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Awesome! Good luck!!

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Gessh. May 6th... It will be here in no time. Three week pre op diet starts April 15. My bday is April 29... I guess no bday cake an icecream for me lol

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When you are sitting there wanting cake and ice cream just picture what you will look like on your next birthday!! If I was you I'd go out for a birthday dinner before your Pre-op diet starts. Good luck!

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I just saw my Pulmonary Doctor. So it look like have to get a sleep study done

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Me too on the sleep study :( This part is frustrating, seems very unnessesary. BUT, thinking about end result.

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Creekwood... Great IDEA!! I think i will! :-)

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I want to welcome all and good luck May 30th will be 1yr for me and so far down 70lbs post op!!! Best thing I ever did!!! I have a ways to go but so happy to be on this journey!!

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Thanks for the encouragement! Congrats on the 70 pounds! Awesome job!

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thanks Shannon - that is encouraging - 70lbs is a lot!!

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Sorry to hear that two of you need the sleep study... what do you have to do for it? I imagine you having to fall asleep and they monitor you? how did they determine you need the study?

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Ugh, good old sleep studies. Been there (I have sleep apnea). When I went the first night they hook you up to a million things and you sleep while they monitor you. Then you will come back for a second night and they will get a mask for you to wear to determine what pressure you need (depends on severity on your sleep apnea, assuming that you have it). This was way before I even thought of surgery, so I'm not sure what exactly is done for testing for insurance purposes.

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DR. said that they will hook me up with wires and monitor me. If I have sleep apnea they hook up there

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Well I hope the studies go as well as they can for you both. It's a shame you have to deal with this to complicate things.

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Hello May bandsters! I'm set for surgery on May 6. So excited to start this new journey.

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