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its sunday morning,i have 3 days to go,then a change in life.wed morning im scheduled for my surgery.im getting a little nervous,but my attitude is positive.im having a hard time not drinking with meals,but im getting better at it.not to concerned about the surgery,i went thru 9 surgerys in 2009,due to a drunk driver about killing me on my motorcycle.the university of iowa is performing the operation,im real comfortable with my surgeon,as with the staff also.look forward to talking with everyone,and share my journey along with yours.

Im having my sleeve wednesday too good luck

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I had my sleeve Monday @ 7:30am! Piece of cake! After reading all the posts, I was sooo worried about pain, tubes, etc...all of which were comPletely unfounded! Maybe since I've had 2 c-sections, but the tube has been easy breezy! I'm following my Dr's directions to the letter and I'm enjoying this life experience! :)

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Congrats, glad t hear it went really well...I should find out my surgery date on March 6th....can't wait to hear more about your journey

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That's awesome that you're in/out of surgery & doing great!!!! Congrats!!! I'm 9 days post-op & feeling SO MUCH better every day!!! Even enjoying a diff mushy food every day and loving it!! It's not much, maybe 1-2 TBSP every couple hrs, but hey, it's food!! Congrats! Keep doing well!

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That's awesome!!!! Congrats,you're halfway through your first week,it only gets better from here!!!

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:) Yay for us!!!!! I'm right there with y'all. My surgery is Tuesday and I am finally more excited than nervous. I went shopping for supplies, etc. today and now every sales clerk in a 10 mile radius knows about my surgery. lol Sending good wishes to everyone.

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Best wishes SmilinGal! Keep that positive attitude...you're gonna do great!! :)

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Smilingal-best wishes for a speedy recovery!!! U will do fantastic!! Keep a diary on the journey (or post to us & let us know how u r!! ). Jerry - u r almost past the first week and wil feel so much better every single day!!! Lots of Water and moving and resting!! I went to the gym for the first time yesterday post op and it was SO awesome!! Not quite 2 weeks post op so had to take it easy and didn't stay long but it was fun just to be back and do some stretching/walking.

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I was worried to terri no problems at all no pain nothing this was a breeze Dr Garcia rocks my stomach not even sore. Was scared to swallow at first but sipping helps.

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