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I have to be at the hospital in 7 hours, please keep me in your prayers!! I am starting to get really nervous.

Thanks,

Carrie

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Best wishes Carrie! Looking forward to hearing from you when you get back online.

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Hi there, I just had mine done on friday the 5th of aug and I know oh so well what you are experiencing. Just thnk it will be so great when it is all said and done......I am sore I will not lie to you but I cansay it has gotten better a littkle every day!

I play this little trick on my min I think of the worst it could be and then when its done and it wasnt that bad you are very relieved. You have lots of people praying for you and are behind you 100%. We will keep you on our minds good luck and relax . You will be so happy once it is all done!

The waiting is the worst keep your chin up and smile you are on the road to skinnyville.lol oh don't laugh it hurts good luck...

Carrie

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Carrie your gonna do just wonderful, don't you worry.

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers today.

Hugs and Kisses, NJC

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Good luck and feel free to IM me if you need some extra support or have questions. GOOD LUCK!

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I would be trying to remind myself that what I personally would be deathly afraid of is not surgery (its a relatively quick and safe procedure) but the change in lifestyle afterwards. Never again will I be able to really pig out on McDonalds, that type of thing. In realising that, it made me realise that I never can again anyway if I want to look and feel a certain way, so perhaps try to remind yourself that what the band is going to FORCE you to do, you really have to do anyway. I think its probably that journey many are afraid of, not the procedure itself, and there's no way not to make that scary. Try not to project that fear onto your actual surgery.

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Isnt it amazing when you take the time to actually taste your food, that most of that stuff is truly revolting. That ring of grease around your mouth feeling, bleuch. You can ignore that when you've wolfed down your fish and chips in 2 seconds flat, but not when you take the time to eat it properly - I find my appetite for it diminishes mighty quickly.

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