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maziemommy    8

maziemommy
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She may be able to come home from Hospital tomorrow! Thanks for asking.

I am glad to hear you talk about being fit for surgery, it will make a difference.! By the way -your legs look awesome in those new pics!

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pippinje    0

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i have a date...

it is a little later than i'd like, but it will give me lots of time to get in the best shape possible for the surgery.

now all i need is my boss to say OK that i can move my vacation.

oh boy...

Hey LJM! That's my bday. Atleast my scatterbrain will remember to check on you! :confused:

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faithmd    14

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I am sooooooo excited for you!!!! I couldn't be happier!

You so deserve this, you have worked so hard and it is all paying off.

Loads of love to ya!

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maziemommy    8

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LjM.. how brave do you think you can be in pic posting? Sorry, it sounds like you are getting "frightened" about surgery, maybe it is just misunderstood excitement. Keep us up o date.

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losingjusme    12

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Drs Harlan and Todd Pollock in Dallas.

Harlan is going to be the main Sx, but Todd will help with my hernia and maybe my low profile port. not sure if i want the LP port yet. it's almost $600 ... we'll see.

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TheGh0st    9

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:OFF TOPIC:

OK LJM & Mommy I need your help - Please read and comment on my Rant over on the RNR board about my sis. I'm about to lose it here. Doesn't help I've had 3 hours of sleep.

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JulieNYC    4

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LJM,

I'm so excited for you!! Yeehaw! Now that I see your pics, I think you're going to do WONDERFULLY with a TT at this stage. It's going to give you so much mobility and it's going to dramatically change your body image. Way to go, girlfriend!

If you can find the $600, really, go on and do the port. I didn't do it with my TT and I totally regret it. It's something I feel certain you'll want at goal -- it sticks out so much otherwise. $600 is a good price too. I'd been quoted $800 at NYU. Not sure what mine cost in AL -- haven't gotten the bill yet.

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kareyquilts    1

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Thanks for posting pictures. You do have a beautiful smile. I've read the entire thread, but I'm still a little unclear. Are you have a TT or a pannus removal? How did you decide which doc to go with? I finally decided to go ahead with TT and breast lift on March 4th. Going in with DH on January 14th to ask a few more questions and working on the last 20 pounds as well. Does any one out there know about Medifast or liquid diets? Do you think they are a good way to go to get the weight off quickly? Or, maybe not a healthy enough alternative right before major surgery? I would appreciate people's opinions!

Good luck LSM!

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losingjusme    12

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thanks for the support, guys.

Julie - i really want the LP port, but i want to talk to the surgeon and make absolute sure he is comfortable placing it. he is a general surgeon as well as plastics, so it should be OK, but im a skeptic i guess...

Karey - i owe you a PM, i know ... :eek:

i am having the full blown TT with muscle repair. IF i can drop these 20 pounds, i will hopefully be within 15-20 pounds of my initial goal weight after the TT.

i went with the Doc who i was most comfortable with ... both the doctor and the office staff.

not sure how im going to drop these 20 pounds (18 now).... i may low carb for awhile, but who knows???

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NanaRenan    0

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Hey, LJM....I'm SO excited for you!!

I had never considered the possibility of doing a panni-whatever first and a TT later. But I am beginning to have problems....I do every time I lose weight.

But danged if the photos on that site didn't take me back some -- at least I'm not 68!!!

But I'll be watching and praying!! Go YOU!

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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.

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