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Hello! I'm new to this forum and I'm super nervous and excited about my VSG journey. I started my journey on May 6th and yesterday I received a surgery date..December 8th.

Looking for some ideas on how to explain the procedure to my children. I'm open to any suggestions you guys may have.

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Hi there, I'm new as well. My surgery is scheduled for December 22nd. I'm scared, nervous and excited. You'll have to keep us posted post surgery. I have my appointment with a dietitian tomorrow. Hope you find answers. I love this forum.

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Hi there, I am new here too. My surgery date is December 14th. Very excited, and nervous!

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On 10/19/2021 at 10:28 PM, armartin98 said:

Hi there, I'm new as well. My surgery is scheduled for December 22nd. I'm scared, nervous and excited. You'll have to keep us posted post surgery. I have my appointment with a dietitian tomorrow. Hope you find answers. I love this forum.

I will definitely keep you guys posted. My dietician appointment is on 11/11. Thus forum is awesome...tons of information and support. No turning back now...we got this!

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8 hours ago, elizabethew said:

Hi there, I am new here too. My surgery date is December 14th. Very excited, and nervous!

I didn't expect to feel this nervous, as I have been working towards this for a long time.

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Hi,

I started my journey on September 17th and just got a surgery date for December 2nd. 😊Happy but scared.

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On 10/22/2021 at 11:18 PM, NikoNiko said:

Hi,

I started my journey on September 17th and just got a surgery date for December 2nd. 😊Happy but scared.

That's awesome! We'll have to keep each other encouraged.

Everyone is telling me to start taking pre-surgery photos now to document my progress afterwards. Not looking forward to that 😕

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Me! 🙋‍♀️

Surgery scheduled for 12/6. Have to start my pre-op liquid diet on Thanksgiving. I guess I can sacrifice one holiday! Excited to finally move forward but sometimes reading some of these boards end up making me feel more nervous!

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