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April Marie    69

April Marie
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Hi, my name is April I'm 40 from Brooklyn, NY and I'm currently going thru the steps of pre op for my gastric sleeve surgery. I do not have a date yet as I am a new patient. My niece lost 80 pounds and she looks great. I'm doing for health reasons. I'm right now doing a sleep study #2 (CPAP) if I don't go thru it I can't have the surgery and my apnea is moderate. Does anyone have sleep apnea and is going thru the same process as I am. Other then that I look forward of hearing some great experiences.

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Letsgetgoing2018    448

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Hi there. I have moderate sleep apnea and wear a cpap that was diagnosed during my one sleep study. My only requirement for surgery was that I brought my cpap to hospital. I was sleeved on July 10th. Best of luck to you.

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theresahyatt19    142

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Hi, my name is April I'm 40 from Brooklyn, NY and I'm currently going thru the steps of pre op for my gastric sleeve surgery. I do not have a date yet as I am a new patient. My niece lost 80 pounds and she looks great. I'm doing for health reasons. I'm right now doing a sleep study #2 (CPAP) if I don't go thru it I can't have the surgery and my apnea is moderate. Does anyone have sleep apnea and is going thru the same process as I am. Other then that I look forward of hearing some great experiences.
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April Marie    69

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Thank you and congrats on your sleeve surgery, how are you feeling? Thank you for the welcome Theresa, which is my sacrament name and my grandma's name.

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Shoelace    63

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34 minutes ago, Letsgetgoing2018 said:

Hi there. I have moderate sleep apnea and wear a cpap that was diagnosed during my one sleep study. My only requirement for surgery was that I brought my cpap to hospital. I was sleeved on July 10th. Best of luck to you.

I agree on this note with the cpap machine..if you need to use one (i have for 6 years) you need to take it in with you in case you need it while in the hospital. Thus the test. I didn't have to do that test as I already have the machine. Good luck! (by the way..I actually love my machine!)

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Frustr8    7,886

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And also I ❤ my C Pap machine. Oh if you had asked me before I went through sleep Studies and got it, I would have said NAW, don't want it, don't think I need it. I named mine Uncle Snuffly, well I have named possessions since baby- Frustr8hood and I still do. I do breathe better, Sleep better, before Uncle Snuffly I had horrid nightmares, would wake up startled and with my heart beating fast, as I look back maybe when I had my apnea episodes and stopped beathing for a second or so, I was unconsciously smothering and got scared ! So I sleep much better and deeper now. Don't laugh now but I tried one night to go without and I missed him, I really did. So I put him back on, who cares if I look like a flippin' jet pilot? The little "puff-puff "works for mem And since mine is at least partially hereditary, my father also was diagnosed, I might be one of the few who doeesn't become free. NBT I'll live with him fine.

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If you need a Cpap then be cool and use it. It took me a week to get used to mine and now I love it. I have severe apnea and before being diagnosed I was falling asleep driving, and literaly dying from lack of REM sleep, I hope one day to not need it after losing weight but if not its no big deal. Good luck

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April Marie    69

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Thank You all for your replies. Definitely keep you all updated on my progress. I have my breathing and sleep study #2 next Saturday and primary care dr and I have a appt with my [emoji173]️ dr next Tuesday and just need to get a Stomach Dr and I'm all finished. Praying for a surgery before the new year

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Cara-Lea    41

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I am about a week and a half post-op. I have moderate sleep apnea and use a CPAP. I was required to take the machine with me to the hospital and wear it (almost) every night. Good luck with your journey. Make sure you follow all your instructions, even the ones you hate. It is worth it.

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And please come back and read these forums. It is amazing the Things you'll learn!

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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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      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.

        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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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