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Hooray! congrats to you. i def feel the same way as you do. Im scared, nervous, yet want to get on to the next chapter in my life.... Its wierd how when you are doing all the pre-op testing and stuff it doesnt really feel real. But when you get that APPROVED call you're like OMG! As of now my tentative date it 10/28. Good luck to you. I hope you have great success and a speedy recovery!

hello and welcome to the group. tell us about yourself. where are you from, where are you in the process? where are/did you have your surgery done? You will find so many amazing people on this site sharing their ups and downs. Its like an extended family i have come to see.

HI jenny. I have been up and down this entire 6 month ride as well. right now i am just awaiting an official date. Some days i feel confident like this is the greatest thing i am ever going to give myself (besides my 2 daughters). Some days i feel like OMG am i insane?!? What am i about to do? I just keep trying to keep the big picture in my head and pray that everything turns out well. I have to put my trust in my surgeon now. I am having mine done at new york hospital queens in flushing. My niece had her sleeve done at Lenox Hill in march and she said she kept second guessing herself until the moment she was on the operating table, so what we are feeling is all normal. Good luck to you!

Congratulations on your success!

A beef jerky outlet store? please excuse me while i wipe the drool from my mouth! Im glad my fave snack is safe!

I been eating since i was about 14 (im 30 now). i first fell in love with it when visiting my cousins in texas, now mostly i eat the jack links brand. YUMMY!

keep on calling them until its done or if you can go pick it up from the office and fax it yourself. Hope everything works out

mine is to wear shorts. I am taking my family to disney for the first time in april next year and i want to wear shorts. i havent worn them probably since 1997.

well i just called the insurance company and the coordinator. The insurance comoany said the surgery was APPROVED! I have a tenative date right now of 10/28. Oddly enough the coordinator said she hasnt heard from the insurance company yet. she said they had to wait for a letter. I feel kind of numb right now! So i had already started my liquid diet (im 5 days in) if theyre talking not til end of month should i maybe ease up on the liquid diet a little and then become strict again in the 2 weeks before?

thats true i have already lost 6 lbs according to my scale this morning. i wouldnt want to regain anything at this point and plus today i think my body finally got used to it. i feel much better today than i have the past few days.

just posted an update to this

i agree. you are going to find many different answers to that question on this site. Probably best to ask your surgeon yourself. My surgeon told me last week if anything is going to happen it will be within the first 30 days after surgery.

congrats on quitting smoking. it is a really huge deal. (i picture that little band singing I just want to celebrate another day of quitting!) ive never been a smoker myself but i wish my stepfather and mom would quit. My stepdad had bladder cancer from smoking back in 2006 and had to have his bladder removed (now wears a bag.) you think that would encourage him to quit but no. believe it or not the man still smokes 7 packs of marlboro a day! Not even joking. i once timed him and he light up a cig every 3 mins. congrats again! stay strong!

no word on my approval yet either. boo, hiss.

You lucky goose, lol i prob would of given a kidney away for a piece of chicken yesterday lol. I dont have the date yet (which i think is sort of puzzling that i had to start without a tentative date even) but i talked to the coordinator a few mins ago she said the insurance def received my stuff and we are just waiting to hear back. Good luck to you on the 14th!

. thanks for the words on encouragement. i think im going to say that aloud whenever i feel the diet getting to me I'm gonna kick this diets a$$!

sounds like me. I am constantly a little dizzyand off even before this. And i work and then come home to my 2 daughter (ages 5 and 2). they constantly want mommy mommy mommy. its like a marathon until bedtime!

oh you lucky duck! congrats. im climbing the walls waiting right now. whats that saying, a watched pot never boils? i say a watched phone never rings lol

this is probably an unpopular opinion, but ive had a catheter twice for my 2 C sections and i didnt mind it nor find it uncomfortable going in or coming out lol. I did not ever have issues with it or get a uti. Coming from someone like me who always has the urge to pee, i quite enjoyed not having to get up and go. Sorry if that sounds gross and wierd

bleh i started my preop yesterday as well. Im so hungry right now! i had 5 shakes yesterday and 1 cup of cut up red bell pepper. I had the pepper while i cooked dinner for my family. i think that was the hardest part yesterday, b/c as im cooking im so tempted to taste. Especially those creamy mashed potatoes i made. Today im gonna try to add in the sf jello. what sucks is that i dont even have a date yet for the surgery. the coordinator said she should know within 2 weeks.

im waiting on approval right now as well. I would hate that i went through all this testing just to be denied in the end. I just keep praying that if this is the right journey for me then i will be approved. good luck