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Hi all new here as well! I am going to be having the surgery in April. Waiting till I graduate from beauty school. So excited and hope that time flies by. I am already lacking patience for it. ha ha Good luck everyone. Oh and I am 30 going on 31.

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Hi all new here as well! I am going to be having the surgery in April. Waiting till I graduate from beauty school. So excited and hope that time flies by. I am already lacking patience for it. ha ha Good luck everyone. Oh and I am 30 going on 31.

Hello!! Pleasure to meet you!! 30 as well, 31 is not far away for me. I am doing all my pre op work now. I should be on track for my sleeve at the start of the year!!!

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Hi! I'm 34 and waiting to be sleeved on 8/31. Insurance won't cover it, apparently I'm not fat enough. They want me on my deathbed before they'll pay. So, instead I'll be heading to Mexico at the end of next month.

I'm planning to start the diet next week. It's not required for me but seems wise. I've already started to wean myself of caffeine, so hard! I loooove coffee, guess I'll have to go Decaf. sigh.

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Frza who is your Dr? I'm scheduled with Dr Garcia 8/31

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Frza who is your Dr? I'm scheduled with Dr Garcia 8/31

I'm going to Dr Aceves in Mexicali.

I'd love to stay in touch with you to compare progress / commiserate. What are your stats?

I'm 34 yrs old. 5'5" / 225 lbs BMI 37

I'm excited but so nervous!

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Frza, I will be with you on 8/31 :-) We have a similar BMI, mine is 37.5. I arrive on 8/30.

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