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On 4/20/2017 at 9:59 PM, jalittle22 said:

I'm scheduled for May 18th!

I'm May 18th as well, I'm in Chicago, University of Illinois. Dr. Hasaan. Do have to do a pre-op diet? I have to do a 2 wk pre op...full liquid, starting May 4th

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12 minutes ago, Kaylalala said:


THANk GOODNESS! I'm message you!! And I've been thinking I'd do the same. Mine is only 1 weeks so I'm gonna ease myself into it but slowly adding one meal in every week that's liquid only. So this week, Breakfast is my liquid next week, breakfast and lunch!

Please include me as your buddies!! My RNY is scheduled for May 18th in Chicago. I started easing into my liquid diet also & lost 16lbs in a month. I started with a hp shake for breakfast & 2 lean meals per day. After 1 week, I went to 2 hp shakes & 1 meal.

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Please include me as your buddies!! My RNY is scheduled for May 18th in Chicago. I started easing into my liquid diet also & lost 16lbs in a month. I started with a hp shake for breakfast & 2 lean meals per day. After 1 week, I went to 2 hp shakes & 1 meal.

Welcome to the club. I did for a week and lost 6lb..... I'm back at as of yesterday hopefully I'll lose 15 before surgery

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My pre-op consult was pushed out to May 9th. Looking at a surgery the week of May 22nd, but won't know for sure until the 9th.
I was so disheartened this morning when I couldn't go to my consult today. I literal got ill from it. I ended up sleeping most of the afternoon, but I didn't turn to food. Now I have resigned myself to it and I am wondering who will be having sleeves then too.

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What a bummer! I'm glad you have a date but it would be hard to have things change on you last minute. Best of luck!


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What a bummer! I'm glad you have a date but it would be hard to have things change on you last minute. Best of luck!



It is, but now I can see that basically crap happens all the time. How we handle it has to change now instead of turning to food. Thank you for the support. It's wonderful to have people who also share this journey.

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It is, but now I can see that basically crap happens all the time. How we handle it has to change now instead of turning to food. Thank you for the support. It's wonderful to have people who also share this journey.

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Mine was switched from 4/12/16 to 5/17/17 because my Insurance took so long to approve me. I was upset at first then I realized that I'm still approved and my journey will continue.

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Please include me as your buddies!! My RNY is scheduled for May 18th in Chicago. I started easing into my liquid diet also & lost 16lbs in a month. I started with a hp shake for breakfast & 2 lean meals per day. After 1 week, I went to 2 hp shakes & 1 meal.

Omg! Of course!! Do any of you guys have any other social media we can start a group chat on?? I personally like Kik but it's up to y'all.


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Omg! Of course!! Do any of you guys have any other social media we can start a group chat on?? I personally like Kik but it's up to y'all.



I can put Kik back on my phone and I'm on Fb as well in some really great groups

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Yes and this time will help us get even more prepared.

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I definitely feel more prepared. I've bought all of my Vitamins and all of my other items on my list now. I'll be packing my bag next week.

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My surgery is May 1st. On day 7 of the pre op liquid diet. I am excited and terrified all at once! Ive never had surgery of any kind before so pretty freaked out.

How's the liquid diet going? I start mine Monday.


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I can put Kik back on my phone and I'm on Fb as well in some really great groups

Yeah! Let's do Kik! That way we can have a group and just add people as we go if they want in!


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Yeah! Let's do Kik! That way we can have a group and just add people as we go if they want in!



What's your Kik name I'll add you.

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