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it can be very hard to believe that this time will be different but it will be different. The sleeve is an amazing tool to reset your life and reclaim your health and mobility. You have so many small and large victories ahead of you. i encourage you to look for the NSV -non scale victories - topic located here and read thru it and see all the great things you can look forward to post op is very much a mental game so keep the reasons you did this in mind and look forward to the good things ahead. good luck

The heart isn't cause I particularly "like" your post, Kathy. Just sending some love. Will cross my fingers for a new kidney. PS...I'm good for a low protein recipe or two:)

I'm sorry to hear that, Kathy. From what I've heard, this will make you feel loads better, though. (hugs)

Oh Kathy, (((hugs))) so sorry this has happened!!! I hope you feel better with treatment and also that you can get a transplant at some future date. Not much consolation but home treatments sound better than many trips to a dialysis center weekly.... Best wishes.....💖

Thank you Shoelace and Frustr8 for your feedback. I will definitely be a frequent flyer to this site for the support and to see how everyone is doing in their journeys. I got a little worried the other day when I was seeing people talk about the cost of the surgery. So I called the financial people at my doctors office to check this out and was pleased to find out my cost will not be that bad. One less thing to worry about. It just amazes me how this surgery can change a persons life so drastically. This may sound a little selfish but I can't wait to go clothes shopping when I reach my goal weight. How clothes may actually fit right. Be able to find my size. Frustr8, I like that some of you call it you REbirthday. I will remember that and tell my family this. Will be posting my journey and looking forward to others that I can share

Hi Anita, I'm a bit behind you in this process, have my first visit with the dietition and social worker in a couple of weeks. Bone density and ultrasound next week. I agree this is scary, though for me it's more the surgery and recovery from the surgery that I am concerned with. I'm also 58 so worried about that factor as well. But..with all the hoops we have to go through to even get to the surgery I'm thinking I'll be in better shape by the time the day of surgery comes than I have been in a very long time so that is a plus. I just keep thinking that the health benefits of the outcome outweigh my fears. I hope I'm right there.

Hey! Mine is the 19th I’m soooo excited. Of course nervous too lol. I’m just ready to start seeing results and start living my best life haha 😂 but yea I’m anticipating sometime in August and at the latest September 🙄 I just think the sooner the better for me. I see people talking about small goals they have set, have you done this? I haven’t yet only long term.

Hey girl! I'm not as young as you, but I too am coming up on finishing my appointments (last one is 8/10 and endoscopy is next Friday). I an VERY nervous about surgery but I am more excited so I try to focus on that; my anxiety is through the roof with this but I am glad I have decided to go through it. My anticipated surgery date is sometime in late August or September sometime.

Yay!! So exciting. We all seem to be pretty much at the same stage. What are some of y’all fears right now? Mine is the pre op diet 😐😢 I did a juice diet a few years ago and I was so sick after two days. Like I felt like throwing up all the time. I hope this doesn’t happen this time.

Hey there 27 and waiting 2 more weeks to schedule my surgery