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I'm here at the INT hospital waiting for surgery with Dr Ponce in a few hours. . Excuse the bad ipad typing. Sitting here in my gown and compression socks. Now the crisis of the moment is my veins. Had to try both hands before they got the iv in, not fun. Then bloodtest guy comes, leaves empty handed 20 mins later and i'm probably covered in bruises from all the failed attempts, he even tried in the little wrist veins ewwwwww. Anyways, other than that still fine, surgery is in 2-3 hours i think. I'll try to keep you updated!

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Good luck girlie!! You'll do fine!! God Bless and keep us posted!! <3

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Good luck today.... I have the same problems with my veins ugh. Tiny , deep ,rolling veins.... that's the part I dread most when my time comes. Prayers coming your way for a successful surgery and easy recovery. God Bless

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Can't wait to hear from the "sleeved you" and how effortless your procedure was! :)

Sending good thoughts your way!

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Best wishes for a successful surgery!

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Well they came back again for the blood, took 3 nurses to finally get it. They turned off the ac, put hot compresses on my veins, and still then it took a good 30 mins... I'll be bruised all over that arm, it's covered in puncture wounds... Blech!

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Congrats! You are on the way to your new journey.......To a whole new life change...... Yayyyyyyyy! :)

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Well they came back again for the blood' date=' took 3 nurses to finally get it. They turned off the ac, put hot compresses on my veins, and still then it took a good 30 mins... I'll be bruised all over that arm, it's covered in puncture wounds... Blech![/quote']

Yikes! Sorry! That's a sign the rest will be smooth sailing!

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Good Luck! Sending blessings your way!!! Damn those Veins!!

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Good luck and I hope you have a quick recovery. Hope those arms don't look like pincushions :)

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Hah it really does! trish came and talked to us, now Randy the scrub nurse just came and introduced himself, i think it's go time soooooon!

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Can't wait to hear from you hazel... :)

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I'm here at the INT hospital waiting for surgery with Dr Ponce in a few hours. . Excuse the bad ipad typing. Sitting here in my gown and compression socks. Now the crisis of the moment is my veins. Had to try both hands before they got the iv in, not fun. Then bloodtest guy comes, leaves empty handed 20 mins later and i'm probably covered in bruises from all the failed attempts, he even tried in the little wrist veins ewwwwww. Anyways, other than that still fine, surgery is in 2-3 hours i think. I'll try to keep you updated!

good luck , I hope it went well for you. Keep us posted!

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