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I quit smoking 48 days ago because my doctor will not do the surgery if you smoke.... The bad part.. I used chantix to help me quit which caused me to gain about 10 pounds. I feel like I am going completely backwards from where I'm supposed to be. I'm still in my six month supervised visits phase though, so hopefully I dont gain anymore. I dont get to have my surgery until October sometime, but I feel soooo much better now that I quit smoking. I quit well before my surgery because who needs two battles at once? One day at a time

So I am very new to all of this. I've been doing a lot of research and reading over posts on this site for several days. I have my first appointment with my surgeon next week and I have six months of supervised nutrition visits. I've been trying to follow some of the tips I read on here (like not drinking 30 minutes after meals). Is there any advice that you can give someone just starting out? Anything you wish you had done differently through the process before the actually surgery? Anything is helpful

wow Coreycan congratulations! You're already walking that far so soon. I've heard some people say that they were in so much pain, I was getting a little afraid. And thanks rootie3. I'll have to remember that. I've never had problems with anesthesia before but better safe than sorry!