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I just left the surgeon's office and have a May 16th surgery date as well!! I am so excited! I'll be starting a liquid diet one week prior so May 9th. Not excited about it at all but am trying to look at it as a step in this fantastic journey that I am so looking forward to.

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BTW, I am in Florida. Please add me to your friends list!!

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What part of Florida are you in? I'm in North Floridia, right outside of Jacksonville in Middleburg

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@@Maggie Journey, I am not loving this all liquid diet so far. I have only been able to get down 3 shakes a day because I am not used to the taste. It is no bueno to me. I got Peanut Butter flavor and now am mixing the chocolate and peanut butter together and it makes it a little easier to get down. My tummy is starting to really rumble! I know I need to get more in but the taste makes it hard for me. I am trying though!! One day at a time. Only 12 1/2 more to go!!! :rolleyes:

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oh crap! I just had my pre-op appointment with the surgeon this morning and found out even though the insurance company told me my authorization was approved it's not....it is still under review!!! What was approved was the hernia repair (it auto approves).....The sleeve procedure is still under review!.....I meet all the requirements so it should be approved without any issues but it still makes me nervous waiting!!! ekkkkkk....The doc gave me all my scripts today and included one special request I had for Valium.....The insurance company better hurry up and do their thing otherwise all my Valiums will be gone...hahaha

@@kmorri, I am so sorry!! When will you know you're approved? I think that there is a time requirement that the insurance company must come back with an answer, one way or the other. For me, it was 15 business days from the time the surgeon submitted my paperwork. Hang in there, girl!

Good news!!! the official approval came through! talk about nerve wracking!!! Can we say relief?

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kmorri and evette305 I am in Jacksonville

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Wow! so am I.....well I'm in Middleburg. My surgery will be at St Vincent's in Riverside. My surgeon is Dr. Uchal. Where is your surgery going to be? Small world!!!

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kmorri and evette305 I am in Jacksonville

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Wow! so am I.....well I'm in Middleburg. My surgery will be at St Vincent's in Riverside. My surgeon is Dr. Uchal. Where is your surgery going to be? Small world!!!

That's amazing! 3 of my coworkers had surgery with Dr. Uchal and they had a great experience. I ended up going with a different surgeon because I prefer Baptist Hospital. But that's not so very far from SVMC! BTW, I was born at St. Vincent's Riverside.

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kmorri and evette305 I am in Jacksonville

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Wow! so am I.....well I'm in Middleburg. My surgery will be at St Vincent's in Riverside. My surgeon is Dr. Uchal. Where is your surgery going to be? Small world!!!

That's amazing! 3 of my coworkers had surgery with Dr. Uchal and they had a great experience. I ended up going with a different surgeon because I prefer Baptist Hospital. But that's not so very far from SVMC! BTW, I was born at St. Vincent's Riverside.

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Me too! I was born at St. V's!!!! But that was a loooooooooooong time ago! hahaha Let's just say the nuns still wore habits when I was born! hahaha

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@@lady10000000000, @@steph_82, @@findingnish, @@kluxdal17, @@Dira, @@evette305, @@mrsdoubtfire, @@nmr83, @, @, @@Maggie Journey, @@vongphillips, and me @kmorri..................WOW! What a list! If I didn't miss anyone that's 13 of us. What a nice support group!!!

Let me know if I've missed anyone that's commented so far. I'm going to add everyone here to my friends list.

Thanks Kathy

I'm 17 May xx can I join

I'm in Scotland

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Absolutely cc70! welcome to the team!!!

@@lady10000000000, @@steph_82, @@findingnish, @@kluxdal17, @@Dira, @@evette305, @@mrsdoubtfire, @@nmr83, @, @, @@Maggie Journey, @@vongphillips, and me @kmorri..................WOW! What a list! If I didn't miss anyone that's 13 of us. What a nice support group!!!

Let me know if I've missed anyone that's commented so far. I'm going to add everyone here to my friends list.

Thanks Kathy

I'm 17 May xx can I join
I'm in Scotland


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@@Maggie Journey, I am not loving this all liquid diet so far. I have only been able to get down 3 shakes a day because I am not used to the taste. It is no bueno to me. I got Peanut Butter flavor and now am mixing the chocolate and Peanut Butter together and it makes it a little easier to get down. My tummy is starting to really rumble! I know I need to get more in but the taste makes it hard for me. I am trying though!! One day at a time. Only 12 1/2 more to go!!! :rolleyes:

@@vongphillips, I understand. The taste with the artificial sweeteners, etc - yuck. I have struggled to even get 3 of them down, also.

I stopped by my surgeon's office to drop off FMLA papers today and while I was there I got weighed. I'm down 3 pounds! The bright side of fasting, I guess.

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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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.

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