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I have been reading a lot the past couple of weeks. I have had my consultation with the surgeon. I am meeting with my gp Monday to get him on board. I have to make the 1st of my 7 months pre op requirements of nutritionist. I am thankful for that. I need to learn to be prepared for my post op life. I love reading all these stories and I can't wait to be one of the great stories.

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Hello all. My name is Eddie and I’m from Miami, FL. I am going to have gastric bypass on April 12. I have gone through and received all pre-medical clearance as well as psychological clearance. I am both excited as well as nervous.

My journey begin on November 2016. I met with my surgeon and went through all the requirements necessary for surgery. I started dieting using calorie control as well as hiring a personal trainer in April 2017. In five months, I dropped 50 pounds and thought that I could continue without surgery. That was a big mistake. Huge. In the following five months, I gained back the 50 pounds that I dropped plus an additional 40 pounds. I decided no more yo-yoing for me.

I have a very supportive wife that has been with me through every step of the way. I am very fortunate for that.

I look forward to sharing my experiences and thank everybody for sharing their‘s.

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i’m new here. my surgery was june 20, 2016. ive lost just over 100 lbs. i exercise 5 days a week really hard and my surgeon said that has helped keep the weight off. i have maintained my weight for about a year. still struggle with mental hunger.


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Welcome all who are new March 19th,[emoji14] please share your stories with us and read all of ours. We are co- journeyers on this Weight Loss pathway. We may stumble but thanks to the support of each other we never fall to the point of injury. You are among friends here![emoji14]

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Had what is supposed to be my last pre-op appointment today. They are submitting my paperwork and then she said it's 1-3 weeks before I hear back from my insurance company. At that point they will call me and I can schedule a presurgery appointment with the surgeon (they are usually booked a couple weeks out), and then from that appointment, my surgery date will likely be 3-4 weeks from that point. So, it sounds like worse case is another couple of months for me assuming I'm not denied. I plan to try and document everything as I go through this journey. I think it'll help me to stay accountable and allow myself to receive support (I suck at allowing others to support me, but always want to support them).

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Hello. My name is Calvin. I am two weeks post sleeve. Started the puréed phase today. Ate about 3 oz. and was done. I am down 18 pounds the first two weeks. And 50lbs since Dec when this process started. feeling great. Walking about 60 min a day.


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On 3/17/2018 at 1:00 AM, brookie said:

oh no u are definitely not alone,lol,i am worrying about all those things too but getting healthy & feeling good is the most important.hair will grow back,u can hide some sagging skin or eventually do something about it if it bothers u that bad.lord knows how well we try to hide those extra lbs & this will b a lot less visible & a lot easier.

Thanks, I think I'm letting the many stories I read about people who regret it get to me.

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3 hours ago, calvinrn2011 said:

Hello. My name is Calvin. I am two weeks post sleeve. Started the puréed phase today. Ate about 3 oz. and was done. I am down 18 pounds the first two weeks. And 50lbs since Dec when this process started. feeling great. Walking about 60 min a day.

Congratulations! Must be an amazing and exciting feeling to see the numbers huh? I can't wait for that. How was your first two weeks? Finding the energy to walk an hour a day seems like a fantastic accomplishment. I am glad that since I won't be getting my surgery until summer, I'll get to walk outside. I always do better in warm weather, and then tend to pack on the weight in colder months since I avoid cold like a cat does Water.

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Justb116, very few do wish they hadn't had WLS -'more wish they had done it sooner. I am still pre surg but I wish I had it done at a younger age. I'm 72, it won't be a "Walk in the park" for me like I was 20,30 or even 40. But I want a better rest of my days on this earth and I can't have that in a painful tired body which is slowing from the sheer weight of me. I want and I need this surgery, I've been trying since August 2015 and this spring will be my time[emoji14] I will be a RnY in Columbus Ohio.

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Congratulations! Must be an amazing and exciting feeling to see the numbers huh? I can't wait for that. How was your first two weeks? Finding the energy to walk an hour a day seems like a fantastic accomplishment. I am glad that since I won't be getting my surgery until summer, I'll get to walk outside. I always do better in warm weather, and then tend to pack on the weight in colder months since I avoid cold like a cat does Water.

Energy hasn’t been a problem. The first week the surgical site pain was pretty intense especially changing position from sitting to standing. But once I was up I could walk ok. I started slow and only walked about 10 min at a time. But I think it was day 8. I just noticed I felt better. Standing and sitting were not a problem. Now I am at 3-3.2 mph on the treadmill (no incline) and I go about 30 min. At a time. It was 70 here the other day and I took an outdoor 2 mile walk that lasted about 50 min. Where are you from.


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2 minutes ago, frust8 said:

Justb116, very few do wish they hadnt,had WLS more wish they had done it sooner. I am still,pre surg but I wish I had it done at a younger age. I'm 72, it won't be as Well in the park for me like I was 20,30 or even 40. But I want a better rest of my days on this earth and I can't in a painful tired body which is slowing from the sheer weight of me. I want and I need this surgery, I've been trying since August 2015 and this spring will be my time

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It's never to late to take a new lease on life :) I will cheer you on! Has your surgery been scheduled yet?

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2 minutes ago, calvinrn2011 said:


Energy hasn’t been a problem. The first week the surgical site pain was pretty intense especially changing position from sitting to standing. But once I was up I could walk ok. I started slow and only walked about 10 min at a time. But I think it was day 8. I just noticed I felt better. Standing and sitting were not a problem. Now I am at 3-3.2 mph on the treadmill (no incline) and I go about 30 min. At a time. It was 70 here the other day and I took an outdoor 2 mile walk that lasted about 50 min. Where are you from.

Massachusetts. It's freezing right now. Actually it's colder than freezing. And wind is evil. The air hurts your face, and no matter how much insulation (both weight AND clothing haha) you can never stay warm!

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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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        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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