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Hey I was wondering do you guys want to start a Facebook group?

I think a private Facebook group would be great! I'm interested, if anyone else is. Though not sure I'm techy enough to set one up...

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I'm in :)

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I am terrified that my tastes will change and I won't like the shakes I like now. I think though I will be okay, mainly because I have given up real sugar a long time ago, and I am very used to the tastes.

I often forget to eat, so Protein shakes are the perfect fill in for me. Also, not really a morning person so they are perfect Breakfast.< /p>

I must be the onky weirdo tgat loves Protein Shakes and drinks them all the time. They are great for hair growth.

When I wake up in the morning, i start my pre-op. It is only 10 days and i can do 10 days standing on my head. I am worried about the lower energy at first since i have so many errands to run pre-op. I also have hair, nails, a pedicure I need to fit in over the next 10 days.


Nope, not weird!! I love drinking Protein shakes too. I drink them for breakfast even if I'm not currently "dieting" - I like the taste and they are fast. I'm a "do I sleep 10 more minutes or make a breakfast?" kind of person. :-)

I nervous about my tastes changing after surgery. Some people have said they drank them pre-op, but couldn't stand the taste post op!

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@@Fair_Maidan

Hi just put request into Fb to join ur group!

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? If itsa closed group will all my Fb friends b able to c my posts? Few of them I don't want knowing having surgery lol.

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At this point I don't want all my friends on Facebook to know about my surgery. I just noticed that the July sleevers group appears on my page as one of my groups, even though I know our posts will be hidden. Is there a way to hide this? Otherwise I would rather just keep posting on here.

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@@dena1258

I just noticed that too and dejoined the group because of ur same reasons! Hopefully they will have an answer to you post !

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I'm also in Orlando. July 17 and terrified :(

Oh wow, are you with Dr. Jawad as well, or did you go with Florida Hospital?

I'm actually a selfpay and will be going to Mexico. I've wanted this surgery for years and when I finally got a job with good insurance, I was told it isn't covered by my policy, even if medically necessary.

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@@justajackie

I also left the group, at least until we get an answer about hiding it. Good luck on your surgery tomorrow!

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@dena1258@dena1258

Thx

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I created an alias Facebook page so that I could join a sleever FB group without the fear of anyone else finding out. I first created a new hotmail account, then a FB account. It took me less than ten minutes. I would recommend doing it that way so that it's more private! I have only told my husband, his parents, my parents, and my best friend. I want to keep it that way too ;)

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So is mine

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