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Hey all :) I'm getting gastric sleeve on August 1st! Very excited, getting nervous. Pre-op appointment is this Friday where they'll tell me when to start my liquid diet, etc.

Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that based on another thread, I've just created a Facebook support group for those of us in August, so that we can keep in touch and cheer each other on :) You'll just need to search on facebook to join - it's called "BP August 2016". It's a closed group so that we can be found by search, but all posts are private.

I hope you join! I think it will be a lot easier to keep in touch this way and connect :)

Best of luck to everyone! ♡

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My FB name is NieshaBrowneyes and I would like to be in this group please

I have searched on FB and I can not find it. ☹️

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I hope everyone doesn't leave here. I don't have Facebook but I'd still love the support from my fellow August sleevers. I'm August 22

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Hey all :) I'm getting gastric sleeve on August 1st! Very excited, getting nervous. Pre-op appointment is this Friday where they'll tell me when to start my liquid diet, etc.

Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that based on another thread, I've just created a Facebook support group for those of us in August, so that we can keep in touch and cheer each other on :) You'll just need to search on facebook to join - it's called "BP August 2016". It's a closed group so that we can be found by search, but all posts are private.

I hope you join! I think it will be a lot easier to keep in touch this way and connect :)

Best of luck to everyone! ♡

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My FB name is NieshaBrowneyes and I would like to be in this group please

I have searched on FB and I can not find it. ☹️

Hi there! When you did the search, did you go to the group section of the search? If you still can't find it I can add you :)

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Hey all :) I'm getting gastric sleeve on August 1st! Very excited, getting nervous. Pre-op appointment is this Friday where they'll tell me when to start my liquid diet, etc.

Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that based on another thread, I've just created a Facebook support group for those of us in August, so that we can keep in touch and cheer each other on :) You'll just need to search on facebook to join - it's called "BP August 2016". It's a closed group so that we can be found by search, but all posts are private.

I hope you join! I think it will be a lot easier to keep in touch this way and connect :)

Best of luck to everyone! ♡

Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

My FB name is NieshaBrowneyes and I would like to be in this group please

I have searched on FB and I can not find it. ☹️

Hi there! When you did the search, did you go to the group section of the search? If you still can't find it I can add you :)

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I hope everyone doesn't leave here. I don't have Facebook but I'd still love the support from my fellow August sleevers. I'm August 22

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We won't leave! Facebook is just easier to stay connected directly. But I know I'll still be here :)

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Hey all :) I'm getting gastric sleeve on August 1st! Very excited, getting nervous. Pre-op appointment is this Friday where they'll tell me when to start my liquid diet, etc.

Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that based on another thread, I've just created a Facebook support group for those of us in August, so that we can keep in touch and cheer each other on :) You'll just need to search on facebook to join - it's called "BP August 2016". It's a closed group so that we can be found by search, but all posts are private.

I hope you join! I think it will be a lot easier to keep in touch this way and connect :)

Best of luck to everyone! ♡

Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

My FB name is NieshaBrowneyes and I would like to be in this group please

I have searched on FB and I can not find it. ☹️

Hi there! When you did the search, did you go to the group section of the search? If you still can't find it I can add you :)

Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

Hey all :) I'm getting gastric sleeve on August 1st! Very excited, getting nervous. Pre-op appointment is this Friday where they'll tell me when to start my liquid diet, etc.

Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that based on another thread, I've just created a Facebook support group for those of us in August, so that we can keep in touch and cheer each other on :) You'll just need to search on facebook to join - it's called "BP August 2016". It's a closed group so that we can be found by search, but all posts are private.

I hope you join! I think it will be a lot easier to keep in touch this way and connect :)

Best of luck to everyone! ♡

Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

My FB name is NieshaBrowneyes and I would like to be in this group please

I have searched on FB and I can not find it. ☹️

Hi there! When you did the search, did you go to the group section of the search? If you still can't find it I can add you :)

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I need to be added as well, please

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I just got the call from my surgeon's office this morning. Insurance approved and surgery set for August 3rd! Happy dancing here! WooHoo!

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Hi there!

I'm august 10th!!!!

July 19th is my nutrition appt

July 27th is the start of my liquid diet.

Aug 3 is my appt preop appt with my surgeon.

I'm so glad this is finally happening.

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My surgery is August 10th as well. My 2 week preop diet starts on the 27th. I already had all of my labs and my preop appointment. Just waiting on the phone consult August 1st with the anesthesiologist. I am so excited, nervous and scared!

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Hello everyone! My lap-band to sleeve revision with hiatal hernia repair is set for August 15! I cannot wait to shed this extra weight I've been hauling around on my short frame. I start my liquid diet officially on Aug. 1, but I've been doing Meal Replacement shakes with IdealShape products for the last several days to jump start everything. I am already down 17 lbs from my heaviest weight in the last two months, so I am optimistic that my sleeve will work and my body won't want to hold on to the weight. Good Luck to everyone with the pre-op diets and surgery! I look forward to following the group's progress.

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Can you also add me to your support group page on Facebook? My Facebook page is called

Walker D'sleeved

I looked for your group page and there was two pages that came up... One was closet diva and the other didn't specify what the group were pertaining to :)

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Can you also add me to your support group page on Facebook? My Facebook page is called

Walker D'sleeved

I looked for your group page and there was two pages that came up... One was closet diva and the other didn't specify what the group were pertaining to

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Any Philadelphia August Sleevers?

New Jersey

My VSG date is 8/8. My surgery will be performed by Dr. Ajay Goyal of the New Jersey Bariatric Center.

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August 2016 Sleevers!

@@Sc7272

welcome all sleeve newbies

what a good lookin' group of peeps :rolleyes:

good luck

speedy recovery

kathy

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