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I finally have a surgery date: May 22!

Milk diet starts in the morning. I need to lose 20lb by 5/16. I think I am as nervous as I am excited.

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Yay!!! And congrats!!

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Congrats! I am the 23rd. I have to lose 15 more and im already at a stall. Boo.

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Congrats on getting your date!

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Congratulations! Can I ask why you have to lose a specific amount of weight? I've seen other's mentioned that. My surgeon doesn't have a weight loss goal for me pre-surgery, just wants me to make changes in my diet to prepare for my post-op world.

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Weight loss before the surgery will reduce the size of your liver, which will make for an easier and more precise surgery. (:

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For me, I wanted to get my BMI below 45 so I wouldn't have to do 2 weeks of pre op dieting per my surgeons rules. I am going to go ahead and start the pre op diet 2 days early though. He stressed to me, yesterday, the importance of shrinking my liver and I don't want anything getting in the way of me getting sleeved!!

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