Hi guy's. I already started the process in November of last year! Starting weight was 247. Now I'm 225! Lost 20 pounds on my own! My surgeon is very proud of me and I am also proud of myself! Surgery is July 25th!

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Nice. What is your height and what surgery you getting?

Congratulations on the loss and your surgery date. Just don’t be surprised if you don’t lose as much as others do on the pre op diet because you have already started to lose that initial water weight which is awesome. Anything you lose now just makes it that much easier later. Keep it up.

Nice. What is your height and what surgery you getting?

I'm 5'7 and getting Gastric bypass

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Congratulations on the loss and your surgery date. Just don’t be surprised if you don’t lose as much as others do on the pre op diet because you have already started to lose that initial water weight which is awesome. Anything you lose now just makes it that much easier later. Keep it up.

Thank you [emoji3590]

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Congrats! That is so exciting. I meet with my surgeon sometime in the next month (been completing courses and prep for the past year and a half .. ugh I just want it done already haha). I am excited to follow your progress!

Well they canceled my surgery for July 25th because I was vapeing!!!! Like it only has 2%nicotine. I'm so pissed off ?. Now I have to take two negative nicotine test 30 days apart. Then they will reschedule!

Oh Shoot! That is frustrating! How long does it taken for nicotine to get out of yours system?

Well they canceled my surgery for July 25th because I was vapeing!!!! Like it only has 2%nicotine. I'm so pissed off [emoji36]. Now I have to take two negative nicotine test 30 days apart. Then they will reschedule!

Smoking and vaping play a factor into anesthesia and puts you at a higher risk for heart attacks, blood clots and pneumonia. I know it's frustrating but keep in mind they are only wanting what's in your best interest. It will get here before you know it!

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Oh Shoot! That is frustrating! How long does it taken for nicotine to get out of yours system?

For an advid user can take up 4-6 weeks.

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Nicotine can also affect how you heal. I know it's frustrating but they have your best interests in mind. Also you know that nicotine is not recommended post surgery right?

I vaped before surgery and had to quit prior which I did my surgeon said 8 weeks of no nicotine before but I read it takes 4 weeks had to have a negitive nicotine test before my date I will say that the good part of vaping over smoking is you change the nicotine level when I started the journey I was at a nicotine level of 6 and after my first appointment and when the bottle was empty I switched to 3 and when I got my date I switched to 0 which helped with the giving up and dosent show nicotine test because there is none. Sorry this happened my team made it very clear no nicotine and they would test for it and if I had it they would cancel it. Hope you don't get discouraged stay strong just another bump in the road it will work out. But I would switch to 0 nicotine level as soon as possible also I washed my tankard put in a new coil.

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