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Hi, my name is Yelissa and I'm 29yrs old. I finished my 6 month classes and all my testings. Now waiting for that call so I can sign the consent for a surgery date. I'm so excited and nervous. I have gone back and forth onhaving surgery but I finally decided that this is the best thing for me. I had an accident a couple of years ago in which I broke my knee and fractured my spine. I've had two knee surgeries, have disc bulging, arthritis and joint dysfunction on my spine. At this point I've been told I either lose the weight or get spine surgery. So of course I've chosen to lose the weight because I know that since I've gained weight, I've been feeling more pain. I now have a 2 yr old son so I'm worried about how I'm going to handle recovery and handling a toddler. Has anyone gone thru the same? I'm excited to feel healthy again and of course look like a hot mama. But I am a bit nervous cause it's another surgery. Any recommendations? I hope to make new friends here and wish everyone the best of luck.

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Sounds like we are close in the process. Everything is done for me. I have my final surgeon appointment on April 26th. They will submit to insurance from there and then give me a surgery date. I have a three year old who is my tiny baby still and I'm going to miss picking her up for 6 weeks!


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That's great! They told me I should get a call by mid next week for the appointment to sign the consent. In hoping I get this surgery by beginning of May because I have my graduation in June. I'm definitely going to miss picking up my son. It's going to be hard but I know this well be worth it. Best of luck to you. So exciting

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Since you are at the beginning of this process, I would recommend three things.

1. Take a good before photograph of yourself, so that you have something to compare to after surgery. Many times we are blind to our obesity. We do not see ourselves. Therefore when the weight begins to drop off rather dramatically, we question if this is really happening. Photographs are a good visualization of our success. Many people carry a before and after photo with them, just to remind themselves of their success.
2. Walk 30 minutes each day, every day until surgery (or equivalent exercise). Walking helps the recovery process go smoothly and minimized the pain levels from surgery. In your case since you had broke your knee and fractured your spine (two knee surgeries, have disc bulging, arthritis and joint dysfunction on your spine) this could be difficult to say the least. So you might see if there is an alternate form of routine exercise that you could do as a replacement, such as swimming.
3. Wean yourself from caffeine and carbonated beverages now. After I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit, I suffered from a week of severe withdrawal syndrome consisting of severe headaches and body aches. I was miserable. You don't want to combine the effects of caffeine withdrawal with the effects of surgery.

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Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I signed up to the gym and today is my first day. They have a gym and I've been told I can low impact exercises such as the Treadmill. I will definitely be taking pictures, I can't wait to see the transformation. I was doing so good for the last couple of months without having soda and then last week I starting having the craving and had the some. Shortly after I felt sick. So since I've been avoiding sweets for the past 6 months, anytime I eat anything sweet now, it sends me to the bathroom.

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