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April 2010



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We will have to stick together. Are you scared? My heaviest was 337 last September. So yesterday was 306. I am very excited about the surgery but a little scared too. Are you scared or just ready to go? Thanks for the friend request. Doing this together is going to make it much easier.

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Ok. sorry I am slow...but if someone could help me I would appreciate it. I have made the ticker, I have it as my signature but I am not sure what to do to get it to show. Can anyone help me? Thank you so much!

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never mind...it's working now! yay!!!

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Ok. sorry I am slow...but if someone could help me I would appreciate it. I have made the ticker, I have it as my signature but I am not sure what to do to get it to show. Can anyone help me? Thank you so much!

It's showing!

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Thanks Anne! Now we just have to get that little guy to move to the right! :unsure:

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Hi all I am scheduled for surgery April 8th. Been working on this since July of last year very excited that it is finally happening. Nervous as well. Hope to be able to keep in touch with you all. Would love to have someone to go through this with. :frown:

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my surgery is on teh 18th of april :frown:

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April 6th here

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Got my date for April 12th after 13 months of working toward this. I really had to fight my insurance company and also my primary care physician. I am so excited to finally get this done. I am dreading the pre-op diet because I am sure I will be starving but I will do what I need to do to get there. I look forward to meeting friends here and helping each other!! Karen

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I'm getting banded April 9th!:laugh: Excited to be part of this thread and go through the journey with all of you. It seems some people in the discussion groups have side effects, but many are minor. Looking forward to the journey!

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2 weeks from today I will be banded!

Now it's the pre-op diet, but man is it real now! Seemed like I had so long to wait, and it really flew by. Now I'm nervous as all get out! Anybody else?:o

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I am having surgery on April 1st. My Doctor requires a 14 day Optifast diet. I am on day 5 and have already lost 7 pounds!! This diet isn't much fun but I know it is preparing me for Post-op liquid diet.< /p>

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Does everyone in here have to do the pre-op diet? For some reason I don't have to. I was sure I would have to. So I'm kind of suprised that I don't. Not that I am griping.

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Does everyone in here have to do the pre-op diet? For some reason I don't have to. I was sure I would have to. So I'm kind of suprised that I don't. Not that I am griping.

No ma'am. I was not required to do a pre-op diet, but my starting BMI is so high that I decided to do one anyway... The last thing I wanted was to wake up from surgery having not been banded because my liver was too large!

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