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Hi banders, from CA

LynnN

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LynnN    0

LynnN
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I'm still in the process of pre-surgery qualifications: seeing the cardiologist today to set up a stress-test, and seeing the psychiatrist tomorrow. When all results are back to my surgeon, my case will be presented to my insurance company (Anthem Blue Cross) for approval. So I guess I'm looking at a couple of months. After being fat for most of my 65 years, I guess I can wait a couple more months! Not happily, tho! I am so anxious to get going. I'm sure every one of you has been in this position!

I can't wait to start swapping "war stories" with you as we all fight this battle together.

Nice to meet you all!

Lynn

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Brandy~    2

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Hello and Welcome to LBT Lynn!

You're right we have all been where you are... I think that the pre op is the biggest battle. Well, atleast for me it was.

I look forward to seeing you around and good luck on your journey :embaressed_smile:

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LynnN    0

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Brandy,

How do you attach the Weight Loss Ticker to your signature? I can't figure it out!!

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heartfire    4

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Welcome! I'm in Oakhurst. I'm going through Kaiser so that is a whole 'nuther story! One thing nice about the process taking time is that it makes you THINK and you have time to research. Otherwise some people jump into it to fast and then regret it later. Are you having any issues with the fires? I'm out of any of them but there sure is a lot of smoke! DH is a fire captain with Cal Fire so he's on duty and not coming home anytime soon (was supposed to be home today)! Take care and best wishes on your journey. This is a great place to be and ask questions. As for the ticker, there's a tutorial on here somewhere, just do a search for it.

Edited by heartfire
Formatting issues, Again!! Still didn't work! UGH!!

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LynnN    0

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Welcome! I'm in Oakhurst. I'm going through Kaiser so that is a whole 'nuther story! One thing nice about the process taking time is that it makes you THINK and you have time to research. Otherwise some people jump into it to fast and then regret it later. Are you having any issues with the fires? I'm out of any of them but there sure is a lot of smoke! DH is a fire captain with Cal Fire so he's on duty and not coming home anytime soon (was supposed to be home today)! Take care and best wishes on your journey. This is a great place to be and ask questions. As for the ticker, there's a tutorial on here somewhere, just do a search for it.

Thanks for the welcome! No, I'm not awfully close to the fires, but the smoke is just horrible. At least there is some containment on the Oliver. I'll pray for the safety of your DH and the rest of the fire crews!

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juliegeraci    7

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Hi Lynne, I live in Gilroy CA and have been banded for 2 years now. I am 18 lbs from goal. I love my band. You just need to be patient with it. Good luck and congrats!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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