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Hello all. I am getting excited and nervous. My Dr. has you go through 3 months of appointments with a Dietician and Exercise Physiologist. I have my last appointment on Jan. 19, 2010.

Once these are finished they will submit all info to insurance for approval. I am excited. i am hoping surgery will be in February sometime.

My family is supportive but scared. It is not a cheap procedure and I need and want to make this work.

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NewMe - Welcome to VST !

Good luck with the insurance approval process. Please feel free to ask questions if you have them. I have found lots of knowledgeable & supportive people here.

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Welcome NewMe! It is exciting and scary all in one. . .the surgery is a surgery so expect to feel like you've been operated on. . . sore, cranky, sleepy, not feeling to slick, but as long as you get up the day of surgery (later that night of course) and wander about abit and really try to get better for your own good, you'll do great. . . i felt like shiote but i got up wandered about a bit after surgery then again later that night, by the next day i made sure i did 6 lengths of the hall, cause after all my legs didn't hurt right? then i increased it til i was doing 12 lengths of the hall. . .nurses made fun of me saying one of their patients wouldn't walk, one (me) walked too much. . . when i left 3 days later i felt ok, not great, ok, i was really swollen, looked major pregnant, but then that is expected right? I am doing EXACTLY what the doctor wants me to do, I am not deviating from the rules at all. . . 6 days out now and still faithfully on Clear Liquids. . tuesday I start mushies and Protein Drinks. . . mushies such as string cheese, refried Beans, yougurt, eggs, pudding, all fat free of course. . . have a little track sheet to follow. . . well, as long as your following doctors orders you'll be ok. . . put your trust into your physician and your surgery will go smoothly. . . . good luck

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Welcome I have my last appointment its my consultation with my dr on the 7th so I know how you are feeling!

Best of luck to you.

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