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Well today was my psych eval, and after I finished that I stopped at the surgions office across the street and I have my nutrition class setup for 2/4, my pre op appointment 2/11 and my surgery will be 2/25 I can believe how quick this all has happened, I went to an info session in November, then put it off until I had my wrist surgery done and recovered from, so I finally got my records on 1/3 and 1/7 the insurance approved me. I am excited and nervous. My biggest issue at this point is how much time to tell my agency I want to take off from work, I currently have off from the 25 to the end of february, I am thinking that I could say I was available for work on Friday the 7th of March, do you think that is enough time to recover. I am an RN working at the prison, so not a lot of heavy lifting, mostly medication passing, and triage time work. I am glad I found this site I have been reading for a few days and just decided to post finally.

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Hey, I am having surgery near your date. 2/20. I am so nervous. It doesn't seem real does it? Good luck with everything!!

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Just had my surgery on the 16TH of Jan. Each person is different on how long it takes them to go back to work. Plan the 7th and call if you aren't ready. Good luck.

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Congrats on your surgery date...I don't know how much time you should ask off?? Everyone is different...I was not able to go back to work after a week, but some are okay after just a few days...so...I don't know..you will just have to wait and see...I was still on pain meds for the first couple of weeks...

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I had my surgery on a Fri. and went back to work on Mon. without any problems.

Starting Wgt. 225 1-07

Current Wgt. 149 2-08

76 lbs. lost Forever!

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Guest Bobbye1948

Hi Everyone

I am going to a seminar on Tues. 2/5. I know this is what I want and I have checked with insurance and they are going to pay 100% after a $100 deductable. What exactly is a phyc evaluation and what do they do. Also what is a nutritional evaluation entail? I know they will talk about it at the seminar but would like a little heads up on the subject.

Also how long after your go through all this does it take for you to be able to have the surgery? Again more curiosity about it.

I am in Northern Ca in Redding, CA if there are any one in that area would love to hear from you. Anyone going to the same seminar also.

Hope to hear from some of you. Thanks.

Bobbye1948@shasta.com

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jessiegirl

I'm doing great. I was so excited to have eggs again lol. My weight loss has come to a stand still. But no weight gain even though I am on more solid foods. My first fill is Feb. 25. When is yours?

How are you doing? Most of the pain gone?

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Hi Lynnby,

I lost about 11lbs at first but not much more the last few days. I have read that this is normal. My fill is on Feb 22. I had some chicken last night and got that full feeling for the first time and did not like it at

all. I am having trouble getting all of my Water in, how about you?

Where do you live? I live in New Jersey just outside of the city of

Philadelphia.

Talk to you later

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Jessiegirl

I'm just outside of St.Louis. I have had that full feeling and your right not comfy. My liquid intake is still short of what they want. I just try again the next day:smile:

Have a great day

Lynn

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    • Alisa_S

      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

        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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