on to you. Oh and I'm a big baby when it comes to pain etc so it really was easy. I am going on my second wk post op and getting into the groove regarding how all this works. I've even started walking.

Enough about me-this is about you and how smoothly it will be for you. I'm holding your hand long distance and will have you in my heart tomorrow. Be we'll. Paula

Awww thanks so much for those kind words. I really appreciate it. I've been trying to keep myself as busy as I could today so I wouldn't have much time to sit and panic. It's good to hear that yours went wonderful and I accept the vibes and will pass mine on to the next person just as you did. :-) It's good to have someone holding my hands and I will remember you Paula! Thanks a bunch and I will check in when I can afterwards.

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Im thinking of you from my home in England! I will pray for good fast recovery...im sending thoughts of Healing!! Mine is in 2 weeks! You go girl!

Thank you hun. I feel the England vibes....AHHHH....this support means so much.

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Hey msnicnic, how are you doing? Post when you are feeling up to it.

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I had my surgery yesterday around 3. I was in preop an hour longer than anticipated. I had a bad moment when the nurse told me, "you don't look like you need gastric sleeve surgery." Her tone felt very condescending.

I had a brief but intense panic about whether or not I was doing the right thing. I got teary, thank God my hubby was there to make me feel better. I then got really angry, and felt it was so unprofessional of the nurse to say that to me. She has no idea what it's been like, gaining and loosing, having my hips and knees ache when I try an exercise, and all the other host of things that come with being obese. Thank goodness I haven't seen her again!

Once I was wheeled into the OR things moved very fast. I remember entering the OR. ! and then nothing until waking up in recovery. and was in my room following recovery by 6. I've been sleeping a ton. Little green pain med button has been my friend. I've been up to walk twice, had nausea and cramping, but all tolerable.

I thought I'd need entertainment in here but so far nod off every time I start something. Speaking of, I think I'll nap now. Best wishes to all about to join me on the other side of the table!

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Oh my!! That nurse has no right to "Judge"..its very unprofessional..if that was me I wouldve complained ...as you may of panicked ..not had the surgery and ate yourself silly..people do not realise how deep our issue go and our history is different from others. ...It couldve undone all that hard work you put into it...this nurse may say this all the time and no one saus a thing. It was the same with me but with the psychologist that kept holding me back..said she "understood" my pain as she sat back showing off her size 00 figure! I complained as these people play with our lives...i must say not all are like that..but this woman thought she had control..within 3 weeks if complaining i got my surgery date which is in 2 weeks!! Stay in control you have come such a long way! X

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