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June 2009 Surgery

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drtoliver    0

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My surgery is June 10th, Cabell-Huntington Hospital!! Yipee!!!!! I am so very excited!!!!!! I can hardly stand it. I have two more appointments to go to one on the 5th for an ultrasound and the other on the 9th which is just a meeting with the surgeon!!!!!!

I feel so blessed!!!!!!!!!!

:thumbup::lol::lol::lol:

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pennreporter    12

pennreporter
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congrats drtoliver! You're on the downhill side now!!

trisha (pennreporter)

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drtoliver    0

drtoliver
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Shaun: It won't be as long as it has been, I promise!! I have been on this journey since May of last year. You will get there!!!! And . . . it will be fabulous!!!!!

Hugs,

D:smile:

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drtoliver    0

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Cool!! Is Dr. Nease doing your surgery? We should stay in touch because I know me, I will need the encouragement.

They have not given me a pre-op diet yet. But I will find out on the 5th of June what they expect. Hopefully it won't be too bad.

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childcareresources    5

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I am having surgery with Dr Brown in Denver ,Colo.Denver is four hours from my home.We are staying in Denver three days to make sure all is ok.I can have my fills in Grand Junction as he is starting to do surgeries there.It is only 2.5 hours away.He gives 2cc fill at four weeks.

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drtoliver    0

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Yes, it will be worth it!!!! I am sure of it. If you are anything like me, it will be wonderful to be able to walk up and down steps without turning sideways cause you are scared your knees will go, or be able to get out of your car without pushing yourself up with the steering wheel. These are all things I won't miss at all.

You will be in my prayers for June 1!!!!

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pennreporter    12

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Childcare, we are on the same day. Big difference is I've been on liquid diet for almost two weeks(with a few indisretions), but I can have Soup, yogurt, V8 juice). So it hasn't been so bad but now the only thing stressing me is trying to get things done with work and mowing law (if it ever stops raining) before Monday and getting house cleaned because my daughter is coming out to take me along with her new little boy-toy( she was banded Feb 08). So not my choice of when i would want to meet her "friend," but oh, well...:smile:

Good luck!! We're all on the downhill side now.

Trisha (pennreporter)

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pennreporter    12

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good luck toolmaker...we'll be doing the happy dance...well, maybe not Monday, but the day after...lol

trisha

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scikneemynee    0

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I am scheduled for June 4th - though the doctor's office called Friday and left a message for a call back. I would be devastated if they delayed. Not because I can't wait - but because I don't want to do another day of this horrible liquid diet.

I'm getting the VC filter on Tuesday - a bit nervous about that....

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scikneemynee    0

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called the doctor - they didn't reschedule. Got the filter today. My neck is sore but really, the procedure wasn't that bad. I've also discovered that the Soup at Panara is great for the liquid diet. The onion (minus the cheese and croutons) is yummy! and they have a low fat strawberry smoothie that is wonderful. The nutrition info is available on line.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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