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Surgery is in March - 42 yo Female --right at 200lbs to lose -- looking for buddy



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:P anyone want to buddy up to encouage and support each other --- just let me know!

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I am going to see my surgeon this week and should be getting a date then. Their estimate for my surgery is some time between the end of February and the middle of March. Let's be buddies! :)

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awesome - yes lets be buddies! Thanks! Good luck at your appointment. What day are you going? so exciting!

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I am brand new to this - waiting on a surgery date but expect to go end of March early April - could really use a buddy. 43 yrs old, trying for to set myself up for success.

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I'm 45 and am just 4 weeks postop. Excited for all of you. Not going to lie....there may have been a day or two I thought, why'd I do this, but in all, glad I did! You'll all do great!

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I'm looking for a buddy group. My surgery was set last week for March 31.

I'm 39, 265 lbs, 5'6-1/2". BMI is morbidly obese at 41.5.

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I never know what to put for height. I was always 5'7", but apparently I began shrinking the past few years.

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How exciting to have some more responses to my post! I need all the support I can get! I am currently in my preop diet stage. Do you all have to do a preop diet? I am on day 11 of my 4 week diet, so far I have lost 11.7 lbs.... but it has been hard!

Marblevsg - Did you get a date yet?

mommidoodle - March 2nd is not far away at all - very exciting!!! are you getting nervous?

Joolie3 - I am new to all this too really, when will you find our your date? Waiting is the hardest!

Graciesmom04 - thanks for the encouragement! What has been hardest so far?

Garifab_vsg - I have been shrinking too in height... I didn't think that happened until we were like 80... BOO! LOL

If any of you are on Facebook, I have found several really great pages... let me know if you are interested and I can hook you up!

I am cheering you all on - pre and post op! We can do this!!!!

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Newtree, I only had a week of preop diet. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I did lose some weight during that time, but not a ton. You can do this. I could have all the pickles/broccoli & cauliflower I wanted. So after my meals of what I had to eat, I'd have a bowl of those things

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Would love to have some buddies too- really helps to have support and someone to talk to that understands !!! I have completed all of my tests, just waiting for final approval and surgery date!! Expecting sometime in March!

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I've got about 180lbs to lose and my surgery is 11 days. March 2nd ! Id love to have some buddies!

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Ok so how do u add people as a buddy?

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I love the phone app except it won't let me add people to my friend's list so please add me!

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My surgery is on March 2, I'm on day 4 of pre op and I feel like I'm dying. No food, no smoking, it's awful. I told my fiancé "This Protein shake tastes like I'd rather be fat." ????

Good luck to everyone! God knows I could use some encouraging right about now!

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