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Hey all..

So lucky me. I am self-pay and I get to have my surgery in October..yay me...only i wish that was said with a :) versus a :( .... it feels like forever till it will happen. I feel like Im never going to get there..what do you do to pass time? to make it go by faster? I am in 3 2nd year courses in university through the summer..but still..Any other ideas as to how to pass time?

Will october ever come? Will i ever have this surgery??

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  1. I am going to go to Mexico to have it done and am hoping to go in the next couple weeks. I am on the liquid only diet and That is the hardest part now. Good luck to you on your surgery in Oct.

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Hi! I started my journey last Oct and now I'm scheduled for 5/22.... so I've been in this for about 6 months. And to answer your question, I've passed the time by and large by using this website! I have read every personal experience I come across on here -- there is a wealth of information! Not only have I learned a lot in a practical sense, it's also helped me to develop a realistic attitude toward what being sleeved and being successful is all about.

I have read how the day of surgery typically goes, and immediate recovery. Everyone's story is slightly different, but I've got the jist of it -- enough that I at least don't feel like I'm going in completely blind. I've read a lot about how sleeved life is in the first weeks and all the way to 2 years. I admit the posts I've avoided pertain to the pre-op diet, and it's recently hit me .... THAT is likely to be the hardest part!!

Use this time to REALLY explore the possibilities and what to expect. And trust me, the time will pass more quickly than you think!!

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I have been reading the post also to take up some time and to satisfy my curiosity about how people are doing after surgery. I am on the liquid diet and it in my opinion is hard. I have read several people post on how hard it is after surgery, that confuses me because they are or should be used to not eating anything prior to surgery. I did have the lap band and it shifted up so never really lost any weight, had to have it removed so have decided the sleeve is for me.

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