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Hi there! I will be having sleeve surgery in the fall. I've been very lucky to connect with some wonderful mentors, but I would also love to have some buddies who are in a similar stage of the of the process. I'm in Baltimore, and it would be great to have a local buddy, but you don't have to be.

Thanks! :)

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I am in southern Maryland. I'm waiting on insurance approval. It seems to be taking forever.




Hi all I'm in MD right outside of DC. I'm scheduled for a gastric bypass 7/11. I'm about to start my liquid diet. It's getting real now. I can't wait to have a new beginning and healthy me.


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On 6/18/2017 at 1:12 AM, 2anewdiva said:


Hi all I'm in MD right outside of DC. I'm scheduled for a gastric bypass 7/11. I'm about to start my liquid diet. It's getting real now. I can't wait to have a new beginning and healthy me.

How exciting!! Where are you having surgery?

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5 hours ago, ClassyFab_andSleeved said:

I'm in the Baltimore area with a July 11th surgery date. It's been a long process to this point and can't believe it's about to happen. Starting the liquid diet next week...eek!!!

Oh my goodness! It's coming up so soon! Are you having surgery at Hopkins?

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On 6/18/2017 at 0:40 AM, Mrs.2252 said:

I am in southern Maryland. I'm waiting on insurance approval. It seems to be taking forever.

I hear you! I am about halfway through the 7 months of weight management that my insurance requires. Today I had an upper endoscopy. I should have everything checked off the list by early September, and then hopefully I will be approved.

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I'm in the Baltimore area with a July 11th surgery date. It's been a long process to this point and can't believe it's about to happen. Starting the liquid diet next week...eek!!!

Finally got approval. Surgery is July 12!!!! Are you on FB?


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Oh my goodness! It's coming up so soon! Are you having surgery at Hopkins?

No I will have surgery at Washington Hospital Center. My husband had his at bayview


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5 hours ago, Mrs.2252 said:


Finally got approval. Surgery is July 12!!!! Are you on FB?

Congratulations! Yes, I'm in Facebook as Adrienne Rose.

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5 hours ago, Mrs.2252 said:


No I will have surgery at Washington Hospital Center. My husband had his at bayview

I'm also going to be at Bayview. Who was your husband's surgeon (if you don't mind me asking)?

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I'm also going to be at Bayview. Who was your husband's surgeon (if you don't mind me asking)?

He had Dr. Sweitzer (sp)


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Hello, I'm in the Baltimore area and I had my surgery on July 7,2017.


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49 minutes ago, Slender Bunny said:

Hello, I'm in the Baltimore area and I had my surgery on July 7,2017.

How did it go, Slender Bunny? We have the same surgeon btw.

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      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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