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Yes, I totally agree with you, the book is fantastic. I'm almost done with it and I find it the best approach to quit smoking for good. I recommend it to anyone.

Mom, I sent you a personal message on how to reach my friend, the one that went to the same surgeon as you. Check your messages and let me know if you got if okay? Happy 4th!

Congratulations! Thank you for letting us know you're doing well and keep posting please!

You are so sweet Dawn, thank you. I have a friend in oh that went to Dr. Verboonen and had a great experience. She has been out for a year and lost all the weight. One of the happiest sleevers out there. She is also very sweet and answers all your questions. It is because of her that I'm moving forward through this irreversible procedure. Let me know if you would like to talk to her and I'll tell you how. Sincerely, Gloria

Good luck and please keep us posted! Praying for you right now.

I welcome myself to the quitters thread. I smoked most of my life, for at least 30 + years. Because I'm having surgery on July 6th, I have been working on seriously quitting for the past week. Determined not to buy any more cigs and I'll be out of them today. I'm reading The Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking and it is really helping me, I'm supposed to finish the book today and tomorrow I'm going to place the nicotine patch on and just do it. I recommend the book to anybody that struggles quitting smoking because of the different approach that it contains. Good luck to all the quitters and good luck on you upcoming surgeries. Gloria

I'm going in on July 6th, next Tuesday at 5:00 a.m. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I'm starting to worry about stupid thoughts like " what if the surgeon has a hang over from the 4th of July party.....? etc. Anyway, I just want this surgery over with because I can't handle being fat any longer. God help me through it without too much pain. Looking forward to stay in touch with all of you. Please keep me in your prayers for Tuesday.

Time goes by so fast! Congratulations

Thank you friends, I'm going to get me some cute little flatware today. My husband will for sure get a kick out of it.

Tiffkins: I'm sorry that I'm not so good using this forum yet. I'm going to go to costco tomorrow for my pre-op shopping and I don't want to miss anything important. What type of over the counter medications or other should I get? What other things am I going to need right post-op? Your advise will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Gloria

Is either the pain killers or that you're allergic to some medication.

Thank you! you did great that's why your name is Rockingmom!

Take real good care of yourself now you're home! I'm sorry to hear your pain and I hope you start recovering real soon! Will pray for you too. Gloria

This is for Tiffkins, I'm cigarette smoker. Not in big quantities but about 2 packs a week. Not eating doesn't stress me but quitting smoking for good, I get stressed out just thinking about it. Tiffkins: did you quit smoking for good? did you use the patch? Please throw some good advise this way. Thank you. Gloria

That is fantastic! Do you know why the doctor was able to do the surgery on three cuts only? I would like to request that my doctor try that with me and I have an appointment Thursday with him. Any information about it will be greatly appreciated!

Hershey, please give us an update on how you got there please. How much did you exercise? How much are you eating and all that good stuff? I want to do as well as you did. Thank you. Gloria

I totally agree! Tiffykins is heavenly. I'm counting on her to be around until I'm done with my surgery on July 6th! Congratulations on your success! Gloria

How long where you in the hospital total time? My surgeon says 22 hour hold the longest but I see that everybody else stays longer. Thank you for keeping us posted!

Welcome and I hope your insurance work with you! Good Luck 2010! Keep us posted.

Congratulations and thank you for posting your success Goodlife! Please share how you lost so much pre-op weight? How much did you exercise? Share with us~!

Congratulations! I have been checking often looking forward to hear those words from you. The hard part is over Sparkle! I'm so happy for you. Gloria

Thank you Sweet Christie! I really appreciate the tip!

Alright Christie! now is time to share the name of the book and some recipes with us please! Gloria

Wishing you the best on your surgery! My prayers and best wishes are with you. Please keep us posted. Try not to get too nervious, the surgery is not as hard as it seems, really!

Thank you. Please let me know how hard your first two weeks after surgery have been! I'm not that confident that I'm going to survive all this stress.