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J3NNR

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Niki15    198

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No you didn't give it to me you said to get in touch with you through Bariatric Pal.

I am home now if u want to call me

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Tina1969    10

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My names Tina and I live in Tulsa too. Dr Varnell is my Dr. I'm having a band revision to RNY. In exactly TWO WEEKS!!! Freak out time. I'm having mine done at the Surgery Center Tho his other office.

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Niki15    198

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Yesterday got on the scale I have enter the 200 s woot woot so excited down 64 pounds now!!

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Niki15    198

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Yesterday got on the scale I have enter the 200 s woot woot so excited down 64 pounds now!!

That's awesome. Where did you have your surgery? How far out are you?
I am now 294 my surgery was 8/4/15 but I lost 23 pounds on the 2 week liquid diet . Had my surgery at Bailey Med Center here in Owasso Ok ..Hw 363 Sw 340 Cw 294

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wlockwood    0

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Hey Nikki, have my pre-op appointment tomorrow and surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. Kinda nervous and excited all in one. As of this morning I have lost 20 pounds on the liquid diet alone. The boxes you gave have been so helpful. Thank you for your help!

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Niki15    198

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Hey Nikki, have my pre-op appointment tomorrow and surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. Kinda nervous and excited all in one. As of this morning I have lost 20 pounds on the liquid diet alone. The boxes you gave have been so helpful. Thank you for your help!

so glad I could help glad your doing well on the pre op hang on there .I am here if you need advise..

Do either of you attend a support group in Tulsa? V

I attend the support group in Owasso at Bailey Med center once a month.

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Kaye21    46

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I want to go to the support group at Bailey's so bad but I have social anxiety and am a major fraidy cat.

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Tina1969    10

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I don't know if I'm allowed to go to baileys support group. Dr Varnell is one of their main Drs and he's my dr but my surgery is at city plex. But their support group seemed very lacking when I went last month

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J3NNR    3

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The support group at Bailey is awesome I highly recommend it. I have been going to them for over a year and a half.

Everyone is welcomed to it even if you don't have your surgery at Bailey.

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Niki15    198

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So excited for Graduation just got the email...

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J3NNR    3

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It is a nice event, last year I was only about 2 months out, this year it will be exciting to send in a before and after picture.

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olamae    16

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My "last" 3 month visit is April 23rd. I guess things will be sent off to insurance after that. I'm hoping things move quickly after that...I have Aetna so not sure how they are with approvals. Still undecided about which surgery though, I think that has been the worst part of this whole process lol!

How long did aetna take? Did they require the 6 or 3 month? Did Dr's require you to lose weight?

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sukiej    15

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Hi! Okc here! I have my consult tomorrow but have to go to Texas because UHC insurance requires a center of excellence. I didn't see a forum for Oklahoma

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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. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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      Alisa_S

      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

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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

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