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Amanda403    21

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Hello All! I am having a hard time processing my feelings about my surgery so I am starting a blog. I have never edited video before so hopefully I can get better. This first video is longer than what the rest will be.

I go for my preop appointment this Thursday. I will be recording parts of that experience. I am not sure if this will help anyone, but it will hopefully help me at the bare minimum.

Thanks and and good luck! Surgery is June 11. So two week away!

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Frustr8    7,886

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Hey @ Amanda403, you are going to be fine! Are you going to be on YouTube? And what are you going to call it? Maybe something like "Anxious Amanda gets Her Sleeve"?👉😧👈

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blacklioness72    22

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Hi everyone,

I'm scheduled for June 21st. Dr. Corvalo at Angeles Hospital. Total cost is $6500, i am so looking forward to this day!!

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Frustr8    7,886

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Roar us all an update when your surgery is concluded, Black Lioness, And God Bless🙏 and Keep,you in the meantime.😜😏

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charlotte0606    56

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Hello All! I am having a hard time processing my feelings about my surgery so I am starting a blog. I have never edited video before so hopefully I can get better. This first video is longer than what the rest will be.
I go for my preop appointment this Thursday. I will be recording parts of that experience. I am not sure if this will help anyone, but it will hopefully help me at the bare minimum.

Thanks and and good luck! Surgery is June 11. So two week away!

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Hi Amanda !

Thank you for sharing ! It is so importang to process our feelings in that journey. I know I have been an emotional rolley coster, and especially on this liquid diet ;) It is so cool that you are doing this with your wife. Will you get the surgery on the same date ? I hope to see more of your videos.

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ValerieLynn    12

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Self pay. Scheduled for June 1. On day 6 of 10 day liquid diet pre-op. I have lost 15 pounds in 6 days. I am ready for surgery.

HW: 360
SW: 340 (start of liquid diet)
CW: 325
GW: 199
Height: 5’ 4”
Age: 61

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Frustr8    7,886

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Good luck and Good healing from another member of the Best Generation, we rock,our Baby Boomerhood😜🚩😜 Frustr8 *Age 72 and proud of it!

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Amanda403    21

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4 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

Hey @ Amanda403, you are going to be fine! Are you going to be on YouTube? And what are you going to call it? Maybe something like "Anxious Amanda gets Her Sleeve"?👉😧👈

Haha that’s a good one. I am completely nervous as I am sure most are. I thought no I got this though. I am down 43 lbs since January. Next video is to come next week.

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Amanda403    21

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1 hour ago, charlotte0606 said:


Hi Amanda !

Thank you for sharing ! It is so importang to process our feelings in that journey. I know I have been an emotional rolley coster, and especially on this liquid diet ;) It is so cool that you are doing this with your wife. Will you get the surgery on the same date ? I hope to see more of your videos.

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Yes, we are going to do it on the exact same day and same surgeon. She is doing her at 7:30am and I am doing mine at 9am. My mom and Dad are going to help us as needed. So it is mice to have help!

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blacklioness72    22

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Thank you Frustr8, I will take all the prayers i can get and will do the same for you all. Now if i can find a good packing list for this thing i'll be happy :D

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Frustr8    7,886

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I hope you two stay together, Carrie and Rachel the other LGBT Couple on YouTube, that was sad enough but people polarized into Team Carrie and Team Rachel, I enjoyed both their stories and I,did not choose either one.👭👍

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okayestmom    232

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Amanda,

I enjoyed your blog and we have the same surgery date! I will definitely be following how you and your wife are doing. Also, I am happy you have parents willing to jump in and help you guys.

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Beebee8    6

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Hey, I’m scheduled for the 8th June 2018 in the uk. 224lbs before pre op diet x


Hi Pinkxxx, I am a few days before you on June 4th & starting at 17st (238lb).

Not many of us Brits on here! I'm a Londoner but am having the Op in the Czech Republic - would have loved to have it in the UK but didn't want to pay £12k or have to jump through endless hoops to get it on the NHS! Best of luck to you - not long now!

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Frustr8    7,886

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Good on you both. I'm sure everything will go well for you both and we all,ilook forward to several updates from you both. 😝

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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

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        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

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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. summerseeker

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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.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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