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I said goodbye to a whole slew of different foods. I did not want to feel deprived later on. Hey I found out that some of them I do not think I will actually miss all that much afterall. I will be a different person in respect to food after and this for me is just the important process.:ohmy:

Oh my goodness there are a ton of July Butterflies. I have to say I am getting soooooo nervous and so excited, at this point I really just want to get the surgery part behind me.

Today is the first day of my pre-op diet. And no the the meal replacement drink isn't exactly tastey but I am soooooo excited. I am so glad to really be started. I weighed this morning and I only gained 3 lbs on my goodbye food week (well actually two weeks).

I started the pre-op diet today. I am doing shakes during the day and then one low carb meal at night. Today I did two shakes - Breakfast and then lunch, one string cheese - snack, baked fish and brocolli for dinner. I am doing the pre-op for 14 days.

I am looking forward to shopping at VS. My husband is also very supportive and he is also very excited about what the future holds. I have already started thinking about what I am going to reward myself with. I am getting my surgery on July 2nd and our group is calling us the July Butterflies - I have started looking at butterfly tattoos - to be put on my shoulder :biggrin: once I have lost maybe half of my weight, hopefully around Christmas?

I am scheduled to get my surgery on July 2nd and will be staying in the Lucerna - What was it like?

My surgery date is July 2nd. I am getting it done in Mexico. We leave on June 30th and have the surgery on July 2nd.

My surgery date is also July 2nd. I am also excited/nervous/scared. Finding this board has been the best thing for me.

I have a surgery date of July 2nd :smile:

You bet it makes sense. I have been saying goodbye to several different foods this week.

I have had surgery one other time - tubal - and I remember how very scared I was. It is true you get in the or and are told to count and poof you are in the recovery room and it is all over. I am still scared about surgery but keep reminding myself that I have been through it before and everything was just fine. I also keep trying to think of the good things that are to come. Good luck. Keep reading the boards they have been helping me a lot. :behindsofa:

My surgery is set for July 2nd also. Very excited and also nervous.

I go change from one moment to the next: nervous, excited, feeling I have done tons of research so I am sure about my choice, to plan our fear. I know this is the right choice and know that I can not continue down the path I am heading. For now I do not have any other health issues but I know that before long I will. I am tired of being fat and not living my life. I want to be a better mom and wife. I want to live my life and not always not want to do so many things because of my weight. :incazzato:

We already know quite a few of your opinions about Dr. Corvala - Betho and I are doing our surgery together and have been told we are going to be using one of his assoicates - has anyone used any other Dr. from his group? If so please let us know what your experience was. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for the words of encouragement. I have added the new image to my signature :confused:

July Butterflies