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I just got a call and am moving up to January 27th... I preop Monday. This is getting real.

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I guess I should get on the ball and decide which Protein Shakes I'm using.....eek!

QUESTION: For those of you who got your surgery date, WHEN did you get it? I'm asking because I have to do a six month program for my doctor's office-not necessarily for my insurance co and I'm wondering when you actually learn of your surgery date?? I'm in month 5 of 6 and go on January 22nd for my surgery class, meeting with a doctor, an ultrasound and more labs. After that my psych eval is January 27th. I should be learning of my date soon right?

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I didn't get my date until everything was completed. Diet, psych, egd, and Drs clearance were all completed before I got a date. I am using isoprene rtd and powder.< /p>

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I have completed all of the requirements including submitting my lab work and medical clearance letter from my pcp. I go for my 6th and last weigh-in on the 21st of this month. I haven't received my surgery date yet either. I was told by my nut last month that I will probably be sleeve around mid-February but; I am hoping it will be before then.

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I guess I should get on the ball and decide which Protein Shakes I'm using.....eek!

QUESTION: For those of you who got your surgery date, WHEN did you get it? I'm asking because I have to do a six month program for my doctor's office-not necessarily for my insurance co and I'm wondering when you actually learn of your surgery date?? I'm in month 5 of 6 and go on January 22nd for my surgery class, meeting with a doctor, an ultrasound and more labs. After that my psych eval is January 27th. I should be learning of my date soon right?

I have completed will have completed my 3 month prep program as of 1/7, labs, psyh eval, letter of necessity, paperwork, ect. On 12/22 doc office called and told me surgery would be on 2/18 all o need is to get medical clearance from my primary doc by 1/21 and I'm all set! I hope this response helps!

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Yes, I had to get everything done before they would schedule. They had to have results from all tests and medical clearance first. I got my date the second they received all the results.

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I hope to be sleeved in February. I've completed everything, but I have to wait until Jan. 20 to have my paperwork submitted to the insurance company. Hopefully that will only take 5-10 days and then get my surgery date if all goes well with the insurance approval process.

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Feb 11 is my 6th month appointment and I have all of my other requirements fulfilled. I have my preop apt scheduled for Jan 29th. So technically I could go anytime after Feb 11th. However I have been told that I won't know when that is going to be until shortly after my preop. Good luck! @@KatieD6982

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I'm schedule for February 9th in Maine. It's been a long process but I'm super excited for this surgery!!!

I need to post my before pictures still!

My absolute favorite Protein Shake so far is "Click" Decaf mocha and I mix it with 8oz of milk and 4 oz of Water. SOOOOO good. Seriously good. I drink it for Breakfast every morning!!

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Feb 9th, I'm ready for it to get here!!! =)

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I had my final insurance weigh in and was down SIX pounds! So my packet is off for approval. My date is Feb 4th in Pittsburgh. Tomorrow I go to the vampire for preop blood work.

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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
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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

        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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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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