I am looking for someone to have local to meet with and just have someone going through this process with me. I live in Lake City, Florida but I am having my surgery in Jacksonville, Florida at Baptist Medical.

My stats are:

Current weight: 230

Height: 5' 3"

High cholesterol

Hypothyroidism

Severe back pain-from weight in my mid section and pulling on the S1 vertebrae causing sciatica.

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I'm in Jax

you've got me too in Jax

Me too!! In Jax...actually the orange park area

I can't wait for this to really happen! Have any of you tried the whole diet pill route? I felt like I was on crack the whole time.

Plus I have recently quit smoking..that's been hell. But I want the best outcome possible with the healing process.

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I'm in Jacksonville to. I got approval yesterday and have appointment with my surgeon on March 8!!! I'm getting the sleeve at Mayo

I can't wait for this to really happen! Have any of you tried the whole diet pill route? I felt like I was on crack the whole time.

Plus I have recently quit smoking..that's been hell. But I want the best outcome possible with the healing process.

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I have not started the whole Vitamin routine. I have a paper outlining everything they want me to take....it looks like SO much. I think my surgeon told me to start in Vitamins on post-op day 3, what about yours??

Also, I have to stop taking all vitamins and supplements 5 days before surgery.

Good for you quitting smoking. That's gotta be tough!

I am doing one a day Vitamin chewable and started taking the Biotin for my hair.

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I started taking vitiams prior to my surgery in December and it worked out well post op also. I was a smoker it was very difficult to stop but you can do it. Use sugar free gum if you like gum; read do cross word puzzles to take your mind off smoking. I would encourage you after surgery and you get the OK from your doctor to start walking it really helped me a lot. I'm wishing you the very best.

i'm in Jacksonville Florida to my surgery date is March 9 at St. Vincent hospital Riverside

I have been trying to find people that are using Dr. Hodgett or has used him but I joined their Facebook page and I don't reply get a lot from that page. I am hoping that I get into surgery before the end of March just because of my kids schedule.

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i'm in Jacksonville Florida to my surgery date is March 9 at St. Vincent hospital Riverside

Whose doing your surgery? I'm doing mine at Riverside March 14 with dr Uchal

Edited: I remember your post from earlier....duh!! Good luck with Dr H. March 9 is so close

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I'm new to this I don't know if I'm really replying right but yes my surgery is on the eighth and I'm so nervous

Try to keep thinking positive half of me want to not do it and the other part of me is saying yes you are going to do it

Just checking in on all of you. Some of your surgery dates are getting closer!! I have my consultation tomorrow and I'm so nervous and excited.

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Still no date for me. Next week is my last class though, then insurance submission!

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I'm on day 2 of pre-op diet. Doing ok with the hunger, but my head is pounding!! I went to bed last night around 9:30, hoping I would wake up without a headache......no luck. It's still lingering. Ugh!!

Hope you guys are doing well!