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CardinalsGirl    12

CardinalsGirl
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Hi everyone, my name is Desiree'. I'm a mother of four great kids and an RN on a Pediatric ICU floor in Missouri.

I have my seminar May 17th. This will be my 3rd seminar in 2 years. I've gone to the seminar and completed most of a 6 month preoperative diet. I switched jobs and lost my insurance 5 months into my journey. Decided I'd try the following year and my Dr. said he'd fight my the insurance company. That didn't go well.

This time, my insurance covers the surgery. There are several steps to cover, but they cover up to 30k. So, here I go again.

Desiree'

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needtorecover    574

needtorecover
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Congrats and welcome! Which surgery are you doing?

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CardinalsGirl    12

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Thanks. I'm hoping for the sleeve, I'm not sure if we're done having kids (talking one more, call me crazy). I have several friends who've had wls and those who had the sleeve seem to recover a little easier.

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James Marusek    5,244

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Good luck! :) ;) :P :D :lol: B) :rolleyes: ;-)

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Andrea72    510

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I have a very good childhood friend that is a ARNP and has 5 kids.

Her reasoning....if you have one you might as well have 5. Lol

Congratulations and good luck.

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Dub    10,022

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Third time's the charm, right ?

I have no regrets about my sleeve surgery....none. It would have been nice to have done so much sooner.....

The benefits have been awesome !!!

I wish you the best and know you'll see the best, too.

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Andrea72    510

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8? You @@CardinalsGirl must have the patience of a saint and the bravery of a warrior. You are my hero!! [emoji6][emoji6]

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jane13    2,256

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@@CardinalsGirl - welcome.

Good luck and keep us in the loop how it is going.

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Teapot    26

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I have a very good childhood friend that is a ARNP and has 5 kids.

Her reasoning....if you have one you might as well have 5. Lol

Congratulations and good luck.

I use to want 8 lol.

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My grandma said that babies are like biscuits. If you're going to the trouble to make one, make a dozen. I did not take her advice.

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CardinalsGirl    12

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Third time's the charm, right ?

I have no regrets about my sleeve surgery....none. It would have been nice to have done so much sooner.....

The benefits have been awesome !!!

I wish you the best and know you'll see the best, too.

Thank you. I'm hoping this times a charm, this time has to work out!

I love hearing how great people are feeling and how they're doing, I'm glad you're doing well and loving your decision!

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@@CardinalsGirl - welcome.

Good luck and keep us in the loop how it is going.

Thank you!

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@@CardinalsGirl - welcome.

Good luck and keep us in the loop how it is going.

Thank you!

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CardinalsGirl    12

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I have a very good childhood friend that is a ARNP and has 5 kids.

Her reasoning....if you have one you might as well have 5. Lol

Congratulations and good luck.

I use to want 8 lol.

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My grandma said that babies are like biscuits. If you're going to the trouble to make one, make a dozen. I did not take her advice.

Lol I like your grandma, although 12 would be to much..... I could start my own basketball team though! Hmmm....;)

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mngreeneyes    674

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Best wishes to you! I am impressed that you have kept at it through all the disappointments. You will be glad you did it.

pam

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    • Alisa_S

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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

        LeighaTR

        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!

    • Alisa_S

      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

        summerseeker

        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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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